buck
美元(俚語)·雄鹿;公鹿·抗拒;對抗·(馬)弓背甩人
一字四義:錢、鹿、反抗、彈跳
Some workers chose to buck the boss's strict new rule.
有些員工選擇違抗老闆嚴格的新規定。
義項
美鈔俚語B1noun美元(俚語)
Could you lend me a few bucks for lunch today?
你今天能不能借我幾塊美金吃午餐?
a few bucksmake a buck
公鹿佇立B1noun雄鹿;公鹿
A large buck walked out of the forest at dawn.
一隻大公鹿在黎明時走出森林。
抗拒不從B1verb抗拒;對抗
The union decided to buck the new company policy.
工會決定抵制公司的新政策。
buck the trend
烈馬甩人B1verb(馬)弓背甩人
The horse bucked hard until the rider finally fell off.
那匹馬用力弓背跳動,直到騎士終於被甩下馬。
片語
make a buck賺點小錢 →賺一點錢
big bucks大把鈔票 →很多錢
pass the buck推卸責任 →把責任推給別人
the buck stops here責任到此為止 →責任由我承擔
你會不會這樣說?
Could you lend me a few ___ for lunch today? (buck / bucks)
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bucks
借幾塊錢用複數bucks;單數a buck也常用,如make a buck
'The union decided to buck the new company policy.' 這裡的 buck 最接近哪個意思?(A) 甩開騎士 (B) 公鹿佇立 (C) 抗拒;不服從
看答案
(C)
此句 buck 作動詞,指工會不服從公司規定,對應「抗拒;對抗」義項。