buried

/ˈber.i/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɛrid] /ˈber.i/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɛrid] /ˈber-ē ˈbe-rē also ˈbər-/ (ame, mw)

buried — 動詞

  • buriedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • burieds3rd person singular
  • burieding-ing form
  • buriededpast simple

1. to place a dead person's body under the ground, usually as part of a funeral cer

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

埋葬

將死者遺體放入墓穴

to place a dead person's body under the ground, usually as part of a funeral ceremony

例句

The family buried their grandmother in the village churchyard last Saturday.

上週六，家人將祖母埋在村裡的教堂墓園。

bury + someone + in/at + place

Kwame was buried at sea according to his wishes.

Kwame 依照遺願，被海葬了。

passive: be buried at sea

同義詞
  • inter

    more formal, used especially in religious or official contexts

  • entomb

    suggests placing in a tomb or vault rather than in the ground

  • lay to rest

    euphemistic and gentle; common in obituaries and condolences

反義詞
  • exhume

    to dig up a buried body, usually for investigation or reburial

  • dig up

    less formal than exhume; to remove from the ground

文法句型

bury + someone + in/at + place

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be buried) because the focus is on the dead person rather than the person performing the action. The active voice is more common when the subject is a family member arranging the funeral.

常見錯誤

❌The cat died and we digged a hole to bury it in the yard.
✅The cat died and we dug a hole to bury it in the yard.
💡'dig' is an irregular verb (dig → dug → dug).
❌They burried the body near the river.
✅They buried the body near the river.
💡'bury' changes to 'buried', not 'burried' (single 'r').

2. to put an object into a hole or trench and cover it completely with soil, sand,

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

掩埋

將物品放入坑中並用土覆蓋

to put an object into a hole or trench and cover it completely with soil, sand, or other material

例句

The children buried their treasure in a tin box under the big oak tree.

孩子們把寶物放進鐵盒，埋在大橡樹底下。

bury + object + in/under + place

Gardeners usually bury plant waste in a compost heap rather than throwing it away.

園丁通常把植物廢料埋在堆肥堆裡，而不是直接丟掉。

同義詞
  • plant

    used specifically for seeds, bulbs, or small plants placed in soil

  • sink

    suggests forcing something down into soft ground or mud

反義詞
  • unearth

    to dig something up from the ground

  • expose

    to uncover something that was buried or hidden

文法句型

bury + something + in/under + [earth, sand, snow]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (BURY A BODY): sense 2 is about objects, not dead bodies. The object is typically something that could later be dug up again (treasure, pipes, waste), whereas sense 1 has a permanent, ceremonial sense.

常見錯誤

❌I burried the seeds in the flower pot.
✅I buried the seeds in the flower pot.
💡The past tense is 'buried' (one 'r'), not 'burried'.

3. to hide a person or thing entirely beneath a substance or heap of objects, makin

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

覆蓋；淹沒

被大量物質完全蓋住以致看不見

to hide a person or thing entirely beneath a substance or heap of objects, making them impossible to see — for instance, a car buried under mud or a floor buried under boxes

例句

After the avalanche, the mountain hut was buried under six metres of snow.

雪崩過後，山間小屋被埋在六公尺深的雪下。

passive: be buried under [substance]

Elena's desk was buried under stacks of exam papers she still had to mark.

Elena 的辦公桌上堆滿了還沒批改的考卷。

同義詞
  • engulf

    stronger and more dramatic; suggests being swallowed up entirely

  • submerge

    usually for liquids; to completely cover with water or another fluid

  • overwhelm

    figurative; used for emotions or amounts of work, not physical substances

反義詞
  • uncover

    to remove a covering and reveal what is beneath

  • reveal

    to make something hidden become visible

文法句型

be buried + in/under/beneath + [substance]

用法筆記

Often used with natural materials (snow, ash, mud, sand) as the covering substance. When describing a person overwhelmed with work, the collocation is 'buried in work' or 'buried under paperwork' — this is a figurative extension of the physical meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The papers were buried under the desk.' (if you mean they covered the desk surface)
✅The desk was buried under papers.
💡'Buried' describes what is covered, not what is doing the covering.
❌He burried himself in work.
✅He buried himself in work.
💡Spelling: 'buried', not 'burried'.

4. to experience the death of a family member or close friend; to have someone clos

4.動詞及物B1
釋義

喪失

經歷至親好友去世

to experience the death of a family member or close friend; to have someone close to you die

例句

Jisoo buried her father last winter after his long illness.

Jisoo 去年冬天失去了父親——他長病之後過世了。

bury + family member

The old woman had buried three sons before she turned seventy.

那位老太太在七十歲以前已經送走了三個兒子。

同義詞
  • lose

    softer and broader; can refer to death from any cause, but also means misplacing something

  • mourn

    focuses on the grieving process, not the fact of death itself

文法句型

bury + [father, mother, husband, wife, etc.]

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, this sense does NOT focus on the funeral ceremony itself — it is about the fact that the person died. 'She buried her husband two years ago' means her husband died two years ago, regardless of whether there was a physical burial. The object must be a close relation (family member or intimate friend).

常見錯誤

❌My neighbour buried his dog but he did not die, it just ran away.
✅My neighbour buried his dog after it died of old age.
💡Use 'bury' (sense 4) only when the person/animal has actually died.
❌I buried my teacher last month.' (if the teacher was not a close personal friend)
✅My teacher passed away last month.
💡Sense 4 implies an emotionally close relationship, not a casual acquaintance.

5. to place an item somewhere so deeply hidden among other things that discovering

5.動詞及物B2
釋義

藏匿

把物品放在很難被發現的地方

to place an item somewhere so deeply hidden among other things that discovering it becomes very hard

例句

Ritu buried the spare house key in a small jar under the rose bush.

