bursty

loudly and with strong feeling ^ M M ifo Afe 9$      :

[+ speech] ‘For heavens’ sake!’ he burst out. “AiPl ” lifeA ot|— o —related noun outburst(I) o note at call 2 to begin doing sth suddenly ^ Jf      M

♦ ) : [+ -ing] Karen burst out laughing. At

m noun 1 a short period of a particular activity or strong

emotion that often starts suddenly ^A; jiA;

•jj| :       a sudden burst of activity/energy/anger/

enthusiasm ISJfc / $$A / IMit A 0 Her breath was coming in short bursts, ftfe0 01 tend to work in bursts.     0

spontaneous bursts of applause g ‘AJg [X- IX # f' 2 an occasion when sth bursts; the hole left where sth has burst 'J§§i; fU p: a burst in a water pipe 7jc1f±#J^ii 3 a short series of shots from a gun    :

frequent bursts of machine-gun fire bursty /’b3:sti; NAmE 'b3:rsti/ adj. (burstier, burstiest) 1 (technical A ill) used to describe data that is sent in small, sudden groups of signals

; Jit#Wii® M: a bursty connection       g&O

bursty Internet traffic     i&MM 2 (informal)

occurring at intervals, for short periods of time

burton /'b3:tn; NAmE 'b3:rtn/ noun IR71 gone for a 'burton (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) lost or destroyed

fkm; SW T ;

bury 0-w /'beri/ verb (bur-ies, bury-ing, bur ied, bur-ied)

►                DEAD PERSON X A-1 [VN] to place a dead body in a

grave MM\         He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.

0 (figurative) Their ambitions were finally dead and buried.

IT. 2 [VN] (old-fashioned) to lose sb by death ttA ( MJs ) :        She’s 85 and has buried three husbands.

M85AT,

►                HIDE IN GROUND MM 3 [VN] to hide sth in the ground IE

( MW )    ; SUK: buried treasure

o The dog had buried its bone in the garden. IfcJlEffA#! «H.lo

►                COVER S Ji 4 [often passive] to cover sb/sth with soil,

rocks, leaves, etc. ( 1X±, XX ) 11:11: [VN] The

house was buried under ten feet of snow. J^rXIfii-JiXE't^

A o 0 [VN-ADJ] The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. i/C it A, fjT X M 3 0

5                  [VN] to cover sth so that it cannot be seen i§ H; ft H: Your letter got buried under a pile of papers,

0 He buried his face in his hands

and wept.

►                HIDE FEELING ^ i 6 [VN] to ignore or hide a feeling,

a mistake, etc. ISA ( /Sit, ) : She had

learnt to bury her feelings.      (Slf

►                PUT DEEPLY INTO STH ffiA 7 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to put sth deeply into sth else f^PSA; IE •••ISA ( MW ) : He walked slowly, his hands buried in his pockets. 1E^.71S

6                  P J&MM'&Mfjo 0 She always has her head buried in a book,

Iran bury the hatchet | ,bury your differences to

stop being unfriendly and become friends again |$ (.fi]8X0 ) —more at head n. idsi;k^ 'bury your­self in sth 1 to give all your attention to sth trX'lLA : Since she left, he’s buried himself in his work.

.      1ffeŁX7hŁtXft±0 2 to go to or be in a

place where you will not meet many people §tJj§: She buried herself in the country to write a book. MBiJg* ^ M

bus 0-w /bAs/ noun, verb

m noun (pi. buses, US also busses) 1 a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off      B±: Shall we walk or go by bus?

fll# ff 9k, j2:ilXXX;AX? 0 A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre. A-X&AXH rfi 4* X' |b] X aE W X o o a bus company/driver

o a school bus — compare coach n. (4) —see also bus lane, bus shelter, bus station, bus stop, minibus, trolleybus 2 (computing if) a set of wires that carries information from one part of a