Buried
字面义:安葬、埋入地下(buried in the cemetery)。引申:掩埋(buried under snow)、埋头忙于(buried in work)、掩盖(buried the truth)。
- “The treasure was buried beneath the old oak tree.” (宝藏埋在老橡树下。)
- “She was buried in emails after returning from vacation.” (度假回来后她埋头处理邮件。)
- “Snow buried the driveway overnight.” (一夜大雪把车道埋住了。)
古英语 byrgan(埋葬),与德语 bergen(藏匿)同源,意象为“放入地下或盖住”。
bury + -ed;bury 本身为单一词根动词。
新闻 buried lede 指把重点埋在文末;体育 buried a three-pointer 俚语“投进三分球”。考古 buried ruins 埋藏的遗迹。
- 固定搭配: “buried alive” (活埋), “buried in work” (埋头工作), “buried treasure” (埋藏宝藏)
- 名词: burial;动词: bury
bury 像“把东西放进地里”,-ed 表示“已经埋好了/被盖住了”。
“Archaeologists found pottery buried two meters below the plaza.” (考古学家在广场下两米处发现了埋藏的陶器。)