a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind 一小阵(尤指阵风刮起雪或树叶) a flurry of snow. 一阵小雪。 ■a sudden short period of commotion or excitement 一阵混乱(或激动、骚动) there was a brief flurry of activity in the hall. 大厅里一阵短暂的骚动。 ■a number of things arriving or happening suddenly and during the same period (突然同时出现或发生的)一系列事物 a flurry of editorials hostile to the government. 同时出现的一批攻击政府的社论。
(-ies, -ied)
[no obj., with adverbial of direction](especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind (尤指被阵风刮动的雪或树叶)微飘 gusts of snow flurried through the door. 一阵阵雪花飘进门内。 ■(of a person) move quickly in a busy or agitated way (人)慌忙(或不安地)快速行动 the waiter flurried between them. 服务生在他们之间不停穿梭。
语源
late 17th cent.: from obsolete flurr 'fly up, flutter, whirr' (imitative), probably influenced by hurry