bushel是什么意思

bushel

英 ['b??(?)l] 美 ['b???l]

諧音“不少”

bushel 薄式耳

詞源同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."

1. They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.: 他們向農(nóng)民出價每蒲式耳2.15美元收購玉米。

2. A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.: 一把好日子勝過一蒲式耳的學(xué)問.

3. He must not measure his neighbour's corn by his own bushel.: 他不應(yīng)該拿自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)去衡量鄰居.

5. John, don't hide your light under a bushel. Let the world see what you can do.: 約翰, 不要過于謙虛. 讓大家知道你的才能吧.