flurry

noun

/ˈflʌri/

/ˈflɜːri/

(plural flurries)

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[usually singular] an occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement, etc. within a short period of time一阵忙乱（或激动、兴奋等）
- a sudden flurry of activity突然的频繁活动
- in a flurry (of something) They arrived in a flurry of excitement.他们兴奋地赶到了。
- A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness.黑暗中突然发出一阵枪声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- sudden
- initial
- …
preposition
- flurry of
phrases
- a flurry of activity
- a flurry of excitement
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a small amount of snow, rain, etc. that falls for a short time and then stops小阵雪（或雨等）
- snow flurries小雪阵阵
- flurries of snow阵阵小雪
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- snow
phrases
- a flurry of snow
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a sudden short movement of paper or cloth, especially clothes（纸张、织物，尤指衣服）窸窣
- in a flurry (of something) The ladies departed in a flurry of silks and satins.女士们在一片绸缎窸窣声中离去。

Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), probably influenced by hurry.