hus·tle

verb

/ˈhʌsl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hustle	/ˈhʌsl/ /ˈhʌsl/
he / she / it hustles	/ˈhʌslz/ /ˈhʌslz/
past simple hustled	/ˈhʌsld/ /ˈhʌsld/
past participle hustled	/ˈhʌsld/ /ˈhʌsld/
-ing form hustling	/ˈhʌslɪŋ/ /ˈhʌslɪŋ/

[transitive] hustle somebody + adv./prep. to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way推搡；猛推
- He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room.他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。
- I was hustled into a waiting car.我被推搡进一辆等候着的汽车。
- She was hustled away by some police officers.她被一些警察强行带走。
[transitive] hustle somebody (into something) to force somebody to make a decision before they are ready or sure催促（某人做决定）
- All the family felt that Stephen had been hustled into the engagement by Claire.全家人都觉得斯蒂芬是被克莱尔催促订婚的。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
[transitive, intransitive] hustle (something) (informal, especially North American English) to sell or obtain something, often illegally（常指非法地）兜售，取得
- to hustle dope兜售麻醉品
- They survive by hustling on the streets.他们靠沿街兜售为生。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
[intransitive] (North American English, informal) to act in an aggressive way or with a lot of energy强行；强迫；硬干
[intransitive] (North American English) to work as a prostitute当妓女

Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. Sense (5) dates from the early 20th cent.

noun

/ˈhʌsl/

[uncountable] busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one place忙碌喧嚣
- We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend.我们周末时躲开了城市的拥挤喧嚣。
[countable] (North American English, informal) a situation in which somebody uses dishonest or illegal methods in order to achieve something, usually to get money某人使用不诚实或非法方法来实现某些目标（通常是为了获取金钱）的情况
- Many ex-convicts find it hard to get regular work and return to their old hustles in order to survive.许多刑满释放人员发现很难找到正常的工作，为了生存又回到原来的生活。
- There is a long list of hustles used to avoid the draft. 为了避免选秀，人们采取了一长串的手段。
see also side hustleTopics Crime and punishmentc2

Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. Sense (5) dates from the early 20th cent.