释义 |
buck1/bʌk/ n. & v.●n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit (尤指鹿、野兔、家兔中的)公兽 2 archaic a fashionable young man [古义]花花公子;纨绔子弟 3 (作 attrib.)a slang male [俚语]雄性的,公的 buck antelope 公羚羊 b US Mil. slang of the lowest rank [美]【军】[俚语]最低军衔的 buck private 三等兵 ●v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back arched and feet drawn together (马)弓背跃起 2 tr.a (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 off) throw (a rider or burden) in this way (马弓背跃起)将(骑手或驮载物)摔下 b esp. N. Amer. oppose, resist [尤北美]反对;抵抗 tried to buck the trend 试图逆潮流而动 3 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up) colloq. [口]a make or become more cheerful (使)高兴起来 b Brit. make or become more vigorous or lively; make an effort; hurry [英] (使)振奋;(使)打起精神;加油;赶快 needs to buck up his ideas 需要改进他的想法 4 tr. (as 作 bucked adj.) Brit. colloq. encouraged, elated [英口]受鼓舞的,兴高采烈的 [Old English buc ‘male deer’, bucca ‘male goat’, from Old Norse] |