flurry
英['flʌrɪ]
美['flɝi]
- n. 慌张；疾风；飓风；骚动
- vt. 使恐慌；使激动
- vi. 慌张；激动
词态变化
复数: flurries;
助记提示
1、flutter + hurry.
2. 谐音“慌乱了，慌乱里、慌乱你”。
3. Flurry: 移动数据分析公司：http://www.flurry.com/ 体现了那种数据波动及数据波动曲线的特性、特点。
中文词源
flurry 一阵忙乱，小阵雨（雪）
来自辅音丛fl, 扑腾，拍打，拟声词，词源同flap, flip, flutter. 引申词义忙乱，窸窣的声音，小阵雨，小阵雪等。
英文词源
- flurry (n.)
- "snow squall" 1828, American English; earlier with a sense of "commotion, state of perturbed action" (1710), "a gust, a squall" (1690s); perhaps imitative, or else from 17c. flurr "to scatter, fly with a whirring noise," which is perhaps from Middle English flouren "to sprinkle, as with flour" (late 14c.).
- flurry (v.)
- 1757, "produce agitation of feeling in, confuse by excitement," from flurry (n.). From 1883 of snow. Related: Flurried; flurries; flurrying.
双语例句
- 1. a sudden flurry of activity
- 突然的频繁活动
来自《权威词典》
- 2. These young fellows are all in a flurry.
- 他们全都是一些毛毛楞楞的小伙子.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
- 一阵疾风吹翻了小船.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. There was a flurry of activity as the film star appeared on the balcony.
- 那名影星在阳台上一露面就引发了一阵骚动.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》