hustle
v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
push (sb) roughly and hurriedly; jostle; shove 推搡(某人); 猛推; 擠撞
The police hustled the thief out of the house and into their van. 警察把那個竊賊推搡出房子又推進囚車里.
The thief was hustled off (to gaol). 那竊賊被推推搡搡(進入監房).
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (into sth/doing sth) make sb act quickly and without time to consider things 催促(某人); 催趕(某人)
I was hustled into (making) a hasty decision. 我在催逼之下匆匆地做出決定.
3 [I] hurry; push one's way 匆忙; 擠撞著走
people hustling and bustling all around us 在我們的周圍熙來攘往的人.
4 [Tn] (infml 口 esp US) sell or obtain (sth) by energetic (and sometimes deceitful) activity 竭力地(有時以欺詐手段)兜售或獲取(某事物).
5 [I] (US sl 俚) work as a prostitute 賣淫. hustle, n [U]
busy energetic activity 忙碌; 奔忙
I hate all the hustle (and bustle) of Saturday shopping. 我討厭星期六買東西那麼擠來擠去的.