hustle

hustle

['hʌsl]

v.催促, 赶紧做, 推搡, <俚>(不正当)买卖,欺诈
n.忙乱, 推搡,<俚>欺诈行为

例句与用法:

It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.

看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。

The mother hustled the children off to school and started working.

母亲打发孩子们赶快去上学,然后就开始干起活来。

We didn't want them, but he hustled us into buying them.

我们不想要这些东西,但他硬劝我们买下来。

词形变化:

名词: hustler | 动词过去式: hustled | 动词过去分词: hustled | 动词现在分词: hustling | 动词第三人称单数: hustles |


vt.

1. 催促; 赶紧做(某事)

I hustled the child off the school.

我催促孩子快点去上学。

2. 猛推; 硬逼

They hustled the tramps out of town.

他们把流浪者赶出了城。

The police hustled the thief into their van.

警察把小偷推进了车内。

3. 【口】兜售; (靠不正当手段)赚取[(+into)]

vi.

1. 赶紧; 奔忙

We can get there in time if we hustle.

要是我们赶紧些, 可以准时到那儿。

2. 急速行进

He hustled off to catch the train for New York.

他匆匆地去赶开往纽约的火车。

3. 推; 挤

He tried to hustle along through the crowd, but in vain.

他试图挤着穿过人群, 但是过不去。

4. 【口】拼命做; 拼命挣钱

John had to hustle to make enough money to support his large family.

约翰不得不拼命做活, 以挣得足够的钱来供养他那多子女的家庭。

5. 【口】骗钱

He often hustles on the streets to pay for drugs.

为弄到钱买毒品, 他常在街上行骗。

6. 【俚】(妓女)拉客; 卖淫

n.

1. 忙碌; 奔忙; 赶紧[U]

I like the hustle and bustle of Marseilles.

我喜欢马赛熙熙攘攘的景象。

2. 推; 挤

3. 【口】(常指不正当的)行当, 买卖


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