Word · Frequency #11216
flurry
一阵骚动；一连串（突然发生的事）；纷乱
A sudden short burst of activity, excitement, or a series of things happening at once; a stir.
常与 of 连用，如 a flurry of emails
- 1.
A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
轻微的短暂降雪；一阵雪。
- 2.
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
突然且短暂的阵风；轻微的暂时微风
- 3.
A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
由突然一阵风带来的灰尘、树叶等。
- 4.
Any sudden activity; a stir.
任何突然的活动；骚动
- 5.
A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
用软冰淇淋混合小块水果、饼干碎等制成的零食。
- 6.
The violent spasms of a dying whale.
垂死鲸鱼的剧烈痉挛
- 7.
An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
大量事物在短时间内突然发生的情况。
小雪；阵雪；一阵风；疾风；一阵（尘土、树叶等）；麦旋风；（鲸鱼）临终前的剧烈抽搐
In use
A sudden flurry of snow swept through the streets, making it hard to see.
There was a flurry of activity in the office as the deadline approached.
Light flurries are expected tonight, but no heavy accumulation.
Connections
Collocations
- a flurry of activity
- 一阵忙碌；一阵骚动
- There was a flurry of activity in the office as the deadline approached.随着截止日期的临近，办公室里一阵忙碌。
- snow flurries
- 小雪；阵雪
- Light snow flurries are expected tonight.预计今晚有小雪。
- a flurry of questions
- 一连串的问题
- The announcement prompted a flurry of questions from reporters.这一宣布引起了记者们一连串的问题。
- a flurry of interest
- 一阵关注热潮
- The product launch generated a flurry of interest.产品发布引起了一阵关注热潮。
- in a flurry
- 慌忙地；手忙脚乱
- She left in a flurry, forgetting her umbrella.她慌忙离开，忘了带伞。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 flurry 记成 'hurry' 前加 fl-：雪花或事务来得又快又急，一阵纷乱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、business communication、everyday conversation flurry 表示“一阵突然的活动、纷乱”时，语气通常中性，书面和口语都较常见；多用于描述短时间内密集发生的事情，如 a flurry of activity。
Grammar Note
常接 of 表示一阵（风、雪、活动等）
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词包括 furry、blurry，以及美式英语中的 hurry、curry、scurry，它们重读音节都是 /ɜː/ + /ri/。注意：fury 的拼写很像但不是同韵（读 /ˈfjʊəri/）。在英式英语中，hurry、curry、scurry 常读作 /ʌ/（如 /ˈhʌri/），与 flurry /ˈfləːri/ 不同韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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