資料來源 : pyDict
喧鬧,裙撐奔忙,喧鬧使活躍,催促
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.
A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by
women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also
{bishop}, and {tournure}.
Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bustled}
(-s'ld); p. pr. & vb.n. {Bustling} (-sl[i^]ng).] [Cf. OE.
buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the
verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]
To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to
cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a
crowd.
And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.
Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.
Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. --South.
資料來源 : WordNet®
bustle
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado},
{fuss}, {stir}]
2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving
fullness to a woman's skirt
v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
performance" [syn: {bustle about}, {hustle}]