| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_full-of-activity |
| 释义 | full of activityThese words are used to describe places or situations that are full of activity. One of the most common words for this is busy. When busy is used of places, it refers to the activity that comes from having lots of people in that place. When busy is used of situations, it refers to the activity that comes from having lots of things to do. The pub is always busy on a Friday. This is such a busy time for us. The children keep us very busy. The opposite of busy is quiet. We live in a quiet little village. For more opposites of busy, see the article at quiet. If a part of someone's life is full, that means that it involves many activities, usually pleasant or exciting ones. She leads a rich, full life. My schedule's quite full for the coming week. If a situation is very busy and full of activity, you can say it is hectic, which is a little stronger than busy. They tried to fit a holiday into their hectic schedules. Things are a bit hectic at the office. Frenetic is even stronger than hectic, and refers to a lot of excited or intense activity. It implies that the activity is almost out of control. Frenetic is used more in writing than in speech. The frenetic pace of city life is exhausting. The shops grew increasingly frenetic as the holidays arrived. Her writing is frenetic, sometimes entertaining and sometimes exhausting. If a place is bustling it is full of busy and usually pleasant activity. They moved to the bustling city centre. The shops were bustling this weekend! In informal contexts, if a place is humming, it is full of activity and excitement, and usually the sounds or voices of people. The bar was really humming last night. Something that is lively is full of energy and is interesting or exciting. We had a lively discussion about politics. The market has a friendly, lively atmosphere year-round. Related articleshaving a lot to do not available too full of vehicles |
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