单词 | bustle |
释义 | Word Frequency bustle 1(ˈbʌsəl) verb 1. (when intr, often foll by about) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity noun 2. energetic and noisy activity Derived forms bustler (ˈbustler) noun bustling (ˈbustling) adjective bustlingly (ˈbustlingly) adverb Word origin C16: probably from obsolete buskle to make energetic preparation, from dialect busk from Old Norse būask to prepareWord Frequency bustle 2(ˈbʌsəl) noun a cushion or a metal or whalebone framework worn by women in the late 19th century at the back below the waist in order to expand the skirt Word origin C18: of unknown origin |
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