bustle

bustle

['bʌsl]

n.喧哗, 匆忙, <旧>裙撑,衬垫
v.匆忙, 催促

例句与用法:

Bustle; fuss; trouble; bother.

纷扰忙乱; 小题大做; 麻烦; 困扰

He hated being transplanted from his home in the country to the noise and bustle of life in the city.

他很不喜欢从乡间的居所迁居到了喧闹的城市里。

She is always bustling about the house.

她总是为家务忙个没完。

It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.

看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。

词形变化:

动词过去式: bustled | 动词过去分词: bustled | 动词现在分词: bustling | 动词第三人称单数: bustles |


vi.

1. 闹哄哄地忙乱; 奔忙[(+about)]

I sat watching housewives bustle in and out of the supermarket.

我坐着观看家庭主妇们匆匆地进出超级市场。

2. 充满[(+with)]

The city is bustling with life.

城里车水马龙, 生气勃勃。

vt.

催促; 使忙碌

Seeing her husband still reading the morning paper, she hustled him off to work.

看到丈夫还在看晨报, 她便催他快去上班。

n.

忙乱, 喧嚣[U][S1]

She soon got used to the hustle and bustle of city life.

她不久就习惯了城市生活的喧闹繁忙。


n.

(旧时用以鼓起女裙后部的)腰垫, 裙撑[C]


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