
好词典

源自古英语 'byrgan',意为‘埋葬’或‘隐藏’,与古高地德语 'borgen'(隐藏)同源。
❶ 将某物放入地下或隐藏起来,通常指埋葬死者或藏匿物品。也可比喻性地表示忘记或掩盖某事。
“They are burying their grandfather in the family cemetery today.”
(他们今天将在家族墓地安葬祖父。)
“The dog keeps burying bones in the backyard.”
(这只狗总是把骨头埋在后院里。)
bury the hatchet — 和解或停止争吵,字面意思是埋掉战斧,象征结束冲突。
“After years of feuding, the two families decided to bury the hatchet.”
(经过多年的争执,这两个家庭决定和解。)