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单词 hurly
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hurly


hurly

(ˈhɜːlɪ) npl -liespl -lies1. commotion; hurly-burly; uproar; confusion2. a variant spelling of hurley3. dialect Scot a large wheeled barrow or hand-cart

hurl•y

(ˈhɜr li)

n., pl. hurl•ies. commotion; hurly-burly.

hurly


hurly-burly

A wild and chaotic situation. Boy, it was a real hurly burly in there once the kids started tearing into their Christmas presents.

hurly burly

A noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”See also: burly, hurly
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