hustle-bustle

IPA/hˈʌsəlbˈʌsəl/
IPA/hˈʌsəlbˈʌsəl/

hustle-bustle — noun

1. the busy, noisy movement and excitement of a place where many people are coming

1.名詞B2
釋義

the busy, noisy movement and excitement of a place where many people are coming and going.

例句

Felix loved the hustle-bustle of the night market near his old school.

the hustle-bustle of [place]

After the quiet countryside, the hustle-bustle of Mumbai felt overwhelming to Adaeze.

contrast: a calm place against a busy city

同義詞
  • bustle

    the simpler, more common single word for busy, noisy activity

  • commotion

    stresses sudden noise and disorder, usually from one event

  • hubbub

    focuses on the loud, mixed noise of many voices at once

  • flurry

    a short burst of activity rather than a steady, lasting state

反義詞
  • calm

    quiet stillness with little movement or noise

  • tranquillity

    a settled, peaceful state, the opposite of constant activity

文法句型

the hustle-bustle of [place]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and preceded by 'the' — learners say 'the hustle-bustle of the city', never 'a hustle-bustle' or 'hustle-bustles'. The hyphenated form is the playful, less common variant of the more usual idiom 'hustle and bustle'.

常見錯誤

❌I enjoy a hustle-bustle of the market.
✅I enjoy the hustle-bustle of the market.
💡it is uncountable, so use 'the', not 'a'.
❌The streets were full of hustle-bustles at night.
✅The streets were full of hustle-bustle at night.
💡the noun has no plural form.