单词 | bustle |
释义 | bustle (once / 517 pages) 1vn 2n 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. 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." WORD FAMILYbustle: bustled, bustles, bustling+/bustling: bustlingly USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the park was and still is a green refuge from the bustle just outside its gates. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) “If you visit a campaign headquarters at the end of the election, it should be bustling with young people,” she said. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Still, the Jews retain enemy status, their presence felt in a series of bustling, bristling choruses. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1v move or cause to move energetically or busily The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance Syn|Hyper bustle about, hustle move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2n a rapid active commotion 2Syn|Hyper ado, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult the act of making a noisy disturbance n a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt Hyper framework a structure supporting or containing something |
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