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单词 burying
释义

bury

verb

ˈber-ē How to pronounce bury (audio)
ˈbe-rē,
 also  ˈbər-
buried; burying

transitive verb

1
: to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth
buried their pet rabbit in the backyard
especially : to inter with funeral ceremonies
was buried with full military honors
2
a
: to conceal by or as if by covering with earth
a dog burying a bone
buried treasure
b
: to cover from view
buried her face in her hands
Their car was buried under the snow.
3
a
: to have done with
burying their differences
b
: to conceal in obscurity
buried the retraction among the classified ads
c
: submerge, engross
usually used with in
buried himself in his books
4
: to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer's pack
5
sports : to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot)
bury a jumper
bury a putt
6
: to defeat overwhelmingly
They were buried by a score of 15-2.
Phrases
bury the hatchet
: to settle a disagreement : become reconciled
time for them to bury the hatchet and start working together again

Synonyms

  • entomb
  • hearse
  • inhume
  • inter
  • lay
  • put away
  • tomb
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Example Sentences

He was buried with full military honors. Their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery. cultures that bury their dead The dog buried her bone. He buried the money in the backyard. the search for buried treasure He has learned to bury his feelings. She buried her face in her hands. The disclaimer was buried in the fine print. The newspaper covered the story, but it was buried in the back of section C. See More
Recent Examples on the Web When his legal team argued last week there was little due diligence would have revealed on fake users given Zatko’s claims that Twitter would bury any damaging information, the Court of Chancery in Delaware indicated Musk’s case rests on thin ice. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Along with some golf, their first priority is to design and bury a time capsule to carry knowledge of their existence 500 years into the future. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 At least 33 fires have been reported at the craggy hilltop park in the past two weeks, according to the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, spurring nightlong patrols by locals wielding shovels to bury the flames. oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2022 Even with the Buckeyes unable to capitalize on an ASU turnover on downs near midfield prior to intermission, Ohio State scored on three of its next four scores to bury the Red Wolves. Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 As a family prepares to bury a 28-year-old man who was fatally shot at a gas station on Monday, police in Charlotte, N.C., continue searching for a suspect. Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 The arrest of a Democratic public official in Las Vegas for allegedly murdering a journalist shocked the nation, but news networks went out of their way to bury his party affiliation. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 As Britain gets set to bury Queen Elizabeth just as TIFF gets underway, there was an echo of the Canadian festival having to change pace on Sept. 6, 1997 when Britain held a funeral for Princess Diana after her death on Aug. 31 that year. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 In the second minute of the second half, Petty served in a free kick from the right side that stayed in front for Hofmann, parked at the near post, to bury a rebound for a 2-1 lead. Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English burien, birien, beryen, going back to Old English byrgan, byrian, going back to Germanic *burgjan-, probably meaning "to conceal" (whence also Old Norse byrgja "to close, shut, hide"), zero-grade derivative from the base of *bergan- "to keep safe" — more at harbor entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bury

verb

ˈber-ē How to pronounce bury (audio)
buried; burying
1
: to place in the ground and cover over for concealment
The pirates buried their treasure.
2
: to put (a dead body) in a grave or tomb
3
: to cover with something
The snowstorm buried my car.
4
: to cover up : hide
I was so ashamed that I buried my face in my hands.

Geographical Definition

Bury

geographical name

ˈber-ē How to pronounce Bury (audio)
town in Greater Manchester, northwestern England population 172,200

burying 1 of 2

noun

as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • burial
  • funeral
  • interring
  • entombing
  • entombment
  • interment
  • inhumation
  • obsequies
  • sepulture
  • reburial
  • obsequy
  • embalmment
  • reinterment
  • inurnment
  • immurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • exhumation
  • disinterment
  • unearthing
  • cremation

burying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bury
1
as in interring
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • interring
  • hiding
  • entombing
  • laying
  • concealing
  • tombing
  • hearsing
  • putting away
  • enshrining
  • reburying
  • inhuming
  • shielding
  • covering
  • obscuring
  • ensconcing
  • shrouding
  • enshrouding
  • shading
  • immuring
  • reinterring
  • inurning
  • cloaking
  • curtaining
  • coffining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • exhuming
  • unearthing
  • disinterring
  • cremating
  • burning
  • exposing
  • discovering
  • disclosing
  • showing
  • revealing
  • displaying
  • baring
  • exhibiting
  • uncoffining
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2
as in concealing
to put into a hiding place buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • concealing
  • hiding
  • secreting
  • stashing
  • ensconcing
  • caching
  • interring
  • hoarding
  • entombing
  • squirrelling (away)
  • squirreling (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • displaying
  • uncovering
  • exposing
  • exhibiting
  • revealing
  • showing
  • baring
  • unwrapping
  • unmasking
  • parading
  • unveiling
  • unearthing
  • disinterring
  • flaunting
  • showing off
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3
as in overcoming
to defeat by a large margin if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overcoming
  • whipping
  • smothering
  • throwing
  • bombing
  • annihilating
  • flattening
  • beating
  • trimming
  • clobbering
  • thrashing
  • dusting
  • mastering
  • pasting
  • destroying
  • routing
  • upsetting
  • skinning
  • tromping
  • taking
  • smoking
  • trouncing
  • topping
  • creaming
  • walloping
  • conquering
  • sweeping
  • crushing
  • capping
  • exceeding
  • drubbing
  • whopping
  • succeeding
  • blowing away
  • dispatching
  • waxing
  • licking
  • overwhelming
  • surpassing
  • whapping
  • slaughtering
  • scoring
  • whupping
  • whomping
  • shellacking
  • eating alive
  • subjugating
  • subduing
  • skunking
  • running rings around
  • vanquishing
  • overthrowing
  • beating the pants off
  • upending
  • finishing
  • wiping the ground with
  • surmounting
  • running circles around
  • snowing under
  • wiping the floor with
  • transcending
  • outdoing
  • sinking
  • eclipsing
  • breaking
  • outshining
  • overpowering
  • bettering
  • besting
  • overmatching
  • flourishing
  • knocking over
  • hurdling
  • overbearing
  • outdistancing
  • knocking off
  • outstripping
  • excelling
  • overtopping
  • worsting
  • pipping
  • outfighting
  • triumphing (over)
  • prevailing (over)
  • winning (against)
  • acing (out)
  • doing in
  • nosing out
  • edging (out)
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