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单词 hurly-burly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hurl•y-burl•y /ˈhɜrliˈbɜrli, -ˌbɜr-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. noisy disorder and confusion;
    commotion;
    uproar.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hurl•y-burl•y  (hûrlē bûrlē, -bûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -burl•ies, adj. 
n. 
  1. noisy disorder and confusion;
    commotion;
    uproar;
    tumult.

adj. 
  1. full of commotion;
    tumultuous.
  • alteration of hurling (and) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in its (now obsolete) sense of tumult, uproar 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hurly-burly /ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ/ n ( pl hurly-burlies)
  1. confusion or commotion
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in obsolete sense of uproar
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