hustle

/ˈhʌsl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌsl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhə-səl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhʌs.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌs.əl/ (ame, ipa)

hustle — 動詞

  • hustlepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • hustleshe / she / it
  • hustledpast simple
  • hustling-ing form

1. to work hard and energetically to achieve something, using your own ideas and no

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

奮鬥；打拼

積極努力爭取目標

to work hard and energetically to achieve something, using your own ideas and not giving up even when things are difficult

例句

Eve has been hustling all year to save enough for a deposit on an apartment.

Eve 一整年都很拚命工作，為了存夠公寓的頭期款。

hustling + to-infinitive

After losing his job, Mauricio hustled to find freelance work wherever he could.

Mauricio 在失業後努力四處尋找能接的接案工作。

hustled to find

同義詞
  • strive

    more formal; suggests aiming for a high goal with sustained, earnest effort

  • grind

    slang; implies tedious, repetitive hard work over a long period

  • push

    can overlap but lacks the energetic, self-starting feel of hustle

反義詞
  • laze

    to relax or avoid effort

  • coast

    to make minimal effort

文法句型

hustle + to-infinitive

hustle + for + noun (money, business, clients)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person working independently or in a competitive field (entrepreneurs, artists, freelancers). Less common for describing routine employment.

常見錯誤

❌He hustled in the office from nine to five.
✅He hustled to grow his small business after hours.
💡'hustle' in this sense suggests self-directed, ambitious effort, not routine work.

2. to push or pull someone in a rough or hurried way to make them go faster or get

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

推擠

推搡催促某人快走

to push or pull someone in a rough or hurried way to make them go faster or get somewhere sooner

例句

The security guards hustled the protesters out of the hall before the news crew arrived.

警衛在記者抵達之前，將抗議者推擠出了大廳。

hustled + out of

Lan's mother hustled her into the car just as the rain began to pour down.

Lan 的母親在雨剛開始傾盆而下時，就把她推進了車裡。

hustled + into

同義詞
  • shove

    more physical and rough, without the sense of hurrying

  • bundle

    suggests moving someone quickly but often more gently, like bundling someone into a taxi

  • propel

    more formal; focuses on the forward motion rather than roughness

反義詞
  • slow

    to reduce speed or delay movement

文法句型

hustle + object + adverb of direction (out, into, through)

用法筆記

Object is typically a person or group being moved against their will. Often used with a directional phrase such as out of, into, through, or along.

常見錯誤

❌She hustled to the store before it closed.
✅She hurried to the store before it closed.
💡'hustle' as a transitive verb requires an object; to move oneself quickly, use 'hurry'.

3. to aggressively urge someone into a purchase or decision, sometimes through dish

3.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

強推；詐售

強迫推銷，常含欺騙

to aggressively urge someone into a purchase or decision, sometimes through dishonest or high-pressure methods

例句

Street vendors near the busy market tried to hustle tourists into buying fake designer bags.

熱鬧市場附近的街頭小販試圖強推遊客購買假名牌包。

hustle someone into buying

The salesman hustled Beatriz into signing a contract she had not fully read.

那名業務員強推 Beatriz 簽下一份她沒有仔細閱讀的合約。

hustled into signing

同義詞
  • pressure

    less specific to selling; can apply to any situation involving influence

  • con

    implies intentional deception, while hustle can just mean aggressive selling

  • push

    similar in meaning but less informal and less likely to imply dishonesty

文法句型

hustle + object + into + -ing

hustle + something + to + someone

用法筆記

Often implies pressure or deception. Can be used with an object (hustle someone into something) or without (they hustle on the street corner). Common in contexts of street sales and scams.

常見錯誤

❌She hustled me to buy a car.
✅She hustled me into buying a car.
💡'hustle' in this sense requires 'into' + gerund, not a bare infinitive.

hustle — 名詞