
bushels
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。)
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。)
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。)