埋頭
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English
- to immerse oneself in
- engrossed in sth
- to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
- countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
- to immerse oneself in; to be engrossed in
粵語 — Cantonese
- 集中精神,專心致力咁去做一件事
Examples
他整天都在埋頭埋腦地看小說,連飯也沒有吃。
He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
埋頭苦幹
to bury oneself in work
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk