flurry

英 [ˈflʌri]

美 [ˈflɜːri]

n.  一阵忙乱(或激动、兴奋等); 小阵雪(或雨等); (纸张、织物，尤指衣服)窸窣

复数：flurries　过去式：flurried　过去分词：flurried　现在分词：flurrying　第三人称单数：flurries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11216 / COCA.9456

牛津词典

noun

• 一阵忙乱（或激动、兴奋等）
  an occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement, etc. within a short period of time
  1. a sudden flurry of activity
     突然的频繁活动
  2. Her arrival caused a flurry of excitement .
     她的到来引起了一阵哄动。
  3. A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness.
     黑暗中突然发出一片枪声。
• 小阵雪（或雨等）
  a small amount of snow, rain, etc. that falls for a short time and then stops
  1. snow flurries
     小雪阵阵
  2. flurries of snow
     阵阵小雪
• （纸张、织物，尤指衣服）窸窣
  a sudden short movement of paper or cloth, especially clothes
  1. The ladies departed in a flurry of silks and satins.
     女士们在一片绸缎窸窣声中离去。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (活动或兴奋心情的)一阵
  Aflurryof something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it.
  1. ...a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at ending the war.
     旨在结束战争的一系列外交活动
• (雪等的)一阵
  Aflurryof something such as snow is a small amount of it that suddenly appears for a short time and moves in a quick, swirling way.

英英释义

noun

• a rapid active commotion
  Synonym:bustlehustleadofussstir
• a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
  1. he had to close the window against the flurries
  2. there was a flurry of chicken feathers
  Synonym:snow flurry

verb

• cause to feel embarrassment
  1. The constant attention of the young man confused her
  Synonym:confusedisconcertput off
• move in an agitated or confused manner

双语例句

• A big wave turned the boat over. A flurry of wind upset the small sailboat.
  一个大浪把小船打翻了。一阵风吹翻了小帆船。
• These young fellows are all in a flurry.
  他们全都是一些毛毛楞楞的小伙子。
• This raised trade barriers in the US and set off a flurry of tit-for-tat retaliation around the world.
  这提高了美国的贸易壁垒，并在世界各地引发了一波针锋相对的报复行动。
• This flurry of evolutionary activity laid the groundwork for the emergence of great apes and humans.
  这段演化骚动期为大猿与人类的演化奠定了基础。
• There was another flurry of hospital personnel, another stretcher brought to the bed next to me.
  医护人员又是一阵慌乱，又一张担架床推到了挨着我的那张病床边上。
• In disaster or crisis situations there is usually a flurry of activities and tasks for NGO workers.
  在发生灾害时或是危机关头，非政府组织的工作人员通常会有一连串的活动和工作。
• 'Don't flurry me, my dear Paul,'said his sister;'for that destroys me.
  “别把我的心搅乱了，我亲爱的保罗，”他的妹妹说道，“因为这会毁了我。
• She got carried away in a flurry of excitement, but we brought her down to earth by reminding her of the tasks waiting to be down.
  她在一阵兴奋之中有些想入非非，但是我们提醒她还有许多事情要做，才使她从幻想回到现实中来。
• Codd's paper touched off a flurry of research into how his approach might be implemented practically.
  Codd的论文引发了一阵就如何将其方法落到实处的研究。
• Often relationships begin with a flurry of romance and then end in great dissonance, argument or strife.
  经常的，关系以浪漫激情开始，而以巨大的不和谐、争执或冲突而结束。