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Chinese dictionary
v.be engrossed in; immerse oneself in; bury oneself in; deep in
他不问世事,埋头写他的小说。
He shutting himself away from the world and giving himself up to writing his novel.
一些人埋头阅读,另一些人却睡着了。
Some bury themselves into reading and others into sleep.
他只顾埋头工作,没意识到天已经很晚了。
He was so wrapped up in his work that he didn’t realize how late it was.
她埋头工作,试图忘记汤姆。
She submerged herself in work to try to forget about Tom.
她保持整个星期埋头于工作之中。
She made sure her work kept her busy all week.
Word usage
- Separable word"埋" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他埋着头做学问。
He is engrossed in his study.
科学家埋下头来搞研究。
Scientists were engrossed in research.