/'berɪ; `bɛrɪ/
v (pt, pp buried)
1 [Tn]
(a) place (a dead body) in a grave or in the sea 将（尸体）土葬, 海葬
*He was buried with his wife. 他和他妻子葬在一起.
* Where is Shakespeare buried? 莎士比亚葬于何处?
* He's been dead and buried for years! 他已死亡并且埋葬多年了!
(b) (euph 婉) lose (sb) by death 丧
*She's eighty-five and has buried three husbands. 她现年八十五岁, 曾三度丧夫.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a] hide (sb/sth) in the earth; cover with soil, rocks, leaves, etc 将（某人[某物]）藏匿于地下; 以土壤、石块、树叶等覆盖
*buried treasure 埋藏的财宝
* Our dog buries its bones in the garden. 我们的狗把骨头埋藏在花园里.
* The house was buried under ten feet of snow. 那所房子被掩埋在十英尺厚的雪底下.
* The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. 矿坑坍塌时, 矿工被活活埋在里面了.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] hide (sb/sth) from sight; cover up 遮盖（某人[某物]）; 覆盖
*Your letter got buried under a pile of papers. 你的信压在一堆文件下面了.
* She buried her face in her hands and wept. 她双手掩面哭了起来.
4 [Tn] dismiss (sth) from one's mind; completely forget about 从记忆中除去（某事物）; 忘记
*It's time to bury our differences and be friends again. 是我们摈弃分歧重归于好的时候了.
5 [Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) plunge sth (into sth) 使某物陷入（某物之中）
*The lion buried its teeth in the antelope's neck. 那狮子咬住羚羊的脖子.
* He walked slowly, his hands buried in his pockets. 他走得很慢, 两手插在衣袋里.
* Her head was buried in the book she was reading. 她在埋头读书.
6 (idm 习语) ,bury the `hatchet stop quarrelling and become friendly 言归于好. bury/hide one's head in the sand => head1.
7 (phr v) bury oneself in sth
(a) go to (a place where one will meet few people) 前往（某隐居处所）
*He buried himself (away) in the country to write a book. 他隐居到乡下去写书.
(b) involve oneself in or concentrate deeply on sth 埋头于或专心致志于某事物
*In the evenings he buries himself in his books. 每天晚上他都埋头读书.

v past tense and past participleburiedpresent participleburyingthird person singularburies [T]

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1【dead person】
2【object】
3【fall on something】
4【hidden】
5【feeling/memory】
6 bury your face/head etc (in something)
7 bury your face/head in your hands
8 bury your head in the sand
9 bury the hatchet/bury your differences
10【in a surface】
11 bury yourself in your work/studies etc
12【information】
13【loved one】

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[Language: Old English;Origin: byrgan]
【DEAD PERSON】
to put someone who has died in a grave
bury sb in/at etc sth
　He was buried in the churchyard of St Mary's.
【OBJECT】
to put something under the ground, often in order to hide it
　Electric cables are buried beneath the streets.
【FALL ON SOMETHING】 [usually in passive]
to fall on top of someone or something, usually harming or destroying them
be buried under/beneath etc sth
　The skiers were buried under the snow.
　57 miners were buried alive .
【HIDDEN】 [usually in passive]
to cover something so that it cannot be found
　His glasses were buried under a pile of papers.
【FEELING/MEMORY】
to ignore a feeling or memory and pretend that it does not exist
　a deeply buried memory
bury your face/head etc (in sth)
to press your face etc into something soft
　Noel buried his face in the pillow.
bury your face/head in your hands
to cover your face with your hands because you are very upset
bury your head in the sand
to ignore an unpleasant situation and hope it will stop if you do not think about it
bury the hatchet/bury your differences
to agree to stop arguing about something and become friends
【IN A SURFACE】
to push something, especially something sharp, into something else with a lot of force
bury sth in sth
　The dog buried its teeth in my leg.
　The bullet buried itself in the wall.
bury yourself in your work/studies etc
to give all your attention to something
　After the divorce, she buried herself in her work.
【INFORMATION】
to put a fact or information somewhere in a larger document so that it is unlikely to be found or read
　The story was buried at the back of the paper.
【LOVED ONE】
literary to have someone you love die
　She had buried her husband, two sons, and a daughter.
→be dead and buriedatdead¹ (14)