astir
英 [?'st??]
美
- adj. 起床的；騷動的；活動的
英文詞源
- astir (adv.)
- "up and about," 1823, from phrase on the stir, or from Scottish asteer; from stir. Old English had astyrian, which yielded Middle English ben astired "be stirred up, excited, aroused."
雙語例句
- 1. A single room at the Astir Hotel costs ￡56 a night.
- 阿斯蒂爾酒店的單人間價格是56英鎊一晚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The night was quiet, and there was no sound of anything astir.
- 夜很靜, 一點響動也沒有.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The quiet mountain village suddenly became astir.
- 寂靜的山村,頓時沸騰起來.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The whole town was astir with the news.
- 因為這條消息而全城哄動.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. News of the Queen's visIt'set the whole town astir.
- 女王到訪的消息轟動全城.
來自辭典例句