buzz
US: /ˈbəz/
UK: /bˈʌz/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
buzz /bʌs/- danh từ
- tiếng vo vo (sâu bọ); tiếng vù vù (máy bay); tiếng rì rầm; tiêng ồn ào
- (từ lóng) tin đồn
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) cưa tròn
- động từ
- kêu vo vo; kêu vù vù; rì rầm
- lan truyền (tin đồn)
- bay sát máy bay khác (máy bay)
- the fighter buzzed the airliner: chiếc máy bay bay chiến đấu bay sát chiếc máy bay hành khách
- tranh nhau nói ồn ào
- ném mạnh, liệng mạnh (hòn đá)
- to buzz about
- bay vo ve xung quanh (như con nhặng) ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to buzz away (off)
- (từ lóng) đi mất, đi khỏi; chuồn, trốn mất
- ngoại động từ
- uống cạn, uống hết sạch (chai rượu)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
1 [V] (of a bee) to make a continuous low sound: Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.
2 [V] to make a sound like a bee buzzing: The doorbell buzzed loudly. + My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound).
3 [V] ~ (with sth) to be full of excitement, activity, etc: The place was buzzing with journalists. + New York buzzes from dawn to dusk. + My head was still buzzing after the day's events.
4 ~ (for sb/sth) to call sb to come by pressing a BUZZER: [V] The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in. [also VN]
5 [VN] (informal) to fly very close to sb/sth, especially as a warning or threat
Phrasal Verbs: buzz about / around to move around quickly, especially because you are very busy: I've been buzzing around town all day sorting out my trip.
buzz off (informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away: Just buzz off and let me get on with my work.
+ noun
1 [C, usually sing.] (also buzzing [U, sing.]) a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a BUZZER or other electronic device makes: the buzz of bees hunting nectar + The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation. + hums and buzzes from the amplifier
2 [sing.] the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way: The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room.
3 [sing.] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement: a buzz of excitement / expectation + She gets a buzz out of her work. + Flying gives me a real buzz. + You can sense the creative buzz in the city.
4 (the buzz) [sing.] (informal) news that people tell each other that may or may not be true
Synonym: RUMOUR
The buzz is that Matt is in Scotland. Have you heard anything?
Idioms: give sb a buzz (informal) to telephone sb: I'll give you a buzz on Monday, OK?
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 hum, murmur, drone:
I lay and listened to the buzz of the bees.
2 stir, ferment, talk, undercurrent:
A ringing could be heard above the buzz of conversation.
3 phone call, ring:
I think I'll give him a buzz to see if our appointment is still on.
4 thrill, feeling of excitement, sensation, stimulation, kick, Colloq high:
I got quite a pleasant buzz from that drink.
v.
5 hum, murmur, drone:
The flies were buzzing around the dead squirrel.
6 fly down on, zoom on to:
The pilot was grounded for a month for buzzing the airfield.
7 telephone, ring (up), call (up), phone; summon, signal, buzz or ring for:
She said she'd buzz me if she needed anything.
Collocation
ADJ.
a high/high-pitched | low | loud | angry
the angry buzz of a wasp
| background
the background buzz of conversation
VERB + BUZZ
hear
PREP.
~ of
(figurative) I love the buzz (= excitement)of a big city.
PHRASES
a buzz of conversation, a buzz of excitement
There was a buzz of excitement all round the room.
Concise dictionary
buzzes|buzzed|buzzingbʌznoun
+sound of rapid vibration
+a confusion of activity and gossip
verb
+make a buzzing sound
+fly low
+be noisy with activity
+call with a buzzer
