busiest

IPA/ˈbɪz.i/
KK[bˈɪziəst]IPA/ˈbɪz.i/

busiest — adjective

  • busiestpositive
  • more busiestcomparative
  • most busiestsuperlative

1. superlative form of 'busy' used when a person, team, or period has more work, pl

1.形容詞A2
釋義

superlative form of 'busy' used when a person, team, or period has more work, plans, or demands on attention than any other one being compared.

例句

Monday is the busiest day at Hamza's bakery before the lunch rush.

the busiest + day at [place]

Of the three nurses, Amira is busiest just after the school buses arrive.

be busiest + after + event

同義詞
  • most occupied

    more formal and factual; often used in schedules or notices

  • most tied up

    informal; stresses not being free to do something else

  • most swamped

    stronger; suggests too much work and more stress

反義詞
  • least busy

    direct opposite when comparing schedules or workload

  • freest

    stresses being most available rather than least active

文法句型

the busiest + day/month/time

be busiest + on/in + time

用法筆記

Often appears with time words or work groups: busiest day, busiest month, busiest nurse on call. Distinguish from sense 2 by whether the comparison is about workload and attention rather than traffic or customer flow.

常見錯誤

❌Friday is the most busy day in our office.
✅Friday is the busiest day in our office.
💡short adjectives normally form the superlative with '-est', not 'most'.
❌Nora is busiest than me this week.
✅Nora is busier than me this week.
💡use 'busier' for a two-way comparison; 'busiest' marks the top degree in a group.

2. superlative form of 'busy' used when a place, road, shop, or service has the mos

2.形容詞A2
釋義

superlative form of 'busy' used when a place, road, shop, or service has the most people, movement, or demand in the comparison.

例句

The night market is busiest after sunset, when families arrive for dinner.

be busiest + after + time

Among local roads, Pine Street is busiest when the school bell rings.

road/place + be busiest when + clause

同義詞
  • most crowded

    focuses on people packed together rather than general activity

  • most active

    broader; can include movement, trade, or online use

  • most heavily used

    common for roads, lines, stations, and services

反義詞
  • quietest

    the least active or least noisy in the comparison

  • emptiest

    stresses having very few people present

文法句型

the busiest + place/road/shop

be busiest + when + clause

用法筆記

Usually modifies places, roads, shops, airports, or services. If the comparison is about how many people, cars, calls, or customers something gets, this sense fits.

常見錯誤

❌This station is the busiest with cars.
✅This station is busiest in the morning rush.
💡'busiest' usually compares a place by time or group, not with 'with' plus the traffic source.

3. having the most colour, pattern, or small detail, so it looks fuller or more cro

3.形容詞B2
釋義

having the most colour, pattern, or small detail, so it looks fuller or more crowded than the others.

例句

Of all the shirts, Mizuki chose the busiest floral one for the concert.

the busiest + patterned item

The wallpaper looked busiest near the window, where gold lines caught the light.

look busiest + near + place

同義詞
  • most patterned

    neutral and specific to repeated visual designs

  • most ornate

    more formal; stresses decoration rather than clutter

  • most cluttered

    more negative; suggests too many details with poor balance

反義詞
  • plainest

    direct opposite for something visually simple

  • cleanest

    used in design for an uncluttered visual feel

文法句型

the busiest + design/page/room

look busiest + near/in + place

用法筆記

Used mostly for clothes, rooms, pages, or designs. It can sound slightly negative, suggesting the eye has too much to look at.

常見錯誤

❌Use the busiest colour for a calm background.
✅Use a quieter colour for a calm background.
💡in design talk, 'busy' often suggests too much visual detail, not something restful.