vt.

1. 催促；赶紧做（某事）
   I hustled the child off the school.

   我催促孩子快点去上学。

2. 猛推；硬逼
   They hustled the tramps out of town.

   他们把流浪者赶出了城。

   The police hustled the thief into their van.

   警察把小偷推进了车内。

3. 【口】兜售；（靠不正当手段）赚取[（+into）]

vi.

1. 赶紧；奔忙
   We can get there in time if we hustle.

   要是我们赶紧些，可以准时到那儿。

2. 急速行进
   He hustled off to catch the train for New York.

   他匆匆地去赶开往纽约的火车。

3. 推；挤
   He tried to hustle along through the crowd, but in vain.

   他试图挤着穿过人群，但是过不去。

4. 【口】拼命做；拼命挣钱
   John had to hustle to make enough money to support his large family.

   约翰不得不拼命做活，以挣得足够的钱来供养他那多子女的家庭。

5. 【口】骗钱
   He often hustles on the streets to pay for drugs.

   为弄到钱买毒品，他常在街上行骗。

6. 【俚】（妓女）拉客；卖淫

n.

1. 忙碌；奔忙；赶紧[U]
   I like the hustle and bustle of Marseilles.

   我喜欢马赛熙熙攘攘的景象。

2. 推；挤
3. 【口】（常指不正当的）行当，买卖

v.

1. push roughly; jostle.
   ▸force to move hurriedly or unceremoniously:

   I was hustled away.
2. informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain illicitly or by forceful action.
   ▸ (hustle someone into) pressure someone into doing something.
   ▸sell aggressively.
3. N. Amer. informal engage in prostitution.

n.

1. busy movement and activity.
2. N. Amer. informal a fraud or swindle.