hustle-bustle

IPA/hˈʌsəlbˈʌsəl/
IPA/hˈʌsəlbˈʌsəl/

hustle-bustle — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

喧鬧繁忙

人潮多、嘈雜又充滿活力的忙碌景象

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.

Felix 很喜歡他以前學校附近那個夜市喧鬧繁忙的氣氛。

the hustle-bustle of [place]

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

在安靜的鄉間待過之後，孟買的喧囂繁忙讓 Adaeze 覺得難以承受。

contrast: a calm place against a busy city

常見搭配
  • the hustle-bustle of the city
  • daily hustle-bustle
  • escape the hustle-bustle
  • amid the hustle-bustle
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.
慣用語

hustle and bustle

idiom

the lively, noisy activity and movement found in a place where many people are busy at the same time.

熙來攘往的熱鬧；喧囂繁忙

Omar missed the hustle and bustle of Cairo after he moved to a sleepy village.

Tourists love the hustle and bustle of the floating market early in the morning.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • city hustle-bustle
  • market hustle-bustle

動詞搭配

  • enjoy the hustle-bustle
  • miss the hustle-bustle

常用片語

  • the hustle-bustle of daily life
  • escape the hustle-bustle

介系詞搭配

  • amid the hustle-bustle
  • in the hustle-bustle