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bustling

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

忙碌的,热闹的,繁忙的,繁华

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Definitions

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

  • It was the Civil War that drove Leslie from his Cincinnati home to the bustling metropolis of New York City.

  • We spent time in the bustling visitor center, then took a spin through the packed Civil War museum.

  • Mandelbaum began her climb to the top of the crime world as a peddler on the rough-and-tumble, bustling streets of New York City.

  • Off the coast of Japan stands a crumbling, post-apocalyptic abandoned island that once held a bustling mining community.

  • What was once one of 505 uninhabited islands in the region quickly became a bustling, crammed metropolis.

  • The huge engine, the wonderful carriages, the imposing guard, the busy porters and the bustling station.

  • A gray-haired man with a bustling manner and wearing glasses came through the reception room and Mark stopped him.

  • When the Turks saw a destroyer come bustling up at an unusual hour they said to themselves, "fee faw fum!"

  • The streets, which are exclusively inhabited by Chinese, presented a very bustling aspect.

  • The principal street presents a bustling appearance, being much frequented by carriages, as well as pedestrians.