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单词 hectic
释义
hectic
adjective
uk
/ˈhek.tɪk/us
/ˈhek.tɪk/
C1
fullofactivity, or verybusyandfast:
繁忙的，忙碌的
a hecticschedule满当当的日程表
Theareahasbecomea haven forpeopletiredof the hecticpaceofcitylife.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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Busy and active
  • abustle
  • arena
  • be (as) busy as a beeidiom
  • be all goidiom
  • be at workidiom
  • be back in harnessidiom
  • boot
  • frenetic
  • frenetically
  • gangbusters
  • girlie swot
  • hard-working
  • plate
  • rev
  • run round in circlesidiom
  • run round like a headless chickenidiom
  • rush/runsomeoneofftheirfeetidiom
  • scurry
  • spread
  • spreadyourselftoo thinidiom
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(Definition ofhecticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hectic| American Dictionary

hectic
adjective
us
/ˈhek·tɪk/
busy,fast, andfullofactivity:
a hecticschedule
the hecticpaceofcitylife
(Definition ofhecticfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

hectic| Business English

hectic
adjective
uk
/ˈhektɪk/us
extremelybusy:
Business has been hecticrecently.
ahecticday/week/month
Shewantsto get away from thehecticpaceof New York.
Oilpricesjumpedover $1 abarrel,pushingup to $69 duringhectictrading.
ahecticschedule/lifestyle
hecticgrowth/expansion/activity
(Definition ofhecticfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhectic

hectic
The following years sawhecticactivity in religious and cultural realms.
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On the other hand, some frail participants who used assistive devices were unable to adjust to the schedule of activities, which they foundhectic.
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As a deterrent against academic analysis, thehecticpace of policy development in primary care could hardly be more effective.
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But, the mosthecticindustrial activity in the city has been during the two world wars and the period between them-basically from 1914 to 1945.
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But for religious people, especially for the houseperson, it is veryhectic.
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Some technologies needed to be doctored or prepared in a certain way for pupil to use within thehecticclassroom environment.
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Pauline compared old age with the anticipatedhecticlifestyle of middle age, and envisaged a lifestyle that was slow, repetitive and boring.
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In recognising the improvisatory spirit of the first march in thosehecticfew months, the fact that jazz should be its soundtrack begins to appear less surprising.
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We trace ahecticinterrelationship of thought and activity, sometimes, expansive, sometimes minimal (a single brief sentence and signature in a guest-book - though a significant one).
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Tapsell argues thathecticpolitical activity continued notwithstanding the absence of a parliament after 1681.
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This explains thehecticglow in the eyes of the daughters - but not the "rapid grasp" that sounds more like the onset of a heart attack.
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Life ishecticand, as professionals, we are in a permanent rush.
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Fifteenhecticminutes later the translation is completed.
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We were in the midst of ahecticera of cutthroat competition.
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The world, already undergoing ahecticboom since 1972, was plunging towards accelerating inflation.
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