bustle

英 ['bʌs(ə)l] 美['bʌsl]

英英释义实用场景例句

反义词

复数: bustles;第三人称单数: bustles;过去式: bustled;过去分词: bustled;现在分词: bustling;

谐音“八嫂”----八嫂正在厨房里奔忙着准备晚宴。
2. hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘，忙碌
3. busy => bustle.
4. hustle => bustle.
5. busy + hustle => bustle.

bustle 忙碌

来自bust, 同burst, 爆发。

bustle (v.): "be active," 1570s (bustling "noisy or excited activity" is from early 15c.), frequentative of Middle English bresten "to rush, break," from Old English bersten (see burst (v.)), influenced by Old Norse buask "to make oneself ready" (see busk (v.)), or from busk (v.) via a frequentative form buskle. Related: Bustled; bustling; bustler.
bustle (n.2): "padding in a skirt," 1788, of uncertain origin, perhaps from German Buschel "bunch, pad," or it might be a special use of bustle (n.1) with reference to "rustling motion."
BUSTLE. A pad stuffed with cotton, feathers, bran, &c., worn by ladies for the double purpose of giving a greater rotundity or prominence to the hips, and setting off the smallness of the waist. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]
bustle (n.1): "activity, stir, fuss, commotion," 1630s, from bustle (v.).

2. She stood glued to the radio, heedless of the ordered bustle about her.: 她站在那里一动不动地听收音机, 毫不注意周围有秩序的忙碌.

3. I sat in a caf é, watching the bustle of the street outside.: 我坐在咖啡馆里, 望着街上忙碌的景象.

4. The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.: 随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂.

5. Shell Cottage provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London.: 谢尔农舍为想要躲避伦敦的忙碌喧嚣的人们提供了一个绝佳的休闲之所。