flurry

n. 慌张；疾风；飓风；骚动

vt. 使恐慌；使激动

vi. 慌张；激动

中文词源

flurry 一阵忙乱，小阵雨（雪）

来自辅音丛fl, 扑腾，拍打，拟声词，词源同flap, flip, flutter. 引申词义忙乱，窸窣的声音，小阵雨，小阵雪等。

flurry (n.): "snow squall" 1828, American English; earlier with a sense of "commotion, state of perturbed action" (1710), "a gust, a squall" (1690s); perhaps imitative, or else from 17c. flurr "to scatter, fly with a whirring noise," which is perhaps from Middle English flouren "to sprinkle, as with flour" (late 14c.).
flurry (v.): 1757, "produce agitation of feeling in, confuse by excitement," from flurry (n.). From 1883 of snow. Related: Flurried; flurries; flurrying.

1、flutter + hurry.2. 谐音“慌乱了，慌乱里、慌乱你”。3. Flurry: 移动数据分析公司：http://www.flurry.com/ 体现了那种数据波动及数据波动曲线的特性、特点。

4. There was a flurry of activity as the film star appeared on the balcony.: 那名影星在阳台上一露面就引发了一阵骚动.

5. She got carried away in a flurry of excitement, but we brought her down to earth by reminding her of the tasks waiting to be down.: 她在一阵兴奋之中有些想入非非, 但是我们提醒她还有许多事情要做,才使她从幻想回到现实中来.