C1 verb ニュートラル

bustle

/ˈbʌs.əl/

To move in an energetic, hurried, or busy manner, often conveying a sense of purpose or commotion. It is frequently used to describe a place that is full of activity and people moving quickly to and fro.

例文

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1

Shoppers bustle through the local market every Saturday morning looking for the freshest produce.

Shoppers move busily through the local market every Saturday morning seeking fresh goods.

2

The administrative staff bustled through the corridors as they prepared for the sudden visit from the board of directors.

The office staff moved with urgent activity through the hallways to prepare for the board's visit.

3

I've been bustling around the house all day trying to get things ready for your arrival.

I have been moving around the house very busily all day to prepare for you.

語族

名詞
bustle
Verb
bustle
副詞
bustlingly
形容詞
bustling
関連
bustler
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覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'busy bee' buzzing and bustling around its hive to keep the colony running.

クイックテスト

The city center always _____ with energy during the holiday season.

正解!

正解は: bustles

例文

1

Shoppers bustle through the local market every Saturday morning looking for the freshest produce.

everyday

Shoppers move busily through the local market every Saturday morning seeking fresh goods.

2

The administrative staff bustled through the corridors as they prepared for the sudden visit from the board of directors.

formal

The office staff moved with urgent activity through the hallways to prepare for the board's visit.

3

I've been bustling around the house all day trying to get things ready for your arrival.

informal

I have been moving around the house very busily all day to prepare for you.

4

The laboratory bustled with activity as researchers hurried to finalize their data before the grant deadline.

academic

The lab was full of energetic movement as researchers worked quickly to meet the deadline.

5

The logistics hub bustled with energy following the announcement of the new distribution strategy.

business

The logistics center was full of rapid activity after the new strategy was announced.

語族

名詞
bustle
Verb
bustle
副詞
bustlingly
形容詞
bustling
関連
bustler

よく使う組み合わせ

bustle about to move around a place busily
bustle with activity to be filled with energetic movement
bustle around to move quickly within a specific area
bustle through to move rapidly through a crowd or space
bustle into to enter a place with hurried energy

よく使うフレーズ

hustle and bustle

the busy and noisy activity of a place

all a-bustle

in a state of great excitement or busy activity

bustle with life

to be incredibly vibrant and full of movement

よく混同される語

bustle vs hustle

Hustle often implies aggressive speed, pressure, or working hard for money, whereas bustle focuses on the physical, busy movement itself.

📝

使い方のコツ

The verb is usually intransitive and is often followed by prepositions like 'about', 'around', or 'with'. It carries a neutral to positive connotation of productivity and liveliness.

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よくある間違い

Learners sometimes use it to mean simply 'to move fast', but it specifically requires a sense of 'busyness' or many small tasks being done simultaneously.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'busy bee' buzzing and bustling around its hive to keep the colony running.

📖

語源

From the Middle English 'buskle', a frequentative form of 'busken', meaning 'to prepare oneself' or 'to get ready'.

文法パターン

Intransitive verb usage Often followed by 'with' + noun (e.g., bustle with excitement) Silent 't' in pronunciation
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文化的な背景

In a historical context, 'bustle' also refers to a padded undergarment used to expand the back of women's dresses in the 19th century, reflecting a different type of 'fullness'.

クイックテスト

The city center always _____ with energy during the holiday season.

正解!

正解は: bustles

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synmultery

C1

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hypertendism

C1

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prelaudhood

C1

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bisonence

C1

Describing a sound, resonance, or vibration that possesses two distinct tonal qualities or frequencies occurring simultaneously. It is most frequently used in specialized acoustic analysis and advanced music theory to describe complex auditory phenomena.

homoprimious

C1

Describing something that shares the same primary origin or occupies the same initial position within a sequence across different systems or groups. It is typically used in specialized academic contexts to denote foundational elements that are uniform in their starting state.

intramodant

C1

Relating to or occurring strictly within a single mode, channel, or system of operation without crossing over into others. It is often used in technical or academic contexts to describe data processing or sensory input that is contained within one specific modality.

anpacancy

C1

A state of chronic or unresolved vacancy in a physical or digital space, typically resulting from systemic failure, legal deadlocks, or economic stagnation. Unlike a standard vacancy, it implies a prolonged period during which a functional space remains unoccupied despite its potential utility.

bijudary

C1

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comcitful

C1

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