hectic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hec·tic /ˈhektɪk/ adjective 1 BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOvery busy or full of activity 繁忙的，忙乱的 I’ve had a pretty hectic day. 我忙乱了一整天。 a hectic social life 繁忙的社交生活► see thesaurus at busy2 written if your face is a hectic colour, it is very pink 〔脸〕潮红的 the hectic flush on her cheeks 她双颊的潮红
Examples from the Corpus
hectic• He'd just returned from a hectic 10-day trip to New York.• The summer of 1990 was too hectic.• There are two hundred guests arriving in one hour! That's why things are so hectic!• The last few days had been hectic and exhausting.• It was pretty hectic - and scary.• It was really hectic at work today.• Time spent in taking stock is time well spent, even in the middle of a hectic day.• The Navy has spent several hectic days examining the wayward bombs.• I know we all enjoyed every minute of the three hectic months.• Peter Hall directs all this at a hectic pace around Carl Toms's lavish set.• During the month of hectic packing and training at Fort Benning, I barely knew who they were.• I know you have a hectic schedule, but could you pick something up for me on your way home?• It's been a pretty hectic week.• In the last hectic weeks before the show started we were practically living in the theatre to get it ready on time.From Longman Business Dictionaryhectichec‧tic /ˈhektɪk/ adjective FINANCEhectic trading is when a lot of people buy and sell shares, currencies etchectic trading in which 3.1 million shares changed handsOrigin hectic (1300-1400) Old French etique, from Greek hektikos “done as a habit, suffering from tuberculosis”, from exis “state of body or mind”hec·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
very Business activity Corpus of full busy or
hectic
hec‧tic /ˈhektɪk/
adjective
I’ve had a pretty hectic day.
a hectic social life
2. written if your face is a hectic colour, it is very pink:
the hectic flush on her cheeks
■ time
▪busy use this about times when you have a lot of things you need to do: We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow. | July and August are our busiest times.
▪hectic a hectic time or situation is extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry and often feel excited or worried: It was really hectic at work today. | The band had a hectic recording schedule.
▪the rush hour the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work: The buses are so crowded during the rush hour you never get a seat. | In most British cities the rush hour does not start until about 8 o'clock.
hec‧tic /ˈhektɪk/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: etique, from Greek hektikos 'done as a habit, suffering from tuberculosis', from exis 'state of body or mind'
1. very busy or full of activity:Language: Old French
Origin: etique, from Greek hektikos 'done as a habit, suffering from tuberculosis', from exis 'state of body or mind'
2. written if your face is a hectic colour, it is very pink:
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