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bushels

UK //ˈbʊʃəlz//US //ˈbʊʃəlz//

词源

源自古法语 boissel,最终来自拉丁语 bustellus (容器),与古英语 bysc (盒子)有关。14世纪进入英语,最初指特定容量的测量单位。

noun

❶ 一种用于测量谷物、水果等农产品体积的单位,相当于8加仑或约35.2升。常用于农业和商业交易中。

“The farmer harvested 50 bushels of wheat this season.”

(这个季节农民收获了50蒲式耳的小麦。)

“Apples are often sold by the bushel at farmers' markets.”

(农贸市场上苹果通常按蒲式耳出售。)

❶ 表示大量或许多的数量,常用于非正式场合形容数量庞大。

“She made bushels of cookies for the school fundraiser.”

(她为学校筹款活动做了大量的饼干。)

“He earned bushels of money from his new business.”

(他从新生意中赚了很多钱。)

同义词:peck, heap, abundance, load, mass

verb

❶ 修补或修理衣物,特指缝补袜子或衣服的破洞。

“Grandma bushels my socks whenever they get holes.”

(每当我的袜子破洞时,奶奶就会修补它们。)

“She spent the afternoon busheling the torn seams of the dress.”

(她花了一下午时间修补裙子上开裂的接缝。)

同义词:mend, darn, repair, patch, fix

常见短语

hide one's light under a bushel — 形容某人隐藏自己的才能或优点,不愿展示给他人。源自圣经比喻。

“Don't hide your light under a bushel - let people see your talents.”

(不要隐藏你的才能,让人们看到你的天赋。)

by the bushel — 表示以大量或批发的方式购买或出售商品。

“We buy rice by the bushel at the wholesale market.”

(我们在批发市场按蒲式耳大量购买大米。)