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bustle n.喧哗；匆忙；<旧>裙撑；衬垫v.匆忙；催促 (1) 他很不喜欢从乡间的居所迁居到了喧闹的城市里。(2) 看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。(3) 她总是为家务忙个没完。(4) 她催促孩子们上学去。 If it's busy, energetic or moving about at a rapid pace, then it's bustling. Word historians think bustle might stem from an Old Norse word meaning "to prepare." However, it's probably easier to remember bustle by the synonym it's often used with — hustle, as in "the hustle and bustle of a big city."

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英 ['bʌsl] 美 ['bʌsl] (1) He hated being transplanted from his home in the country to the noise and bustle of life in the city.(2) It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.(3) She is always bustling about the house.(4) She bustled the children off to school. A flurry of activity and commotion is often referred to as bustle. If you want to see true bustle in action, just walk through Times Square in New York during lunch hour. 1[VERB 动词]忙碌；奔忙 If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.   [V prep/adv]My mother bustled around the kitchen...我母亲在厨房忙得团团转。She bustled about, turning on lights, moving pillows around on the sofa.她打开灯，摆好沙发上的枕头，四处忙活。2[VERB 动词]繁忙；活跃 A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively.   [V with n]  [V-ing]The sidewalks are bustling with people...人行道上的行人熙熙攘攘。The main attraction was the bustling market.最富吸引力的是热闹的市场。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]繁忙；喧闹 Bustle is busy, noisy activity.   [oft N of n]...the hustle and bustle of modern life...现代生活的拥挤喧嚣There was a good deal of cheerful bustle.曾有过好一阵欢闹。

英语单词	bustle
英美音标	英 ['bʌsl] 美 ['bʌsl]
中文释义	n.喧哗；匆忙；<旧>裙撑；衬垫 v.匆忙；催促
英语例句	(1) He hated being transplanted from his home in the country to the noise and bustle of life in the city. (2) It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city. (3) She is always bustling about the house. (4) She bustled the children off to school.
中文例句	(1) 他很不喜欢从乡间的居所迁居到了喧闹的城市里。 (2) 看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。 (3) 她总是为家务忙个没完。 (4) 她催促孩子们上学去。
vocabulary简明	A flurry of activity and commotion is often referred to as bustle. If you want to see true bustle in action, just walk through Times Square in New York during lunch hour.
vocabulary扩展	If it's busy, energetic or moving about at a rapid pace, then it's bustling. Word historians think bustle might stem from an Old Norse word meaning "to prepare." However, it's probably easier to remember bustle by the synonym it's often used with — hustle, as in "the hustle and bustle of a big city."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]忙碌；奔忙 If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy. [V prep/adv] My mother bustled around the kitchen... 我母亲在厨房忙得团团转。 She bustled about, turning on lights, moving pillows around on the sofa. 她打开灯，摆好沙发上的枕头，四处忙活。 2 [VERB 动词]繁忙；活跃 A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively. [V with n] [V-ing] The sidewalks are bustling with people... 人行道上的行人熙熙攘攘。 The main attraction was the bustling market. 最富吸引力的是热闹的市场。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]繁忙；喧闹 Bustle is busy, noisy activity. [oft N of n] ...the hustle and bustle of modern life... 现代生活的拥挤喧嚣 There was a good deal of cheerful bustle. 曾有过好一阵欢闹。

Bustle Hustle Bustling Life City Big Activity Busy