| 单词 | busy/not busy |
| 释义 | busy/not busybusy/have a lot to do1 a busy person2 a busy time3 not busybusy place4 a busy place5 a time when a place is busy6 a place that is not busy7 a time when a place is not busybusy/not available8 busyrelated wordswhen you do not have enough time to do something 没有足够时间做某事 time,see alsowork hard,1. a busy person 忙碌的人 busy /ˈbɪzi/ [adjective] having a lot of things you should do 忙碌的；繁忙的 she's very busy -- it's her daughter's wedding next week. 她非常忙——下周她女儿要举行婚礼。 angela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice. 安杰拉越来越郁闷，但她丈夫因太忙没有注意到这情况。 not now stephen, i'm busy. 现在不行，斯蒂芬，我正忙着呢。busy doing something critics say the mayor is too busy campaigning to do his job properly. 批评者说市长过于忙着竞选宣传，因而未能做好分内事。busy with she was busy with business matters so we decided not to burden her with our problems. 她正忙于公事，所以我们决定不再拿我们的难题去增加她的负担。keep somebody busy he's retired now, but his work for the youth club keeps him busy. 他现已退休，但还在为青年俱乐部做事，所以一直很忙。 busily [adjective] the chefs were busily preparing hundreds of tantalizing dishes for the banquet. 厨师们正忙着为宴会准备数百道令人垂涎欲滴的菜。 have a lot to do /hæv ə ˌlɒt tə ˈduːǁ-ˌlɑːt-/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to have to do a lot of things, and need to hurry or work hard 有许多事情要做 i'm sorry i can't talk -- i have a lot to do before my wife gets home. 很抱歉我不能多讲，在妻子回家之前我有许多事要做。an awful lot to do used to emphasize you have a lot to do 有非常多的事要做 let's get started. we have an awful lot to do and not much time to do it. 我们开始吧。我们有非常多的事情要做，而时间又不多。 have a lot on british have a lot going on american /hæv ə ˌlɒt ˈɒn, hæv ə ˌlɒt gəʊɪŋ ˈɒnǁ-ˌlɑːt-/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be busy, especially because you have arranged to do a lot of things during a short period 有很多事情要忙 he says he'll try and see you as soon as possible, but he has a lot going on this afternoon. 他说会尽快见你，但他今天下午很忙。 we've got so much on at work i couldn't possibly go on holiday now. 我们的工作很忙，所以我现在不可能去度假。 be rushed/run off your feet /biː ˌrʌʃt, ˌrʌn ɒf jɔːʳ ˈfiːt/ [verb phrase] especially british, spoken to be very busy and always in a hurry, because you have a lot of things to do 【尤英，口】忙得不可开交 it's my son's birthday party tomorrow. i've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it. 明天是我儿子的生日聚会。为了做准备工作，我一直忙个不停。 all the sales assistants are run off their feet. the shop ought to take on more staff. 营业员全都忙个不停，商店里应该增加人手。 be up to your ears/neck in /biː ˌʌp tə jɔːr ˈɪəʳz, ˈnek ɪn/ [verb phrase] especially spoken to be extremely busy because you have a lot of work to do in your job 【尤口】埋头忙于；忙得不可开交 i'm sorry i can't talk to you now -- i'm up to my neck in paperwork. 很抱歉我现在无法与你谈话，我正忙于处理文件。 teachers nowadays are up to their ears in administration and don't have much time for teaching. 现今的老师都忙于行政工作，没有多少时间教学。 be under (a lot of) pressure /biː ˌʌndər (ə lɒtǁlɑːt əv) ˈpreʃəʳ/ [verb phrase] to be very busy, especially because other people are making you work hard, or because you have to do something by a particular time 处于工作压力之下 jerry says he's under a lot of pressure at the moment from his boss. 杰里说眼下老板给他施加了很大的压力。work under pressure some people don't work well under pressure. 有些人在压力下就不能把工作做好。 be snowed under /biː ˌsnəʊd ˈʌndəʳ/ [verb phrase] especially british to be extremely busy and hardly able to deal with all the work you have to do 【尤英】被［工作］压得透不过气来，［工作多得］忙不过来 don't expect any help from them -- they're snowed under at the moment. 不要指望从他们那里得到任何帮助，他们眼下正忙得透不过气来。be snowed under with since the hurricane, builders and roofers have been snowed under with work. 飓风过后，建筑工人和盖屋顶的工人一直忙得团团转。 