flurry
n. 疾风, 飓风, 慌张 vt. 使恐慌, 使激动 vi. 慌张
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词形变化
教材释义与例句
慌张；疾风；飓风；骚动
使恐慌；使激动
慌张；激动
释义与例句
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1.
A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
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2.
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
a flurry of wind
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3.
A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
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4.
Any sudden activity; a stir.
比喻1998, Gillian Catriona Ramchand, Deconstructing the Lexicon, in Miriam Butt and Wilhelm Geuder, eds. “The Projection of Arguments” These [argument structure] modifications are important because they have provoked a flurry of investigation into argument structure operations of merger, demotion etc.
The day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.
a flurry of excitement.
a flurry of speculation.
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5.
A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
They will make your tongue smile with their homemade ice cream, which was voted "Best Taste in the USA Today." Enjoy exciting toppings to personalize your treat or a yummy sundae, flurry, smoothie, banana split or shake...
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6.
The violent spasms of a dying whale.
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An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.
The think piece provoked a flurry of media responses for the remainder of the week.
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1.
To agitate, bewilder, fluster.
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2.
To move or fall in a flurry.
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词汇关系
词源
Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).
来源：wiktionary