bushel

英 ['bʊʃ(ə)l] 美 ['bʊʃəl]

解释

※ 提供单词"bushel"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

bushel 薄式耳

词源同box, 箱子，一箱子的容量。

bushel (n.): early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from Old French boissel "bushel" (13c., Modern French boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Roman *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (compare Irish bass, Breton boz "the hollow of the hand"). The exact measure varied from place to place and according to commodity, and since late 14c. it has been used loosely to mean "a large quantity or number."

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1. They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.: 他们向农民出价每蒲式耳2.15美元收购玉米。

2. A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.: 一把好日子胜过一蒲式耳的学问.

3. He must not measure his neighbour's corn by his own bushel.: 他不应该拿自己的标准去衡量邻居.

5. John, don't hide your light under a bushel. Let the world see what you can do.: 约翰, 不要过于谦虚. 让大家知道你的才能吧.