buck
buck
buck¹ / bʌk ; bʌk /
◙noun [C]
1. DOLLAR 元, [informal] a US , Canadian, or Australian dollar
• 美元; 加元; 澳元:
»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 ( = make some money quickly, often dishonestly )
发横财
2. the buck stops here also the buck stops with sb, 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, buckor bucks a male rabbit, DEER , and some other male animals
• 公兔; 雄鹿; 雄性动物;
--› doe
5. feel / look like a million bucks, [informal especially AmE] to feel or look very healthy, happy, and beautiful
• 感觉精神非常好/看上去很精神
6. MAN 男人, [old-fashioned] a young man
• 小伙子
--› see (get) a bigger / better etc bang for your buck at BANG ¹ (5)
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◙verb
1. HORSE 马, [I] 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
2. MOVE SUDDENLY 突然移动, [I] to suddenly move up and down or backwards and forwards in an uncontrolled way
• 猛烈颠簸，剧烈震荡:
»The plane bucked sharply.
飞机剧烈颠簸。
3. OPPOSE 反对, [T] to oppose something in a direct way
• 反抗; 抵抗:
»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。
4. MAKE SB HAPPIER 使某人更开心, [T] to make someone feel more happy, confident, or healthy
• 鼓舞，使振作:
»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。
【PHR V】
◘buck for sth• 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。
◘buck up
1. 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。
2. buck up!, [BrE old-fashioned] used to tell someone to hurry up
• 赶快！ 快点！:
»Buck up, John! We'll be late.
快点，约翰！ 我们要迟到了。
3. [informal] to improve, or to make something improve
• （使）好转:
»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
4. buck your ideas up, [BrE informal] used to tell someone to improve their behaviour or attitude
• 规矩起来; 振作起来
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◙adv [AmE]
1. buck naked, not wearing any clothes
• 赤条条地，一丝不挂地
