astir /a'st3：(r); s'sts/ adv, pred adj 1 in motion; in a state of excitement: 在活動(dòng)中; 在騷動(dòng)狀態(tài)中： The whole village was ~ when news came that the Queen was coming. 聽(tīng)到女王要來(lái)的消息，全村為之騷動(dòng)。 2 (dated) out of bed and about: (過(guò)時(shí)用語(yǔ)) 起床到處走動(dòng)： You're ~ early this morning. 你今天早晨起得很早。