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shop/store Tjcflkfjn. F7I71 a .buyer’s market a situation in which there
is a lot of a particular item for sale, so that prices are low and people
buying have a choice A
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.buyer’s
re'morse noun [u] (NAmE) the feeling of disappointment sb has after
they have bought sth when they think they have made a mistake ( iAA
buy-out /‘baiaut/
noun a situation in which a
person or group gains control of a company by buying all or most of its shares : a management buyout IfJl
buzz /bAz/ verb, noun
■
verb 1 [V] (of a bee 'M
if) to make a continuous low sound it Hi r
: Bees buzzed lazily
among the
flowers. o 2 [V] to make
a sound like a bee
buzzing 3c tB 4# wf P: The
doorbell
buzzed loudly, Hf/if n^AAff o 0 My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a
continuous sound). Ifc ip n£j 7 ,
3 [Vj
~ (with sth) to be full of excitement,
activity, etc.
) : The place was buzzing with
journalists. id# lli % ft] Pft M 0 0
buzzes from dawn to dusk.
o My head was still buzzing after the day’s
events. — ^
4 ~ (for sb/sth)
to call sb to come by pressing a buzzer ff]4!f ( 3tfil ^ ) : [V] The doctor buzzed for the
next patient to come in. E£&4if
P«n7T“^^A$3|to [also vn] 5 [VN] (,informal)
to fly very close to sb/sth, especially as a warning or threat ( A 4b
f)
.buzz
a'bout/a'round to move around quickly, especially because you are very busy ( ftf# )
I’ve been buzzing around town all day sorting out my trip.
.buzz
'off (informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away JF : Just buzz off and let me
get on with my work.
m noun 1 [C, usually sing.] (also
buzz-ing [U, sing.]) a continuous sound like the
one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes
^ ; if P : the
buzz of bees hunting nectar # && i 3K 4# 65 ^ ^ P 0 The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our
conversation.
o hums and
buzzes from the amplifier 2
[sing.]
the sound of people talking, especially in an
excited way ®P ip I5t it Kj i$ Jh
; The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into
the room. M 'jijjgfM, 3 [sing.]
[informal) a
strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or
achievement
'■( it 4 m & w ) m m nt &; a buzz of
excitement/expectation / MW 0 She gets a
buzz out of her work. bfojkXjfe 7 .0
Flying gives me a real buzz. o You can
sense the creative buzz in the city. AMAIl ia
#J 'If c 4 the
buzz [sing.] (informal) news that people tell each other that may
or may not be true # £0; iljf# EWT1 rumour imi give sb a 'buzz (informal) to telephone sb ^AfT %jj|: I’ll give you a buzz on
Monday, OK? 7Atofei£fr4?
buz-zard /'bAzad;
NAmE -zard/ noun 1 (fir£) a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills other
creatures for food) of the hawk
family % ( gfc tH'l & ) 2 (NAmE) a large American bird
like a vulture that eats the
flesh of animals that are already dead A H
(xmx^n*)
‘buzz
cut noun a style of cutting the
hair in which all the hair is cut very short, close to the skin of the head
-tjkm (ima*)
buzzer /'bAza(r)/
noun an electrical device that
produces a buzzing sound as a
signal 4# at
the 'buzzer {NAmE) at the end of a game or period of play tHe
missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. W/Yfa ng
buzz group noun one of the small groups of people that a
large group can be divided into in order to discuss and give their opinions
about a particular subject. The information obtained is used by people