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hustle

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hustle
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he / she / it hustles
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past simple hustled
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past participle hustled
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-ing form hustling
🔊/ˈhʌslɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] hustle somebody + adv./prep. to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way推搡；猛推
    • He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room.他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。🔊🔊
    • I was hustled into a waiting car.我被推搡进一辆等候着的汽车。
    • She was hustled away by some police officers.她被一些警察赶走了。
  2. [transitive] hustle somebody (into something) to force somebody to make a decision before they are ready or sure催促（某人作决定）
    • All the family felt that Stephen had been hustled into the engagement by Claire.整个家庭都觉得克莱尔（Stephen Claire）曾把斯蒂芬（Stephen）赶上了婚约。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
  3. [transitive, intransitive] hustle (something) (informal, especially North American English) to sell or obtain something, often illegally（常指非法地）兜售，取得
    • to hustle dope兜售麻醉品
    • They survive by hustling on the streets.他们靠沿街兜售为生。🔊🔊
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
  4. [intransitive] (North American English, informal) to act in an aggressive way or with a lot of energy强行；强迫；硬干
  5. [intransitive] (North American English) to work as a prostitute当妓女
    6. Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. Sense (5) dates from the early 20th cent.

hustle

noun
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[uncountable]
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  1. busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one place忙碌喧嚣
    • We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend.我们周末时躲开了城市的拥挤喧嚣。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. Sense (5) dates from the early 20th cent.