bustling
bustling — 形容詞
- bustlingpositive
- more bustlingcomparative
- most bustlingsuperlative
1. describes a place that has lots of people moving around quickly, talking, and do
熱鬧繁忙的
人多、活動頻繁、充滿活力的地方
describes a place that has lots of people moving around quickly, talking, and doing things, so it feels lively and never quiet — for example, a market on a Saturday morning or a station at rush hour.
The night market in Taipei was bustling with families buying fried chicken and bubble tea.
台北的夜市熱鬧非凡，到處都是買鹹酥雞和珍珠奶茶的家庭。
bustling with + plural noun (people doing something)
Marcus stepped out of the quiet hotel into a bustling street full of taxis, cyclists, and food vendors.
Marcus 走出安靜的飯店，踏上一條繁忙的街道，街上滿是計程車、騎單車的人和小吃攤販。
bustling + noun (place modifier)
Once a sleepy fishing village, Brighton is now a bustling town with cafés, shops, and weekend tourists.
Brighton 從前是個寧靜的漁村，如今已是熱鬧的城鎮，有咖啡廳、商店和週末湧入的遊客。
contrast pattern: once sleepy / now bustling
By eight in the morning, the hospital lobby was already bustling with nurses, patients, and worried relatives.
早上八點，醫院大廳就已經人聲鼎沸，擠滿了護理師、病患和擔心的家屬。
bustling with + multiple noun groups
Lina loved working in a bustling kitchen because the noise and movement helped her stay focused.
Lina 喜歡在繁忙的廚房裡工作，因為那種吵鬧和忙碌反而能讓她專心。
- bustling market
- bustling street
- bustling city
- bustling town
- bustling port
- bustling metropolis
- bustling with people
- bustling with activity
- bustling with life
- lively
covers any energetic mood, including parties or conversation; 'bustling' specifically suggests crowds in motion.
- buzzing
informal; emphasises excited noise and atmosphere more than physical movement.
- thriving
focuses on economic or social success; a thriving town may be calm, but a bustling town is visibly busy.
- crowded
neutral about energy — a crowded train can be silent; bustling implies motion and life.
文法句型
bustling with something
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a place (city, market, street, kitchen, office) — not a person. Often appears as 'bustling with [people / activity / life]', and frequently contrasted with 'quiet' or 'sleepy' to highlight a change in atmosphere.