基本释义
[verb] move in an energetic or noisy manner
[动词] 以精力充沛或闹哄哄的方式移动
深入解读
从上面《纽约时报》的例句可以发现, bustle 和 hustle 是两个既形似又经常搭配在一起使用的单词。
其中 bustle 一词词源不详,可能是拟声而来,最早出现于16世纪70年代,用来表示“忙碌、奔忙、匆忙做”,主要指人以精力充沛或闹哄哄的方式四处轻快地移动,看起来非常忙碌,也可以指使某人匆忙地朝特定的方向移动,比如:
- 喧闹的人群
a bustling throng - 一个和蔼可亲的女人在厨房里忙得团团转。
An affable woman bustled around in the kitchen. - 医生催促我们离开房间。
The doctor bustled us out of the room.
反过来则可以用 bustle 形容某个地方“充满”忙碌嘈杂的活动,比如:
- 首都熙熙攘攘,生气勃勃。
The capital is bustling with life.
用作名词时, bustle 相应表示“忙乱嘈杂、喧闹”,比如:
- 这个宁静的花园是块远离都市喧嚣的宝地。
The sedate garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.
图书例句
The day passed most pleasantly away; the morning in bustle and shopping, and the evening at one of the theatres.
这一天真过得极其愉快;上午乱哄哄地忙做一团,又要出去买东西;晚上上戏院去看戏。
出自19世纪英国小说家简·奥斯丁(Jane Austen)的代表作《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice)。
外刊例句
- Rather than the pre-Christmas bustle, he witnessed another eerie paralysis.
他看到的不是圣诞节前的喧嚣,而是另一种怪异的瘫痪。
——《经济学人》 - This apartment is at the back of a four-unit complex, insulating it from the hustle and bustle of the street.
这套公寓位于一个四单元大楼的后面,使其与街道的繁忙喧嚣隔绝开来。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“忙碌”(bustle)是一个动词,通常用来描述人们忙碌地活动、来往、忙碌的景象或环境。以下是一些包含单词 “bustle” 的短语,附带中文解释:
- bustle around(忙碌地四处走动)
- bustle about(忙碌地忙活)
- bustle of the city(城市的繁忙)
- bustle and activity(忙碌和活动)
- bustle of daily life(日常生活的忙碌)
- bustle and commotion(喧闹和混乱)
- bustle of the marketplace(市场的繁忙)
- bustle of the crowd(人群的繁忙)
- bustle of the morning(早晨的忙碌)
- bustle of the office(办公室的繁忙)
- bustle and hustle(忙碌和喧嚣)
- bustle and movement(繁忙和活动)
- bustle of the street(街道的繁忙)
- bustle and energy(忙碌和活力)
- bustle of the market(市场的繁忙)
- bustle and liveliness(忙碌和活跃)
- bustle of daily routine(日常例行的忙碌)
- bustle of holiday shopping(假日购物的忙碌)
- bustle and busyness(忙碌和繁忙)
- bustle and vibrancy(繁忙和生气)
- bustle of the city center(城市中心的繁忙)
- bustle of preparations(准备的繁忙)
- bustle and hurry(忙碌和匆忙)
- bustle and noise(忙碌和噪音)
- bustle of activity(活动的繁忙)
- bustle and excitement(忙碌和兴奋)
- bustle and movement(忙碌和运动)
- bustle of the holiday season(假日季节的忙碌)
- bustle and action(忙碌和行动)
- bustle of the restaurant(餐厅的繁忙)
- bustle and clamor(忙碌和喧嚣)
- bustle of the morning rush(早晨的忙碌)
- bustle and liveliness(忙碌和活力)
- bustle of the city life(城市生活的繁忙)
- bustle and movement(忙碌和移动)
- bustle of the business district(商业区的繁忙)
- bustle and dynamism(忙碌和活力)
- bustle of the urban landscape(城市景观的繁忙)
- bustle and animation(忙碌和生气)
- bustle and motion(忙碌和运动)
- bustle of the shopping mall(购物中心的繁忙)
- bustle and buzz(忙碌和嗡嗡声)
- bustle and liveliness(忙碌和生动)
- bustle of the evening rush(傍晚的忙碌)
- bustle and energy(忙碌和活力)
- bustle of the urban environment(城市环境的繁忙)
- bustle and movement(忙碌和动作)
- bustle of the business world(商业世界的忙碌)
- bustle and excitement(忙碌和兴奋)
- bustle of the train station(火车站的繁忙)
同近义词
scurry: (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps
hasten: be quick to do something
flurry: a sudden short period of commotion or excitement