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　

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。

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.

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

He walked in a flurry.
他慌慌张张的走。
A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
一阵疾风吹翻了小船。
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。
The approach follows a flurry of deals in Australia's and New Zealand's energy and infrastructure sectors.
在此之前，澳大利亚和新西兰的能源和基建领域已出现了一小股交易热潮。
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。
There has been a flurry of gas deals out of China this month.
本月，中国企业签署了一系列天然气交易合同。
We have recently witnessed a flurry of comment in the US on the long-running stagnation of wages.
最近，针对薪资水平长期停滞的状况，美国国内出现了一连串的评论。
Flurry said it already tracks 33 million devices in South Korea.
Flurry表示已经跟踪了韩国的330万台设备。
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。
China and Brazil announced a flurry of deals Thursday, ranging from passenger-jet sales to power-grid investments.
中国和巴西上周四宣布了从客机采购到电网投资等一系列协议。