Ritu 把備用鑰匙放進小罐子，埋在玫瑰叢底下。

bury + object + in/under + hiding place

The spy buried the coded message deep inside a hollow tree trunk.

間諜把密碼訊息深藏在一棵中空的樹幹裡。

同義詞
  • conceal

    more formal; can mean hiding from sight or hiding the truth

  • stash

    informal; implies hiding something valuable or illegal for later use

  • cache

    to store something in a secret or protected place, often for survival

反義詞
  • reveal

    to make something hidden become known or visible

  • unearth

    to find something that was hidden or buried

文法句型

bury + something + in/under/beneath + [place]

用法筆記

Unlike sense 3 (COVER COMPLETELY), the focus here is on intentional concealment rather than accidental covering. The object is hidden on purpose so that others cannot find it. Information can also be 'buried' in a text (placed in an inconspicuous position).

常見錯誤

❌I burried the gift in my closet so my wife would not find it.
✅I buried the gift in my closet so my wife would not find it.
💡Spelling: 'buried' not 'burried'.
❌The dog burried its bone in the garden.
✅The dog buried its bone in the garden.
💡Animals bury things too, but the spelling is still 'buried'.

6. to deliberately prevent news, information, or facts from becoming known to the p

6.動詞及物B2
釋義

隱瞞

刻意阻止消息或資訊公開

to deliberately prevent news, information, or facts from becoming known to the public

例句

The company tried to bury the news about the faulty brakes.

那間公司試圖隱瞞煞車有瑕疵的消息。

bury + [news/story/facts]

Government officials buried the report because it contained embarrassing details.

政府官員壓下了那份報告，因為裡頭含有令人難堪的細節。

bury + report/document

同義詞
  • suppress

    to stop information from spreading, often by force or authority

  • cover up

    phrasal verb; to hide a mistake or crime, usually implying guilt

  • hush up

    informal; to prevent a scandal from becoming public

反義詞
  • reveal

    to make information known to the public

  • disclose

    formal; to give out information, especially when required by law

  • leak

    to let secret information become known, often unofficially

文法句型

bury + [news, facts, story, information]

用法筆記

Frequently used in journalism and politics. Unlike sense 5 (HIDE DEEPLY), sense 6 specifically involves information that ought to be public. The connotation is almost always negative — suggesting a cover-up or lack of transparency.

常見錯誤

❌She buried the letter from her friend in a drawer.' (when the meaning is hiding)
✅Use sense 5 (HIDE DEEPLY) for physical objects. Sense 6 is for news and information only.

7. to force unpleasant memories, painful feelings, or traumatic experiences out of

7.動詞reflexive or transitiveB2
釋義

壓抑；埋首

強迫自己不去回想痛苦的事

to force unpleasant memories, painful feelings, or traumatic experiences out of your conscious mind, or to keep yourself so busy that you do not have to deal with them

例句

After the divorce, Gabriel buried his anger and tried to focus on his children.

離婚後，Gabriel 壓抑住怒氣，努力專心照顧孩子。

bury + [emotion]

Owen buried the painful memory of the accident so deep that he almost forgot it.

Owen 把車禍的痛苦記憶埋得很深，幾乎快要忘記了。

bury + [memory] + deep

同義詞
  • suppress

    to consciously push down an emotion or thought

  • repress

    to unconsciously block out painful memories or desires

  • block out

    to deliberately stop yourself from thinking about something

反義詞
  • express

    to show or communicate a feeling openly

  • confront

    to face a difficult emotion or situation directly

文法句型

bury + [feelings, memories, pain]

bury + oneself + in + [work, hobby]

用法筆記

This meaning can be expressed with two different structures: (a) 'bury + emotion/memory' — hiding a feeling inside yourself; (b) 'bury + oneself + in + activity' — staying busy to avoid thinking about something painful. The second structure (reflexive) has a more active, coping-strategy nuance.

常見錯誤

❌He burried his sad memories deep inside him.
✅He buried his sad memories deep inside him.
💡Spelling: 'buried', not 'burried'.
❌She buried working hard.
✅She buried herself in her work.
💡The reflexive pattern requires 'oneself in', not a bare verb.

8. to kick, head, or hit a ball very hard into the goal, scoring a point in a force

8.動詞及物C1
釋義

勁射

用力將球踢入球門得分

to kick, head, or hit a ball very hard into the goal, scoring a point in a forceful or impressive way — used especially in football and hockey

例句

Owen received a cross from the wing and buried the ball in the top corner.

Owen 接到右翼傳中，把球大力轟入球門上角。

bury + ball + in + [part of goal]

Erik buried a powerful header past the goalkeeper in the final minute of the match.

Erik 在比賽最後一分鐘把一記強力的頭槌頂入球門，越過守門員。

bury + [type of shot]

同義詞
  • slam

    to hit or kick a ball with great force

  • hammer

    to strike the ball very hard, often with a swinging motion

  • slot

    to score calmly and accurately, less forceful than 'bury'

反義詞
  • miss

    to fail to score

  • blaze over

    to kick the ball too high above the goal, wasting a chance

文法句型

bury + [ball, shot, penalty, header] + in/into + [goal, net]

用法筆記

Strongly informal — used by commentators, fans, and players, not in formal match reports. The connotation is always powerful: a 'buried' shot is fast, decisive, and well-placed. The expression 'bury your chances' (fail to score) is a related idiom but has the opposite meaning.

常見錯誤

❌He burried the ball into the net from close range.
✅He buried the ball into the net from close range.
💡Same spelling rule applies.
❌She burried the penalty kick.' (if she missed)
✅She buried the penalty kick.' (only use if she scored)
💡'Bury' in sports always means scoring successfully.