单词 | bushel |
释义 | bush·el 1 (bshəl) n. 1. Abbr. bu. a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters. b. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 liters. 2. A container with the capacity of a bushel. 3. Informal A large amount; a great deal: We have bushels of time, so relax. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman bussel, variant of Old French boissiel, from boisse, one sixth of a bushel, of Celtic origin.] |
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