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bucking

UK //ˈbʌkɪŋ//US //ˈbʌkɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语 'būcian'(突进),与中古低地德语 'bucken'(弓背)相关,最初模拟动物突然弓背的动作声音。

verb

❶ 指动物(如马)突然弓背跃起,试图将骑手或背上物品甩下。常用于描述马匹的剧烈反抗动作。

“The wild horse kept bucking to throw off the rider.”

(野马不断尥蹶子想把骑手甩下来。)

“She fell off when the pony started bucking unexpectedly.”

(小马突然尥蹶子时她摔了下来。)

❶ 指机器或车辆突然剧烈震动或颠簸,类似动物尥蹶子的动作。常用于描述机械故障或崎岖路况。

“The old truck was bucking violently on the rocky road.”

(旧卡车在碎石路上剧烈颠簸。)

“The engine started bucking when the fuel pump failed.”

(燃油泵故障时发动机开始剧烈抖动。)

同义词:kicking, jumping, rearing, lurching, jerking

noun

❶ 指动物尥蹶子的行为或动作,特指马匹抗拒骑乘时的剧烈动作。

“The horse's bucking lasted for nearly a minute.”

(这匹马尥蹶子的动作持续了近一分钟。)

“Professional riders can predict a horse's bucking pattern.”

(专业骑手能预判马匹尥蹶子的规律。)

同义词:rearing, kicking, plunging

常见短语

bucking bronco — 特指在牛仔竞技中难以驯服的暴跳野马,字面意思是尥蹶子的野马。

“The cowboy held on tight to the bucking bronco for eight seconds.”

(牛仔紧紧抓住暴跳的野马坚持了八秒钟。)

bucking the trend — 逆势而行,指与主流趋势或预期相反的行为或现象。

“This startup is bucking the trend by succeeding in a declining market.”

(这家初创公司在市场衰退中逆势取得成功。)