新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hustle

英  [ˈhʌsəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 忙碌 , 熙熙攘攘

    Hustle is busy, noisy activity.

    近义词

    bustle

    双语例句

    例:

    the hustle and bustle of New York.

    纽约的熙攘喧闹。

    VERB. 动词
  • hustles , hustling , hustled

    1[T 及物动词] 猛拉 , 猛推

    If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along.

    双语例句

    例:

    The guards hustled Harry out of the car.

    卫兵们把哈里从车子里拉了出来。

    2[I 不及物动词] 快速行进 , 赶快做

    If you hustle, you go somewhere or do something as quickly as you can.

    双语例句

    例:

    You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper.

    你想回家吃晚饭的话,得赶紧走了。

    3[I 不及物动词] 奋力争取

    If someone hustles, they try hard to earn money or to gain an advantage from a situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    I like it here. It forces you to hustle and you can earn money.

    我喜欢在这里生活。这个想法迫使你拼命干活,这样可以挣到钱。

    例:

    Hustling for social contacts isn't something that just happens. You have to make it happen.

    社会关系不是说建立就建立起来的,你得想尽一切办法去争取。

    4[T 及物动词] 诈取(通常用不正当或非法的手段)

    If someone hustles you, or if they hustle something, they try hard to get something, often by using dishonest or illegal means.

    双语例句

    例:

    Two teenage boys asked us for money, saying they were forming a baseball team. Anna said they were hustling us.

    两个小男孩向我们要钱,说他们要成立棒球队。安娜说他们在骗钱。

    例:

    He hustled several daytime jobs and finished his education at night.

    他骗得了几份白班工作,利用晚上完成了学业。