| 单词 | buck |
| 释义 | noun | verb | adverb buckbuck1 /bʌk/ ●●● S1 noun [countable] 1money informal a dollar: Could I borrow ten bucks? He’s paying his lawyer big bucks (=a lot of money). The new rule makes it tougher for companies to make a buck (=earn money). Ellis will do anything to make a fast buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly).2animal science, biology (plural buck or bucks) a male animal, such as a deer or rabbit3the buck stops here (also the buck stops with somebody) used to say that a particular person is responsible for something: It was my decision to close the hospital; the buck stops with me.[Origin: (2) 1900–2000 buck object used in the card game of poker to mark the next person to play] → see also feel/look like a million bucks/dollars at million (1), more bang for the/your buck at bang2 (6), pass the buck at pass1 (25) noun | verb | adverb buckbuck2 verb 1HORSE [intransitive] if a horse bucks, it kicks its back feet into the air, or jumps with all four feet off the ground2THROW somebody [transitive] to throw a rider off by bucking3MOVE SUDDENLY [intransitive] if a car, plane, etc. bucks, it moves suddenly up and down or forward and backward in an uncontrolled way4OPPOSE informal [transitive] to oppose something in a direct way SYN resist: The school bucked a national trend when its students showed improved SAT scores. A lot of women just don’t feel confident enough to buck the system (=avoid the usual rules).buck for something phrasal verb to try very hard to get something, especially a good position at work: Anne’s bucking for a promotion.buck up phrasal verb1buck somebody up to become more cheerful, or make someone more cheerful: Buck up! Things aren’t that bad.2buck something ↔ up to improve, or to make something improve: They’ve raised interest rates to buck up the peso. noun | verb | adverb buckbuck3 adverb buck naked wearing no clothes at all |
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