buck
noun plural
verb
adv
bʌk
noun plural
1
DOLLAR
元
a
US
,
Canadian,
or
Australian
dollar
美元; 加元; 澳元
informal
He
owes
me
ten
bucks.
他欠我十元钱。
The
movie
is
about
a
group
of
men
trying
to
make
a
buck
(=earn
some
money)
as
male
strippers.
这部影片讲的是一群男人想通过跳脱衣舞赚大钱的故事。
big/mega
bucks
(a
lot
of
money)
许多钱
Using
celebrities
in
advertising
is
guaranteed
to
pull
in
big
bucks.
请名人做广告保证能赚大钱。
make
a
fast/quick
buck
2
the buck stops here the buck stops with sb
also
又作
used
to
say
that
a
particular
person
is
responsible
for
something
责任到此为止; 责任在某人身上
The
buck
stops
firmly
with
the
boss.
责任铁定要落在老板身上。
3
pass the buck
to
make
someone
else
responsible
for
something
that
you
should
deal
with
推诿责任
4
ANIMAL
动物
pluralbuckor
bucks
a
male
rabbit,
DEER,
and
some
other
male
animals
公兔; 雄鹿; 雄性动物;
5
feel/look like a million bucks
to
feel
or
look
very
healthy,
happy,
and
beautiful
[非正式,尤美] 感觉精神非常好/看上去很精神
informal especially AmE
6
MAN
男人
a
young
man
[过时] 小伙子
old-fashioned
verb
7
HORSE
马
if
a
horse
bucks,
it
kicks
its
back
feet
into
the
air,
or
jumps
with
all
four
feet
off
the
ground
弓背跃起,腾跃
I
8
MOVE SUDDENLY
突然移动
to
suddenly
move
up
and
down
or
backwards
and
forwards
in
an
uncontrolled
way
猛烈颠簸,剧烈震荡
I
The
plane
bucked
sharply.
飞机剧烈颠簸。
9
OPPOSE
反对
to
oppose
something
in
a
direct
way
反抗; 抵抗
T
He
was
a
rebel
who
bucked
the
system
(=opposed
rules
or
authority)
.
他是一个离经叛道的叛逆者。
Unemployment
in
the
area
has
bucked
the
trend
by
falling
over
the
last
month.
这个地区的失业现象已经有所逆转,最近一个月来失业率下降了。
[+
against
]
Initially
he
had
bucked
against
her
restraints.
最初他曾反抗过她的管束。
10
MAKE SB HAPPIER
使某人更开心
to
make
someone
feel
more
happy,
confident,
or
healthy
鼓舞,使振作
T
He
was
bucked
by
the
success
he’d
had.
他因为有了这次成功而受到了鼓舞。
She
gave
me
a
tonic
which
bucked
me
a
little.
她给我喝了一杯奎宁水,这使我有了点精神。
11
to
try
very
hard
to
get
something,
especially
a
good
position
at
work
努力争取〔尤指好的职位〕
He’s
bucking
for
promotion.
他在努力争取升职。
12
to
become
happier
or
to
make
someone
happier
振作精神,快活起来
Come
on,
buck
up,
things
aren’t
that
bad!
好啦,高兴点,事情还没那么糟糕!
buck
sb
↔
up
You
need
something
to
buck
you
up.
你需要点刺激。
13
buck up!
used
to
tell
someone
to
hurry
up
[英,过时] 赶快! 快点!
BrE old-fashioned
Buck
up,
John!
We’ll
be
late.
快点,约翰! 我们要迟到了。
14
to
improve,
or
to
make
something
improve
[非正式] (使)好转
informal
It’ll
be
a
long
time
before
the
situation
starts
to
buck
up.
这种情形要过很久才会好转。
buck
sth
↔
up
a
company
that
is
looking
to
buck
up
its
networking
capabilities
一家正在想法加强其联络能力的公司
15
buck your ideas up
used
to
tell
someone
to
improve
their
behaviour
or
attitude
[英,非正式] 规矩起来; 振作起来
BrE informal
adv
16
buck naked
not
wearing
any
clothes
赤条条地,一丝不挂地