hustle

hustle
verb
  1. [with obj.]push roughly; jostle
    推搡，猛推；挤
    they were hissed and hustled as they went in.
    他们进去的时候，人们嘘声一片，把他们推来挤去。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction
    强迫（某人往特定方向）匆忙前往
    I was hustled away to a cold cell.
    我被强迫带至寒冷的单人牢房。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]push one's way; bustle
    奋力前行；急速前进，奔忙
    Stockwell hustled into the penalty area.
    斯托克韦尔急速奔跑至罚球区。
  2. [with obj.](informal, chiefly N. Amer.)obtain by forceful action or persuasion
    (非正式，主北美)（粗暴地）取得，诈取
    ■(hustle someone into)coerce or pressure someone into doing or choosing something
    迫使（某人）做（或选择）某事
    ■sell aggressively
    兜售；挜卖
    he hustled his company's oil around the country.
    他在全国兜售他公司的油。
    ■steal; swindle
    偷窃；诈骗
    Linda hustled money from men she met.
    琳达从她遇到的男人身上骗钱。
  3. [no obj.](N. Amer. informal)engage in prostitution
    (北美，非正式)拉客，卖淫
noun
  1. [mass noun]busy movement and activity
    忙碌；奔忙
    the hustle and bustle of the big cities.
    大城市的熙攘忙碌。
  2. (N. Amer. informal)a fraud or swindle
    (北美, 非正 式)欺诈行为；欺骗手段
常用词组
hustle one's butt (或 粗俚 ass)
  1. (N. Amer. informal)move or act quickly
    (北美，非正式)麻利点，抓紧点
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (originally in the sense 'shake, toss'): from Middle Dutch hutselen The senses 'sell aggressively', 'swindle' were adopted from US usage.. Sense 3 dates from the early 20th cent
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