flurry

flurry
(pl. -ies)
  1. 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)
  1. [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
  1. late 17th cent.: from obsolete flurr 'fly up, flutter, whirr' (imitative), probably influenced by hurry
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