hustle

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hus·tle1 /ˈhʌsəl/ verb (hustled, hustling)

1 [transitiveT]PUSH to make someone move quickly, especially by pushing them roughly 推搡，硬挤

hustle somebody into/out of/through etc something

I was hustled out of the building by a couple of security men.

我被几个保安人员推出了大楼。

hustle somebody away

He was hustled away by police officers.

他被警察推搡着带走了。

2 [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmEENERGETICDETERMINED to do something with a lot of energy and determination 拼命干，努力干

Cindy’s not a great player, but she really hustles.

辛迪不能算是一位很优秀的球员，但是她非常努力。

3 [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE to hurry in doing something or going somewhere 匆忙做某事；仓促去某处

We need to hustle if we’re going to make this flight.

要想搭乘这趟班机，我们得抓紧时间。

4 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] American EnglishAmEDISHONEST to sell or obtain things in an illegal or dishonest way 〔用非法或不正当的手段〕兜售；诈取

thieves hustling stolen goods on the street

在街上兜售赃物的小偷

5. [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to work as a prostitute, or to be in charge of prostitutes 当妓女，卖淫；当老鸨

Examples from the Corpus

hustle• Come on, guys, let's hustle!• He stumbled on it, almost fell, then picked up the front of it and hustled after his friends.• He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.• We hustled back to the car.• I don't like answering the phone during dinner just to be hustled by some stranger.• Martin seized her arm and hustled her away.• Two policemen quickly appeared and hustled him out.• The two men were hustled into a police van and driven away.• If my wife and I hustle, it takes us fifteen minutes just to unload it all from the trailer.• Plus hustling l aura Smolensky is not cheap.• The five, organized by a Catholic pacifist group, Voices in the Wilderness, were hustled out by ushers.• Kent were hustled out for 196.• Police forced the relatives to the ground before hustling them out of Liverpool Crown Court.• He was hustled up to London to have his head cut off with less mercy than we would treat a chicken.

hustle somebody into/out of/through etc something• He made ready to step forward and hustle her out of the church.• I realized I had better hustle him out of there before he was asked about his acting career.

hustle2 noun [uncountableU]

1 BUSY PLACEbusy and noisy activity 忙碌；喧闹

the hustle and bustle of the market place

市场里的熙熙攘攘

2. American EnglishAmEDISHONEST ways of getting money that involve cheating or deceiving people 欺诈行为

3 American EnglishAmE when someone does something quickly, with a lot of effort and eagerness 卖力，努力

The team has a lot of talent but no hustle.

这支队伍很有天赋，但是不努力。

Examples from the Corpus

hustle• He figured I had a hustle of my own going and that made us birds of a feather.• He succeeded simply in insinuating himself into the lineup of Washington regulars: a huckster in continual search of a hustle.• Life was terribly hectic in the city, she thought, all hustle and bustle.• Williams brings a lot of spirit and hustle to the team.• Hey, good hustle, Paul!• Obviously, Garrett approves, saying he saw more hustle in one spring drill than he saw all last season.• He had six young girls working for him and had a pretty good smoke hustle going.• She enjoyed all the hustle and bustle of people and music.• The Pátio is an interesting oasis in which to rest from the hustle and bustle of Funchal.• The hustle and bustle of modern life occurs in the shadow of history.

hustle and bustle• Where Sampras plodded, Agassi hustled and bustled through to the second round like a man in a hurry.• But Tranmere were not all hustle and bustle.• Life was terribly hectic in the city, she thought, all hustle and bustle.• We very rarely saw the governor - especially late afternoon or evening - and there was a lot of hustle and bustle.• She enjoyed all the hustle and bustle of people and music.• A school-age child has trouble concentrating in the class-room because she is overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle.• The Pátio is an interesting oasis in which to rest from the hustle and bustle of Funchal.• I was tired of the hustle and bustle of New York.• The hustle and bustle of modern life occurs in the shadow of history.

Origin hustle1

(1600-1700) Dutch husselen “to shake”

hus·tle1 verbhustle2 noun

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