be on the go /biː ɒn ðə ˈgəʊ/ [verb phrase] spoken to be very busy for a period of time, especially when this makes you tired 【口】忙个不停 i've been on the go all week -- i'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend now. 我一整个星期都在忙个不停——正盼望周末放松一下呢。 she's always on the go. i don't know how she does it. 她总是忙忙碌碌。我不知道她是怎么过的。 have your hands full /hæv jɔːʳ ˌhændz ˈfʊl/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be busy because you have to deal with a lot of different jobs or problems, so that you do not have time to do anything else 忙得不可开交 i'm sorry i can't help you -- i have my hands full right now. 很抱歉我帮不了你—此刻我正忙得不可开交。have your hands full with you must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after. 你有这么多工作要做，还要照顾孩子，肯定是忙得脱不开身了。have your hands full doing something the mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts. 墨西哥政府要打一场三面受敌的仗简直是穷于应付了。2. a busy time 繁忙的时候 busy /ˈbɪzi/ [adjective] i'm going to bed. we have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow. 我要去睡觉了。明天我们要忙一天呢。 when you are in the police force, the night shift is always busiest. 当警察上夜班总是最忙的。 restaurant managers often employ temporary staff at busy times of the year. 餐馆经理常在一年中最忙的时候雇用临时工。 full /fʊl/ [adjective usually before noun] full day/morning/week etc a day, morning etc in which you have arranged to do a lot of things 忙碌的一天/一个早上/一周等 tomorrow will be a very full day. you have several clients to see and two meetings in the afternoon. 明天的日程非常紧密。你要会见几个客户，下午还要开两个会。 hectic /ˈhektɪk/ [adjective] a time or situation that is hectic is extremely busy and you are always rushing and often excited or worried ［时间或情况］繁忙的；忙乱的 it was really hectic at work today. 今天的工作非常繁忙。 he'd just returned from a hectic 10-day trip to new york. 他去纽约马不停蹄地工作了十天，刚刚回来。 i know you have a hectic schedule, but could you pick something up for me on your way home? 我知道你有很多事要做，但你回家时能顺道帮我买点东西吗？ it's all go /ɪts ˌɔːl ˈgəʊ/ british spoken say this when you are very busy and have no time to relax, especially because a lot of things are happening 【英口】忙个不停 it's all go around here this morning. ten new orders, all marked "urgent'. 今天上午这里真忙个不停。来了十张新订单，上面都标着“紧急”的字样。3. not busy 不忙碌的 be not busy /biː nɒt ˈbɪzi/ [verb phrase] let's find a time when you're not so busy, and talk about this calmly. 等你不这么忙的时候，大家心平气和地谈谈这件事吧。 hopefully by march we won't be so busy. 但愿到了3月份我们就不会这么忙了。 not have much to do /nɒt hæv mʌtʃ tə ˈduː/ [verb phrase] especially spoken to not be busy -- use this especially to say that you have enough time to do other things 【尤口】没多少事可做［尤用于指有足够的时间做其他事］ i could help if you want -- i don't have much to do this weekend. 你需要的话我可以帮你，这个周末我没多少事可做。4. a busy place 繁忙的地方 busy /ˈbɪzi/ [adjective] even though it was eight o'clock the market was still busy. 尽管已经8点钟了，市场上仍很热闹。 paris nowadays is a busy and crowded metropolis. 巴黎如今是一个繁忙而拥挤的大都市。 the main road is busy, so be careful when you try to cross it. 主路上交通繁忙，横过时要小心。 this is a very busy area, what with the school, the bus station, and the new shopping mall. 这是个非常热闹的地区，因为有学校，有公共汽车站，还有新建的购物商场。 lively /ˈlaɪvli/ [adjective] a bar, restaurant, club etc that is lively is noisy and full of people who are enjoying themselves ［酒吧、餐馆、俱乐部等］热闹的；熙熙攘攘的 we got to the disco at about 10 o'clock and it was already quite lively. 我们在10点钟左右到达迪斯科舞厅，那里已经相当热闹了。 it's the liveliest bar in town, very popular with the tourists. 这是城里最热闹的酒吧，很受游客欢迎。 bustling /ˈbʌslɪŋ/ [adjective usually before noun] a bustling town, street, area etc is busy and noisy, with a lot of people walking about, going in and out of shops etc ［城镇、街道、地区等］热闹的；喧闹的；繁忙的 the bustling downtown area of chicago is dotted with massive new office developments. 芝加哥的闹市区到处都是新建的办公大楼。 the old market is a busy, bustling place, full of local colour. 旧市场是一个繁忙热闹的地方，充满了地方色彩。