buck中文

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buck

buck¹
◙ noun
1. the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes
• 雄性有角动物（尤指雄性扁角鹿、狍、驯鹿和羚羊）。
--› compare doe
  a male hare, rabbit, ferret, rat, or kangaroo
• 公兔，公白鼬，公鼠，公袋鼠
  [S. African] an antelope of either sex
• [南非] （雌或雄的）羚羊。
--› compare bushbuck , reedbuck , waterbuck
2. another term for vaulting horse
• 同 vaulting horse
3. a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind
• （马突然做出的）弯背跃起
4. (archaic)a fashionable and typically hellraising young man
• [古] 纨绔子弟
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] (of a horse) to perform a buck
• （马）突然弯背跃起
»he's got to get his head down to buck.
  他不得不低下头，弓背跃起。
»[with obj.] she bucked them off if they tried to get on her back.
  假如他们试图跨到她背上，她就把他们掀下去。
  (of a vehicle) make sudden jerky movements
• （运输工具）突然颠簸
2. [with obj.] oppose or resist (something which seems oppressive or inevitable)
• 反抗，抵制（似乎难以忍受或不可避免的事物）
»the shares bucked the market trend.
  股票价格与大盘走势相反。
3. [with obj.] [informal] make (someone) more cheerful
• [非正式] 使振奋（或振作）
»Bella and Jim need me to buck them up.
  贝拉和杰姆要我去让他们振奋起来。
»[no obj.] buck up, kid, it's not the end of the game.
  振作起来！孩子，游戏还没结束呢。
◙ adjective
1. [US military slang] lowest of a particular rank
• [美，军俚] （某一军衔等级中）级别最低的
»a buck private.
  三等兵。

【IDIOMS】

◘ buck up one's ideas
1. become more serious, energetic, and hard-working
• 变得更认真，更有活力，更努力

【语源】

1. Old English , partly from buc 'male deer' (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca 'male goat', of the same ultimate origin

buck²
◙ noun
1. [N. Amer. & Austral./NZ informal] a dollar
• [北美，澳非正式] （一）美元；（一）澳元
»a run-down hotel room for five bucks a night.
  一间破旧的旅馆房间，租金每晚要五美元。
  [S. African informal] a rand
• [南非，非正式] （鞋后跟和鞋底之间的）垫皮，衬底
  [Indian informal] a rupee
• [印度，非正式] 卢比

【IDIOMS】

◘ big bucks
1. a lot of money
• 一大笔钱
◘ a fast (或 quick) buck
1. easily and quickly earned money
• 易得之财
»they are itinerant traders out to make a fast buck.
他们是流动商人，一心想赚快钱。

【语源】

1. mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin

buck³
◙ noun
1. an article placed as a reminder in front of a player whose turn it is to deal at poker
• 培克（扑克牌戏中的一种用来提醒轮到某人发牌的标志）

【IDIOMS】

◘ the buck stops here (或 with someone)
1. [informal] the responsibility for something cannot or should not be passed to someone else
• [非正式] 责任止于此
◘ pass the buck
1. [informal] shift the responsibility for something to someone else
• [非正式] 推诿责任

【语源】

1. mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin