英语词汇“bushel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(bʊʃəl)

Word forms: plural bushels

countable noun

A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons.

See hide your light under a bushel

bushel in British English 1

(ˈbʊʃəl)

noun

(formerly) a Brit unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons. 1 Imperial bushel is equivalent to 0.036 37 cubic metres

a US unit of dry measure equal to 64 US pints. 1 US bushel is equivalent to 0.035 24 cubic metres

a container with a capacity equal to either of these quantities

4. US informal

a large amount; great deal

5. hide one's light under a bushel

Word origin

C14: from Old French boissel, from boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Gaulish origin

bushel in British English 2

(ˈbʊʃəl)

verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

(transitive) US

to alter or mend (a garment)

Derived forms

busheller (ˈbusheller) or busheler (ˈbusheler) or bushelman (ˈbushelman)

noun

Word origin

C19: probably from German bosseln to do inferior work, patch, from Middle High German bōzeln to beat, from Old High German bōzan

bushel in American English 1

(ˈbʊʃəl)

noun

a unit of dry measure for grain, fruit, etc., equal to 32 dry quarts or 4 pecks (35.2384 dry liters or 1.2445 cubic feet): abbrev. bu

a container holding one bushel

a weight taken as the equivalent of one bushel

4. Informal

a large amount Abbrev. bu

Word origin

ME busshel < OFr boissel < boisse, grain measure < Gaul *bostia, handful < *bosta, palm of the hand

bushel in American English 2

(ˈbʊʃəl)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbusheled or ˈbushelled, ˈbusheling or ˈbushelling

to repair, renovate, or alter (esp. garments)

Derived forms

busheler (ˈbusheler)

noun or ˈbusheller

Word origin

< ? Ger bosseln, to patch up, repair

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`Someone's got ta peel those `taters",' Annie Casteel said and pointed at a bushel of potatoes on the floor.Harvesting bushel upon bushel of tomatoes, sweet peppers, squash to be trucked into Ransomville to a farm stand.

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释义	Trends of bushel View usage for: bushel (bʊʃəl) Word forms: plural bushels countable noun A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons. See hide your light under a bushel bushel in British English 1 (ˈbʊʃəl) noun 1. (formerly) a Brit unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons. 1 Imperial bushel is equivalent to 0.036 37 cubic metres 2. a US unit of dry measure equal to 64 US pints. 1 US bushel is equivalent to 0.035 24 cubic metres 3. a container with a capacity equal to either of these quantities 4. US informal a large amount; great deal 5. hide one's light under a bushel Word origin C14: from Old French boissel, from boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Gaulish origin bushel in British English 2 (ˈbʊʃəl) verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling or -eled (transitive) US to alter or mend (a garment) Derived forms busheller (ˈbusheller) or busheler (ˈbusheler) or bushelman (ˈbushelman) noun Word origin C19: probably from German bosseln to do inferior work, patch, from Middle High German bōzeln to beat, from Old High German bōzan bushel in American English 1 (ˈbʊʃəl) noun 1. a unit of dry measure for grain, fruit, etc., equal to 32 dry quarts or 4 pecks (35.2384 dry liters or 1.2445 cubic feet): abbrev. bu 2. a container holding one bushel 3. a weight taken as the equivalent of one bushel 4. Informal a large amount Abbrev. bu Word origin ME busshel < OFr boissel < boisse, grain measure < Gaul bostia, handful < bosta, palm of the hand bushel in American English 2 (ˈbʊʃəl) US verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbusheled or ˈbushelled, ˈbusheling or ˈbushelling to repair, renovate, or alter (esp. garments) Derived forms busheler (ˈbusheler) noun or ˈbusheller Word origin < ? Ger bosseln, to patch up, repair More idioms containing bushel hide your light under a bushel Examples of 'bushel' in a sentence bushel `Someone's got ta peel those `taters",' Annie Casteel said and pointed at a bushel of potatoes on the floor. Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (2001) Harvesting bushel upon bushel of tomatoes, sweet peppers, squash to be trucked into Ransomville to a farm stand. Joyce Carol Oates FAITHLESS: TALES OF TRANSGRESSION (2001)
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