| 单词 | buck |
| 释义 | buck (bʌk ) Word forms: bucks , bucking , bucked 1. countable noun A buck is a US or Australian dollar. [informal] That would probably cost you about fifty bucks. Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat? [+ on] This means big bucks for someone. Synonyms: profit, earnings, return, proceeds 2. countable noun A buck is the male of various animals, including the deer, antelope, rabbit and kangaroo. 3. countable noun A buck is a young man. [US, informal, old-fashioned, offensive] He'd been a real hell-raiser as a young buck. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If someone has buck teeth, their upper front teeth stick forward out of their mouth. 5. verb If a horse bucks, it kicks both of its back legs wildly into the air, or jumps into the air wildly with all four feet off the ground. The stallion bucked as he fought against the reins holding him tightly in. [VERB] ...cowboys riding bucking broncos. [VERB-ing] 6. verb If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules. While other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend. [VERB noun] He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system. [VERB noun] The company believes it is bucking the recession and says orders continue to be satisfactory. [VERB noun] Synonyms: resist, oppose, defy, thwart 7. (more) bang for the/one's buck phrase If you get more bang for the buck, you spend your money wisely and get more for your money than if you were to spend it in a different way. [mainly US, informal] Put simply, the company will get more bang for its buck. 8. to make a fast buck phrase When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest. [informal] His life isn't ruled by looking for a fast buck. They were just in it to make a quick buck. 9. make a buck phrase If you are trying to make a buck, you are trying to earn some money. [informal] The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck. 10. buck naked phrase Someone who is buck naked is not wearing any clothes at all. [US, informal] 11. to pass the buck phrase If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible. [informal] David says the responsibility is Mr Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck. 12. the buck stops here/with me phrase If you say 'The buck stops here' or 'The buck stops with me', you mean that you have to take responsibility for something and will not try to pass the responsibility on to someone else. [informal] The buck stops with him. He is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the broadcast. Phrasal verbs: buck for phrasal verb If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it. [US] She is bucking for a promotion. [VERB PARTICLE noun] buck up 1. phrasal verb If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. [British, informal] Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner. [informal] People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. [VERB PARTICLE] Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: pass the buck to fail to take responsibility for a problem, and to expect someone else to deal with it instead The Board of Trade passed the buck, saying it had no jurisdiction in the case. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the buck stops here or the buck stops with me said to mean that a problem is your responsibility, and that you are not expecting anyone else to deal with it If you are going to blame anyone, it must be the man in charge and that's me. The buck stops here. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers more bang for your buck a bigger quantity or better quality of something for the same amount of money With this program you get more bang for your buck. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: buck the system Clever publicists can, of course, buck the system and prolong the trajectory with the careful retelling of stories by celebrity friends. Times, Sunday Times I do not blame the doctor — people with a cerebral haemorrhage like mine are not supposed to buck the system. Times, Sunday Times Real rightwingers love buccaneers who buck the system. Times, Sunday Times Did any teams buck the system? Times, Sunday Times You have to buck the system. Times, Sunday Times The appeal of 'one-stop' shopping for goods and leisure activities at retail parks, which bucked the trend, was not enough to stem the decline. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The network also bucked the trend in pre-pay, where it added almost 85,000 users. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Large American banks may buck the trend by paying higher bonuses, in recognition of their strong end of the year. Times, Sunday Times (2017) How has this age group bucked the trend? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Here are five retailers bucking the trend. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Alternatively, you can buck tradition and use some of the more exotic garden perennials to great effect. Times, Sunday Times If they do that, they may indeed buck tradition. Times, Sunday Times Instead of bucking tradition, the myth has been positively deepened in recent years. Times, Sunday Times It's my lower-middle-class background too, it's the instinct to earn a buck. Times, Sunday Times Socially excluded and regularly hounded by the police, the sisters find their ability to earn a buck severely limited. The Times Literary Supplement I started the business to earn a buck and the state relies on income from individuals and businesses. Times, Sunday Times He was six years older than me, with less time to earn the bucks. Times, Sunday Times But the health-care system needs the money more, and will devour every extra buck in sight. Globe and Mail A small notice taped to the front of their wooden counter explained the extra buck was added at weekends to pay for staff overtime. Times, Sunday Times Always out for an extra buck, he constantly invites conflict and trouble into their lives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The blokes earn their extra bucks. Houston Chronicle But now, when it suits them, they are throwing themselves right back into it as it means mega bucks. The Sun Those who trade capital rather than own it - in financial services - earn mega bucks. Times, Sunday Times I'm never going to make mega, mega bucks, it's more about having enough to enjoy family life. Times, Sunday Times The mega bucks revamp of the original cross-cultural bromance was panned on release. Times, Sunday Times Of course, she now gets more doe ... and her films make mega bucks. The Sun If he doesn't get them, even he knows where the buck stops. The Sun But she reluctantly admitted that ultimately the buck stops with her. The Sun Perhaps he isn't aware that, quite apart from his feelings being of no interest to anyone, the buck stops with him. Times, Sunday Times It will be interesting to see where the buck stops the next time they miss out on a transfer target. The Sun Nevertheless, the buck stops with the chief executive and someone needs to be held accountable. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 狂蹬后腿跃起马 Japanese: はね上がる |
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