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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)。

  1. “The treasure was buried beneath the old oak tree.” (宝藏埋在老橡树下。)
  2. “She was buried in emails after returning from vacation.” (度假回来后她埋头处理邮件。)
  3. “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。)