| 单词 | buck |
| 释义 | Word Frequency buck 1(bʌk) noun 1. a. the male of various animals including the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer b. (as modifier) a buck antelope 2. South Africa an antelope or deer of either sex 3. US informal a young man 4. archaic a robust, spirited young man 5. archaic a dandy; fop 6. the act of bucking verb 7. (intransitive) (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched 8. (transitive) (of a horse, etc) to throw (its rider) by bucking 9. (when intr, often foll by against) informal, mainly US and Canadian to resist or oppose obstinately to buck against change to buck change 10. (tr; usually passive) informal to cheer or encourage I was very bucked at passing the exam 11. US and Canadian informal (esp of a car) to move forward jerkily; jolt 12. US and Canadian to charge against (something) with the head down; butt Derived forms bucker (ˈbucker) noun Word origin Old English bucca he-goat; related to Old Norse bukkr, Old High German bock, Old Irish boccWord Frequency buck 2(bʌk) informal noun 1. US, Canadian and Australian a dollar 2. South Africa a rand 3. a fast buck 4. bang for one's buck Word origin C19: of obscure originWord Frequency buck 3(bʌk) noun 1. gymnastics a type of vaulting horse 2. US and Canadian a stand for timber during sawing Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sawhorseverb 3. (transitive) US and Canadian to cut (a felled or fallen tree) into lengths Word origin C19: short for sawbuckWord Frequency buck 4(bʌk) noun 1. poker a marker in the jackpot to remind the winner of some obligation when his or her turn comes to deal 2. pass the buck 3. the buck stops here Word origin C19: probably from buckhorn knife, placed before a player in poker to indicate that he was the next dealerWord Frequency Buck(bʌk) noun Pearl S(ydenstricker). 1892–1973, US novelist, noted particularly for her novel of Chinese life The Good Earth (1931): Nobel prize for literature 1938 |
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