Word · Frequency #12009
bustle
/ˈbʌsl/
noun
忙碌；喧闹；熙攘
Excited activity; a stir.
- 1.
An excited activity; a stir.
激动的活动；骚动
- 2.
A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
用于保护和隐藏计算机或其他办公设备后面板的罩子
护罩；后盖；激动的活动；骚动；用于保护和隐藏计算机或其他办公设备后面板的罩子；喧闹；裙撑
In use
The bustle of the city can be overwhelming for some people.
She missed the quiet of the countryside after the constant bustle of the office.
The morning bustle in the market is a familiar sight to locals.
Connections
Collocations
- hustle and bustle
- 喧嚣忙碌；熙熙攘攘
- The hustle and bustle of the market made it hard to hear the vendor.市场的喧嚣忙碌让人很难听清商贩说话。
- the bustle of city life
- 城市生活的忙碌喧嚣
- He missed the bustle of city life after moving to the countryside.搬到乡下后，他怀念城市生活的忙碌喧嚣。
- bustle of activity
- 一片忙碌的景象；熙熙攘攘
- The office was a bustle of activity as the deadline approached.截止日期临近时，办公室里一片忙碌的景象。
- constant bustle
- 持续的忙碌喧闹
- The constant bustle of the city never let her sleep.城市持续的忙碌喧闹让她无法入睡。
- printer bustle
- 打印机护罩
- The printer bustle helps protect the back panel from dust and damage.打印机护罩有助于保护背面面板免受灰尘和损坏。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 bustle 里有 bus：公交站人群穿梭，忙碌又喧闹，这就是 bustle 的名词义；它也指机器后盖的护罩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：street scenes and busy public places、office-machine or computer back-panel covers bustle 作名词时有两层含义：指“忙碌喧闹”时语气中性，多用于描述街市、人群或城市生活；指“机器后盖护罩”时是比较具体的物品用语，常见于办公或电脑设备语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的有 hustle、rustle、muscle、tussle，都读 /ʌsəl/；其中 hustle 和 rustle 与 bustle 共享拼写片段 -ustle。castle（/ˈkæsəl/）和 whistle（/ˈwɪsəl/）虽也以 -stle 结尾且 t 不发音，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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