2013年9月5日 星期四

buzz, whir, din, bustle, buzz off, lade, putting to rest


Apple Rides iPhone Frenzy to Profit Jump
Apple's quarterly profit nearly doubled as iPhones and iPads continued to fly off shelves, putting to rest recent worries that the company can't maintain its momentum.

Cell Phones Set Brain Whirring
Using a cell phone speeds up activity in the part of the brain next to the device, researchers find. But is that harmful?

 盛り場のにぎわい
the din and bustle of the amusement district



din

Pronunciation: /dɪn/
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noun

[in singular]
  • a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise:the fans made an awful din

verb (dins, dinning, dinned)

  • 1 [with object] (din something into) make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition:a runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser
  • 2 [no object] make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise:the sound dinned irritatingly into Marian’s head

Origin:

Old English dyne, dynn (noun), dynian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tuni (noun) and Old Norse dynr (noun), dynja 'come rumbling down'

bustle1

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌs(ə)l/
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verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • move in an energetic and busy manner:people clutching clipboards bustled about
  • [with object and adverbial of direction] cause to move hurriedly in a particular direction:she bustled us into the kitchen
  • [no object] (of a place) be full of activity:the streets bustled with people (as adjective bustling)the bustling little town

noun

[mass noun]
  • excited activity and movement:all the noise and the traffic and the bustle

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk 'prepare', from Old Norse

whir

(hwûr, wûr) pronunciation

v., whirred, whir·ring, whirs. v.intr.
To move so as to produce a vibrating or buzzing sound.

v.tr.
To cause to make a vibratory sound.

n.
  1. A sound of buzzing or vibration: the whir of turning wheels.
  2. Excited, noisy activity; bustle: the whir of busy shoppers.
[Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.]



lay ... to rest
(1) 〈うわさなどを〉鎮める, 抑える.
(2) ((婉曲))〈死者を〉埋葬する.

Cathedrals, 

Luxury liners laden with souls,

 Holding to the East their hulls of stone

---W. H. Auden

Following bin Laden's Death, Social Media Buzzes
The Internet surged with conversation about the death of Osama bin Laden, cementing social-media sites' growing roles as disseminators of breaking news and as public squares where people discuss it.


lade[lade]

  • 発音記号[léid]
[動](lad・ed, lad・en 〔léidn〕 or lad・ed)(他)
1 〈荷などを〉積む;〈船・車に〉(荷を)積む((with ...))(▼loadより文語的);((通例受身))((文))…を(…で)満たす((with ...))
lade a ship
船に荷を積む
The grass was heavily laden with dew.
草原には露がしっぽりとおりていた.
2 ((通例受身))…に(重荷・責任を)負わせる;…を(…で)苦しめる((with ...)).
3 …を(ひしゃくなどで)汲み出す[入れる].
━━(自)
1 荷を積む.
2 水を汲む.

laden[lad・en]

  • レベル:社会人必須
  • 発音記号[léidn]
[形](荷を)積んだ;(果実が)たわわに実った;(重荷・責任などを)負っている;((複合語))…を積んだ
the smog-laden sky
スモッグがたちこめた空
a package-laden man
重い荷物を持った人
oxygen-laden blood
酸素を取り込んだ血.
━━[動]ladeの過去分詞形.


buzz

(bŭz) pronunciation

v., buzzed, buzz·ing, buzz·es. v.intr.
  1. To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.
    1. To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.
    2. To be abuzz; hum: The department was buzzing with rumors.
  2. To move quickly and busily; bustle.
  3. To make a signal with a buzzer.
v.tr.
  1. To cause to buzz.
  2. To utter in a rapid, low voice: "What is he buzzing in my ears?" (Robert Browning).
  3. Informal. To fly low over: The plane buzzed the control tower.
  4. To call or signal with a buzzer.
  5. To make a telephone call to.
  6. To give a buzzcut to.
n.
  1. A vibrating, humming, or droning sound.
  2. A low murmur: a buzz of talk.
  3. A telephone call: Give me a buzz at nine.
  4. Slang.
    1. A state of pleasant intoxication, as from alcohol.
    2. A state of stimulation or overstimulation, as from caffeine.
  5. Slang.
    1. Excited interest or attention: "The biggest buzz surrounds the simplest antioxidants: vitamins" (Carol Turkington).
    2. Rumor; gossip: the latest buzz from Hollywood.
  6. A buzzcut.
phrasal verb:
buzz off Informal.
  1. To leave quickly; go away: I told them in no uncertain terms to buzz off.
[Middle English bussen, of imitative origin.]




buzz-off
Go away, leave. For example, The store owner told the teenagers to buzz off and find another place to hang out. This curt imperative dates from World War I. Also see bug off.

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