hustle
v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
push (sb) roughly and hurriedly; jostle; shove 推搡(某人); 猛推; 挤撞
The police hustled the thief out of the house and into their van. 警察把那个窃贼推搡出房子又推进囚车里.
The thief was hustled off (to gaol). 那窃贼被推推搡搡(进入监房).
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (into sth/doing sth) make sb act quickly and without time to consider things 催促(某人); 催赶(某人)
I was hustled into (making) a hasty decision. 我在催逼之下匆匆地做出决定.
3 [I] hurry; push one's way 匆忙; 挤撞著走
people hustling and bustling all around us 在我们的周围熙来攘往的人.
4 [Tn] (infml 口 esp US) sell or obtain (sth) by energetic (and sometimes deceitful) activity 竭力地(有时以欺诈手段)兜售或获取(某事物).
5 [I] (US sl 俚) work as a prostitute 卖淫. hustle, n [U]
busy energetic activity 忙碌; 奔忙
I hate all the hustle (and bustle) of Saturday shopping. 我讨厌星期六买东西那麽挤来挤去的.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
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