bustle vi. 1.喧鬧。 2.忙亂,奔忙(about; up). bustle about cooking breakfast 忙著做早飯。 bustle in 匆匆忙忙地跑進(jìn)來(lái)。 The office bustled with people and activity. 辦公室里人來(lái)人往,忙忙碌碌。 vt. 1.催促,使忙亂。 2.使活躍。 He bustled her upstairs. 他催著她跨上臺(tái)階。 bustle the fire to make the kettle boil 撥弄火使水壺快點(diǎn)燒開(kāi)。 bustle up 趕快;急急忙忙 (Tell her to bustle up 叫她快點(diǎn)兒)。 n. 1.奔走,奔忙,忙亂。 2.喧鬧,熙攘。 be in a bustle忙亂;吵吵鬧鬧,亂哄哄。 the bustle of Christmas preparations 亂哄哄地忙著準(zhǔn)備過(guò)圣誕節(jié)。 the hustle and bustle in business quarters 商業(yè)區(qū)一片鬧哄哄的景象。 without hurry or bustle 不慌不忙。 bustling adj. bustlingly adv. n. (婦女撐裙褶的)腰墊,裙撐。