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bustle

/buhs-uhl/US // ˈbʌs əl //UK // (ˈbʌsəl) //

喧嚣,喧闹,喧闹声,喧哗

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v.无主动词 verb
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    bus·tled, bus·tling.

    • : to move or act with a great show of energy: He bustled about cooking breakfast.
    • : to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something; teem: The office bustled with people and activity.
v.有主动词 verb
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    bus·tled, bus·tling.

    • : to cause to bustle; hustle.
n.名词 noun
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    • : thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.

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Examples

  • When I decided to stop reading, the bustle in the pod had stopped and the sleepiness that had once permeated me had completely disappeared.

  • I could make out in the distance the airport with its usual bustle of airplanes.

  • It remains a fascinating place to walk the streets, people watching and experiencing the bustle.

  • While visiting a friend at WNYC studios, she said the hustle and bustle of a pre-broadcast newsroom made her feel like she was at home.

  • She realized she had been ignoring a lot of needs amid the bustle of her life.

  • After nine months, McKeever gradually began to introduce Roger to the bustle and noise of New York.

  • There is much purposeful hustle and bustle but tasks go uncompleted; confusion reigns.

  • Since the film is set in the 19th century, Jones was outfitted in a series of Victorian era gowns, replete with bodice and bustle.

  • But they numbered just two dozen in all and barely disturbed the workday bustle of the national capital.

  • The bustle of the newsroom is a mere backdrop for self-involved characters to give talky speeches and taunt each other.

  • There was no dog with her, and in the bustle that followed, I forgot to seek further for the solution of those two fiery lights.

  • Accustomed to the bustle and hurry of a soldier's life, he was too old to acquire the tastes of a life of tranquillity.

  • You will forget me in the bustle of your career, monsieur; but I shall always hold your memory very dear and very gratefully.

  • Those were busy days in the history of the “Anchor,” and the constant stream of poorer wayfarers added to the bustle.

  • Miss Carrington heard the bustle in the class, so she sat up and looked out over the room with asperity.