怎样用英语表达“热闹”的丰富内涵

热闹这个词在中文里可以说是非常高频且接地气的词汇了，相比大家日常生活中也会经常用到或听到。

小编仔细一品，这个词可不简单，意义内涵相当丰富，你可以描述一个场景、一个事件、一个人很热闹，甚至可以用做动词，比如说把气氛“热闹”起来。

可不，咱中国人就爱热热闹闹的，那么用英文怎么来表达“热闹”的丰富内涵呢？

翻一下汉英词典，发现热闹的英文释义是：

lively; bustling with noise and excitement; (where it is) abustle and astir; boisterous:

基本上是处理成了形容词，但是在具体应用中，热闹的英文表达可以千变万化

不妨在具体的例子里品味一下：

1. 处理成形容词 lively, noisy and bustling, boisterous

尼采斯是科孚岛上最热闹的度假胜地，满是酒吧、迪斯科舞厅和餐馆。

Benitses is the noisiest resort on Corfu, with bars, discos and tavernas.

你一言，我一语，谈得很热闹。

A lively conversation went on with everybody joining in.

街上热闹着呢。

The street is bustling with noise and excitement.

2.处理成名词 liveliness, noise, excitement,din

但热闹是他们的，我什么也没有。

But the liveliness is theirs, I have nothing.

小栓也趁着热闹，拚命咳嗽；

Under cover of the noise, the child was seized by a paroxysm of coughing.

那里气氛安宁而不热闹。

Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.

热闹的人际交往与似乎永远都在纠缠的杂事，也随着太白星的闪烁而飘去，

The din of social activities and the seemingly never-ending chores have also ebbed away as Venus starts to glitter.

3.处理成动词 hum, liven up, enliven

只有在周六周日跳蚤市场开市时，这片场地才会热闹起来。

The arena livens up only on Saturdays and Sundays when a flea market is open there.

周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。

On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.

宴会常常会因为一些非常诙谐的讲话而气氛活跃，热闹非凡。

The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches.

4.看热闹

看热闹是一个非常生活化的口语，其实就是吃瓜群众围观的意思

布兰德挤到看热闹的人群中央。

Brand elbowed his way to the centre of the group of bystanders.

阿Q本来是爱看热闹，爱管闲事的，便在暗中直寻过去。

Ah Q, who always liked excitement and enjoyed poking his nose into other people's business, went looking for the noise in the darkness.

他们决不会在一边看热闹。

In no case will they look on passively.

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