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词汇 hectic
释义 hectic
adjective
uk /ˈhek.tɪk/ us /ˈhek.tɪk/
C1
full of activity, or very busy and fast: 繁忙的,忙碌的
a hectic schedule满当当的日程表
hectic paceThe area has become a haven for people tired of the hectic pace of city life.这一地区成了那些厌倦城市繁忙生活的人们的安乐所。
Synonyms
feverish
frantic(HURRIED)
frenetic
manic
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

full of activity
busyThe pub is always busy on a Friday.
fullShe leads a rich, full life.
hecticThey tried to fit a holiday into their hectic schedules.
freneticThe frenetic pace of city life is exhausting.
bustlingThey moved to the bustling city centre.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Busy and active
abustle
be (as) busy as a beeidiom
be all goidiom
be at workidiom
be back in harnessidiom
boot
floruit
frenetic
frenetically
gangbusters
girlie swot
peak
plate
rev
run around
run round
run round in circlesidiom
run round like a headless chickenidiom
rush/run someone off their feetidiom
spread

hectic | American Dictionary


hectic
adjective
us/ˈhek·tɪk/
busy, fast, and full of activity:
a hectic schedule
the hectic pace of city life

hectic | Business English


hectic
adjective
uk /ˈhektɪk/us
extremely busy:
Business has been hectic recently.
a hectic day/week/month
She wants to get away from the hectic pace of New York.
Oil prices jumped over $1 a barrel, pushing up to $69 during hectic trading.
a hectic schedule/lifestyle
hectic growth/expansion/activity

Examples of hectic


hectic
The following years saw hectic activity in religious and cultural realms.
On the other hand, some frail participants who used assistive devices were unable to adjust to the schedule of activities, which they found hectic.
As a deterrent against academic analysis, the hectic pace of policy development in primary care could hardly be more effective.
But, the most hectic industrial activity in the city has been during the two world wars and the period between them-basically from 1914 to 1945.
But for religious people, especially for the houseperson, it is very hectic.
Some technologies needed to be doctored or prepared in a certain way for pupil to use within the hectic classroom environment.
Pauline compared old age with the anticipated hectic lifestyle of middle age, and envisaged a lifestyle that was slow, repetitive and boring.
In recognising the improvisatory spirit of the first march in those hectic few months, the fact that jazz should be its soundtrack begins to appear less surprising.
We trace a hectic interrelationship of thought and activity, sometimes, expansive, sometimes minimal (a single brief sentence and signature in a guest-book - though a significant one).
Tapsell argues that hectic political activity continued notwithstanding the absence of a parliament after 1681.
This explains the hectic glow in the eyes of the daughters - but not the "rapid grasp" that sounds more like the onset of a heart attack.
Life is hectic and, as professionals, we are in a permanent rush.
Fifteen hectic minutes later the translation is completed.
We were in the midst of a hectic era of cutthroat competition.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The world, already undergoing a hectic boom since 1972, was plunging towards accelerating inflation.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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