1
- with obj. push roughly; jostle推搡, 猛推; 挤:
they were hissed and hustled as they went in.
他们进去的时候, 人们嘘声一片, 把他们推来挤去。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction强力将(某人往特定方向)赶:
I was hustled away to a cold cell.
我被强迫带至寒冷的单人牢房。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction push one's way; bustle奋力前行; 急速前进, 奔忙:
Stockwell hustled into the penalty area.
斯托克韦尔急速插入罚球区。
2
- with obj. informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain by forceful action or persuasion〈非正式, 主北美〉(粗暴地)取得, 诈取。
2.1
hustle someone into
coerce or pressure someone into doing or choosing something迫使(某人)做(或选择)某事。
2.2
- sell aggressively兜售; 挜卖:
he hustled his company's oil around the country.
他在全国兜售他公司的油。
2.3
- steal; swindle偷窃; 诈骗:
Linda hustled money from men she met.
琳达从她遇到的男人身上骗钱。
3
- no obj. N. Amer. informal engage in prostitution〈北美, 非正式〉拉客, 卖淫。
1
- mass noun busy movement and activity忙碌; 奔忙:
the hustle and bustle of the big cities.
大城市的熙攘忙碌。
2
- N. Amer. informal a fraud or swindle〈北美, 非正式〉欺诈行为; 欺骗手段。
短语
hustle one's butt(或〈粗俚〉ass)
- N. Amer. informal move or act quickly〈北美, 非正式〉麻利点干; 抓紧点走。
词源
late 17th cent. (originally in the sense 'shake, toss'): from Middle Dutch hutselen. The senses 'sell aggressively', 'swindle' were adopted from US usage. Sense 3 dates from the early 20th cent.