bustle

bustle1
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move in an energetic or noisy manner
    匆匆忙忙地走，奔忙
    people clutching clipboards bustled about.
    手拿笔记板的人四处奔忙。
    ■[with obj.andadverbial of direction]make (someone) move hurriedly in a particular direction
    使（人沿着某个方向）匆忙地走
    she bustled us into the kitchen.
    她把我们赶进了厨房。
    ■[no obj.](of a place) be full of activity
    （地方）充满（活动）；繁忙；热闹
    the small harbour bustled with boats.
    小小的港口到处都是船只。
    [as adj. bustling]the bustling little town.
    忙碌的小镇。
noun
  1. [mass noun]excited activity and movement
    兴奋的活动
    all the noise and the traffic and the bustle.
    所有那些噪音﹑车辆和忙乱。
语源
  1. late Middle English : perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk 'prepare', from Old Norse
bustle2
noun
  1. (historical)a pad or frame worn under a skirt and puffing it out behind
    (史)腰垫， 裙撑
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: of unknown origin
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