5. a time when a place is busy 某地繁忙的时候 busy /ˈbɪzi/ [adjective] the morning is our busy time here. it's quieter in the afternoon. 我们这里上午很热闹，下午就比较安静。 july is our busiest month, when all the tourists come. 7月是我们最忙的一个月，所有游客都在这时候来。 hectic /ˈhektɪk/ [adjective] extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry, and often feel worried or excited 忙碌的；忙得团团转的 in the last hectic weeks before the show started we were practically living in the theatre to get it ready on time. 演出前的最后几周非常忙，我们实际上是住在剧院里，以便为这台戏的按时上演作好准备。 there are two hundred guests arriving in one hour! that's why things are so hectic! 一小时内来了二百位客人！所以才会忙得团团转！ rush hour /ˈrʌʃ aʊəʳ/ [singular noun] the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work at the same time ［上下班的］高峰时间，交通拥挤时间 the rush hour in most british cities does not start until about 8 o'clock. 在英国大部分城市里，交通高峰时间大约是在8点钟以后。 the buses are so crowded during the rush hour, you never get a seat. 高峰时间里公共汽车非常拥挤，你根本不可能坐到位子。 peak /piːk/ [adjective only before noun] the peak time or period is the time when shops, roads, trains etc are busiest ［时间或时期］高峰的；最繁忙的 there should be more buses to cope with the extra passengers at peak times. 公共汽车在繁忙时间应增加班次以接载额外的乘客。 we usually have two people working in the shop, but at peak periods we employ extra staff. 我们店里一般有两名工作人员，但在旺季我们会增聘人手。 in the peak month of july the market sold three hundred tons of melons a day. 在7月份这个旺季里，市场上一天就可以售出300吨甜瓜。 the rush /ðə ˈrʌʃ/ [singular noun] a very busy time when a lot of people are shopping or travelling 特别忙碌的时期；［购物或旅游的］热潮 buy your tickets early and avoid the rush. 你们要早些买票，以避开争购热潮。the christmas/summer/weekend etc rush we're building up our stocks of books and toys to get ready for the christmas rush. 我们正在增加书籍和玩具的存货，为圣诞购物潮作好准备。 the hustle and bustle /ðə ˌhʌsəl ən ˈbʌsəl/ [noun phrase] when there are a lot of people moving around and doing things, especially in a busy town or city ［尤指城镇的］熙来攘往；喧闹 relax on the beach or enjoy the hustle and bustle of the busy fishing port. 要么在海滩上尽情放松，要么去观赏一下繁忙的渔港中那熙来攘往的景象。 it's hard to imagine that the park is only a few minutes’ walk from the hustle and bustle of midtown manhattan. 很难想象从热闹的曼哈顿中心到那个公园只需要走几分钟的路。 the season /ðə ˈsiːzən/ [singular noun] the time of year when a tourist area is busy and a lot of people go there 旅游旺季 the season begins in may, and most of the hotels open then. 旅游旺季从5月开始，到时候大部分旅馆都开始营业。 this place gets so crowded during the season. it's much nicer in the winter when the tourists have gone. 旅游旺季时这个地方非常拥挤。冬天等游客都走了就好多了。in season during the season 旅游旺季时 don't travel to benidorm in season. the hotels are crowded. 不要在旺季里去贝尼多姆旅游，酒店里都挤满了人。high season/low season when a place is busiest or least busy 旺季/淡季 they put their prices up considerably during the high season. 旺季时他们就大幅度抬价。6. a place that is not busy 不繁忙的地方 quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ [adjective] the house is quiet now that the kids are gone. 小孩现在都出去了，屋子里很安静。 madison plains, ohio, is a quiet community of 1200 inhabitants. 俄亥俄州的麦迪逊·普莱恩斯是个宁静的社区，有1,200个居民居住。 sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ [adjective usually before noun] a sleepy place, especially a small town or village, is never busy and very little happens there ［尤指小镇或村庄］寂静的；冷清的 sticklepath is a sleepy little town right in the heart of the devonshire countryside. 斯蒂克尔帕斯是德文郡乡村中部的一座寂静小镇。 it was a sleepy provincial hotel, not used to having more than two people staying there at any one time. 那是在都城以外的一家很冷清的小旅舍，一般同时接待不超过两个客人。7. a time when a place is not busy 某地方不忙碌的时候 quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ [adjective] a quiet day, weekend etc is one in which there is very little business or activity and very few people ［日子、周末等］清静的，清闲的 it's been a very quiet morning so far. only two people came in, and neither of them bought anything. 