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单词 hurly-burly
释义 hurly-burly
I. \|hərlē|bərlē, |hə̄lē|bə̄lē, |həilē|bəilē, -li|...li\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably alteration & reduplication of hurling (gerund of hurl) (I)
1. : confusion, turmoil, tumult, uproar
 < through all the hurly-burly of the days immediately preceding election — A.D.H.Smith >
 < men and women relaxing after a hard day in the hurly-burly of the garment district — Al Hine >
 < delighted in the hurly-burly of her uninhibited conversation — Ellery Sedgwick >
2. : an act or instance of tumult : melee
 < in the hurly-burly the poet is seized by the enemy — Donald Davidson >
II. adjective
: tumultuous, confused
 < outrageous clothes and hurly-burly antics — G.E.Fox >
III. adverb
obsolete : in a hurly-burly manner
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