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 flurry of wind upset the small boat.
  一阵疾风吹翻了小船。
• 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。
• A flurry of excitement went round the crowd as the film star arrived.
  电影明星到达时，人群中发生了一阵骚动。
• The government countered with a flurry of briefings.
  政府发布了一连串的简报进行反驳。
• What's the need for such flurry?
  何须这样慌张？
• In a flurry and strident voices often make others feel nervous.
  慌慌张张而又刺耳的声音往往会让别人感到神经紧张。
• The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe. A flurry of wind upset the small sailboat.
  独木舟被汽船尾流打翻。一阵风吹翻了小帆船。
• 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。
• But to my suprise a flurry came last night.
  但对于我的意外慌张昨晚来了。
• 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。