busily

/ˈbɪzəɫi/ adv A2

in a very active way

Word Origin Busily comes from busy, which goes back to Old English bisig 'occupied, diligent'. The word business is actually busy + ness — the state of being busy, which became a noun for commercial activity. So busily means doing something with that occupied energy. Related words include busybody and busywork.

adv in a very active way A2

The students were busily working on their homework.

(副词) 忙碌地;繁忙地

学生们忙着做作业。

(adverbio) afanosamente; activamente; diligentemente [de manera muy activa; afanosamente]

Los estudiantes trabajaban afanosamente en su tarea.

(adverbe) activement; affaireusement; avec ardeur; avec zèle [Activement, de manière affairée.]

Les étudiants travaillaient busily sur leurs devoirs.

(Adverb) eifrig; geschäftig [auf eine sehr aktive und eifrige Weise]

Die Schüler arbeiteten **busily** an ihren Hausaufgaben.

(副詞) 忙しそうに、精力的に

学生たちは宿題に忙しく取り組んでいた。

(advérbio) ativamente; atarefadamente; ocupadamente [de maneira muito ativa]

Os alunos estavam ativamente trabalhando no dever de casa.

adv In a busy manner; actively.

The ants were busily gathering food for the winter.

(副词) 忙碌地;繁忙地;忙忙碌碌地

蚂蚁们正忙着为冬天收集食物。

(adverbio) afanosamente; activamente; diligentemente; ocupadamente; laboriosamente [De manera ocupada; activamente.]

Las hormigas estaban afanosamente recolectando comida para el invierno.

(adverbe) activement; avec ardeur; affairé [De manière affairée et active.]

Les fourmis s'affairaient activement à amasser de la nourriture pour l'hiver.

(Adverb) emsig; geschäftig [**busily** *Adverb* – in einer geschäftigen, aktiven oder eifrigen Weise; mit viel Betrieb oder Eifer.]

Die Ameisen sammelten **busily** Nahrung für den Winter.

(副詞) 忙しく。活発に。

蟻たちは冬に備えて忙しく食料を集めていた。

(advérbio) ocupadamente; atarefadamente; afanosamente; diligentemente [De maneira ocupada; ativamente.]

As formigas estavam ativamente recolhendo comida para o inverno.

Word parts: busy + ly

Common collocations

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