Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #22425
buzzer
蜂鸣器；蜂音器
A device that makes a buzzing sound; a signaling device.
- 1.
One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
发出嗡嗡声的人或物；嗡嗡叫的昆虫。
- 2.
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
外门上的按钮,按下时发出铃声或嗡嗡声
- 3.
A device that makes a buzzing sound.
发出嗡嗡声的装置。
- 4.
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
发出嗡嗡声的信号装置
门铃按钮；蜂鸣器按钮；嗡嗡叫的人或物；嗡嗡叫的昆虫；发出嗡嗡声的人或物；嗡嗡叫的昆虫。；外门上的按钮,按下时发出铃声或嗡嗡声；发出嗡嗡声的装置。
In use
He pressed the buzzer and waited for someone to open the door.
The apartment building has a buzzer system for visitors.
Please push the buzzer when you arrive.
press/ring the buzzer
Please press the buzzer when you arrive.
到达时请按门铃。
the buzzer sounds/rings
The buzzer rang, so I went to answer the door.
门铃响了，于是我去开门。
answer the buzzer
She ran to answer the buzzer but no one was there.
Connections
Collocations
- press the buzzer
- 按下门铃按钮
- She pressed the buzzer and waited for someone to open the door.她按下门铃，等着有人来开门。
- door buzzer
- 门口蜂鸣器；门铃
- The door buzzer sounded twice, but no one was there.门铃响了两次，但没人在那儿。
- the buzzer sounds
- 蜂鸣器响起；时间到
- When the buzzer sounds, the contestants must stop writing.蜂鸣器响起时，参赛者必须停笔。
- game-show buzzer
- 游戏节目抢答器
- He hit the game-show buzzer to answer the question.他按下游戏节目的抢答器来回答问题。
- answer the buzzer
- 应门；回应门铃
- He ran to answer the buzzer when his delivery arrived.外卖送到时，他跑去应门。
- buzzer beater
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 buzzer 拆成 buzz（嗡嗡声）+ -er（发声音的东西）：门口那个一按就“嗡嗡”响的蜂鸣器，就是 buzzer。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、门铃或呼叫装置、设备或电子产品 该词为中性正式程度，多用于日常口语和一般说明；可指门铃按钮、蜂鸣器或发出嗡嗡声的东西，具体含义需根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only /ˈfʌzɚ/ words like fuzzer rhyme exactly with buzzer, and they are rare. The common words below are lookalikes: buzz and fuzz share the /bʌz/ or /fʌz/ sound but lack the final /ɚ/; fuzzy and dizzy end in /i/; fizz has a different vowel; razor has the same -zer spelling but is pronounced /ˈreɪzɚ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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