buzz
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A whisper.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- 4.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.
- 5.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A telephone call or e-mail.
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(countable, informal, uncountable)Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he? Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school. Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.
- 7.
(uncountable)Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
Đồng nghĩa: fizz-buzz
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- 2.
(colloquial)To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
- 3.
(transitive)To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- 4.
(transitive)To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- 5.
(also, figuratively, transitive)(transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
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(transitive)To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- 7.
(transitive)To throw swiftly.
- 8.
(archaic, transitive)To drink to the bottom.
- 9.
(transitive)To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
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From Middle English *bussen (suggested by bussyng (buzzing)), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with bizz. Compare bunning, hossing, bissen.