名詞 bushel:

1. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks

動(dòng)詞 bushel:

1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   同義詞：repair, mend, fix, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

1. He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
   用自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)衡量別人; 以己度人。
2. Mr Smith is expert at a lot of things, but he always hides his light under a bushel.
   史密斯先生擅長(zhǎng)做很多事情，但他從來(lái)不表現(xiàn)自己。
3. He is a man who always hides his light under a bushel.
   他是一個(gè)鋒芒不外露的人。

bushel

n.Abbr. bsh.,bu.,bu（名詞）縮寫(xiě) bsh.,bu.,bu

A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,50.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters.
蒲式耳：美國(guó)慣用的體積或容量單位，用于度量干燥固體。十蒲式耳等于4配克，2,50.42立方英寸或35.24升
A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,29.3' cubic inches or 3'.37 liters.See table at measurement
蒲式耳：英國(guó)法定體積或容量單位，用于度量干燥固體和液體。蒲式耳等于2,29.3'立方英寸或3'.37升參見(jiàn) measurement
A container with the capacity of a bushel.
一蒲式耳容量的容器
Informal A large amount; a great deal.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 許多；大量

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Anglo-Norman bussel
源自 英法語(yǔ) bussel
variant of Old French boissiel
古法語(yǔ) boissiel的變體
from boisse [one sixth of a bushel]
源自 boisse [六分之一蒲式耳]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語(yǔ)的]

bushel
bushel 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
bush.eled 或 bush.elled bush.el.ing 或 bush.el.ling bush.els 或 bush.els
To alter or mend (clothing).
改制，縫制：改制或縫制（衣服）

來(lái)源：
Probably from German bosseln [to do odd jobs]
可能源自 德語(yǔ) bosseln [做令人厭煩的工作]
alteration perhaps influenced by bosseln [to emboss]
可能受 bosseln的影響 [使有浮雕花紋]
of basteln [to putter]
basteln的變化 [不經(jīng)意地工作]

【引伸】
bush.eler 或
bush.eller
n.（名詞）
bush.elman