今天早上到现在为止一直很清静。只来了两个人，而且什么也没买。 even on a quiet weekend there are plenty of people on the beach. 即使是在清静的周末，海滩上也有许多人。 this time of the year is always quiet. it gets busy again after winter. 每年这时候总是很清静，冬天一过又会热闹起来。 slow /sləʊ/ [adjective] a slow period of time in a shop or business is one in which there are very few customers and there is very little business ［商店或企业］生意清淡的 things have been slow, real slow, for months now. 生意一直很清淡，非常清淡，到现在已经有几个月了。 february is the slowest month in the tourist trade. 2月份是旅游业最清淡的季节。 off-peak /ˌɒf ˈpiːk◂/ [adjective] especially british the off-peak time, period etc is the time when trains, hotels, tourist areas etc are not busy 【尤英】非繁忙的；淡季的 at off-peak times senior citizens can use the sports centre at reduced rates. 在非繁忙时间长者可以优惠价使用运动中心的设施。 take advantage of off-peak reductions for package holidays. 去享受淡季包价旅游的优惠价吧。 off-peak [adverb] if you can travel off-peak it will be cheaper and the trains will be less crowded. 你如果在淡季旅游，不但花费较少，而且火车也不那么拥挤。 in the off-season also out of season british /ɪn ði ˈɒf ˌsiːzən, ˌaʊt əv ˈsiːzən/ [adverb] if you go to a tourist area in the off-season or out of season, you go there during that part of the year when it is not busy and is usually cheaper 在旅游淡季 we had arrived in biarritz out of season and most of the hotels were closed. 我们在旅游淡季到达比亚里茨，那时大部分旅馆都已歇业。 if you go for a holiday in the off-season, you'll find some real bargains. 如果你在旅游淡季去度假，费用会很便宜。during the off-season during the off-season, rates start at $75 per night for a cabin that sleeps two. 在淡季期间，一间双人住的小木屋每晚收费由75美元起。8. busy 忙碌的 be busy /biː ˈbɪzi/ [verb phrase] when you cannot do something because you have already arranged to do something else 忙碌 ‘can i speak to nigel?’ ‘i'm sorry, he's busy right now. can he call you back later?’ “请奈杰尔听电话好吗？”“抱歉，他正忙着。他稍后给你回电话行吗？” i kept asking her to come out for a drink but for some reason she was always busy. 我常常叫她出来喝一杯，可不知怎么的她总是说忙。 have something on /hæv ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒn/ [verb phrase not in progressive] british spoken to have already arranged to do something, for example to meet someone or to go to a party, so that you are unable to do something else that someone has invited you to do 【英口】已安排了做某事 do you have anything on saturday night? 你周六晚上有安排吗？ if you're not doing anything tomorrow, you could come to the beach with us. not available /nɒt əˈveɪləbəl/ [adjective] if you are told that someone is not available when you ask to see them or to speak to them on the telephone, you cannot see them or speak to them because they are busy doing something else 没空的，正忙着的 i'm sorry, mrs evans isn't available at the moment. shall i get her to call you back? 抱歉，埃文斯太太眼下正忙着。我让她回电话给你好吗？ have a previous/prior engagement /hæv ə ˌpriːviəs, ˌpraɪər ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/ [verb phrase not in progressive] formal to have already made a definite arrangement to do something, so that you cannot do something else -- used especially when you are replying to an invitation 【正式】事先已有安排［尤用于回复邀请］ i'll just check her diary, she may have a prior engagement. 我这就去看一下她的工作日程，她也许已有了安排。 mr lewis regrets that he is unable to attend, owing to a previous engagement. 刘易斯先生已另有约在先，所以很遗憾无法出席。 be tied up /biː ˌtaɪd ˈʌp/ [verb phrase] to be busy in your job, for example because you have a lot of work to do or you have an important meeting, and therefore unable to do anything else 忙得脱不开身 i'm sorry, he's tied up at the moment. could you call back later? 对不起，他现在忙得脱不开身。请晚些时候再打电话来好吗？ i can't see you tomorrow, i'm tied up all day. 我明天无法与你见面，我要忙一整天。 |
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