buck
n
1 (pl unchanged or ~s 復(fù)數(shù)或不變 或作bucks) male deer, hare or rabbit 雄鹿; 雄兔. Cf 參看 stag 1.
2 (US sl derog 俚, 貶) [esp attrib 尤作定語(yǔ)]
young Indian or Negro man 年輕的印第安人或黑人.
buck v
1
(a) [I] (of a horse) jump with the four feet together and the back arched (指馬)弓背跳躍.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sb (off) throw (a rider) to the ground by doing this (馬弓背跳躍)將(騎者)摔於地上.
2 [Tn] (US infml 口) resist or oppose (sb/sth) 反抗、反對(duì)(某人[某事])
Don't try to buck the system. 不要反對(duì)這個(gè)制度.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) buck one's i`deas up (infml 口) become more alert; take a more serious and responsible attitude 打起精神; 認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé).
4 (phr v) buck `up (infml 口) hurry 趕緊; 趕快
Buck up! We're going to be late. 快點(diǎn)兒! 我們快要晚了. buck (sb) up (infml 口) (cause sb to) become more cheerful (使某人)高興起來(lái), 打起精神來(lái)
The good news bucked us all up. 大家聽(tīng)了這個(gè)好消息都高興起來(lái).
Buck up! Things aren't as bad as you think. 打起精神來(lái)! 事情并非像你想的那麼糟.
buck n (US infml 口) US dollar 美元. =>App 4 見(jiàn)附錄4.
buck n
1 object formerly placed in front of a player whose turn it was to deal in poker (舊時(shí)撲克牌戲中, 輪到某牌手做莊時(shí), 置於其前面的)莊家標(biāo)志.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) the buck stops `here (catchphrase 警語(yǔ)) responsibility or blame is accepted here and cannot be passed on to sb else 責(zé)無(wú)旁貸(承擔(dān)責(zé)任而不推諉給別人). pass the buck => pass2.