early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from Old French boissel "bushel" (13c., Modern French boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Roman *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (compare Irish bass, Breton boz "the hollow of the hand"). The exact measure varied from place to place and according to commodity, and since late 14c. it has been used loosely to mean "a large quantity or number."
双语例句
1. They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.
他们向农民出价每蒲式耳2.15美元收购玉米。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.
一把好日子胜过一蒲式耳的学问.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He must not measure his neighbour's corn by his own bushel.
他不应该拿自己的标准去衡量邻居.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She bought a bushel of apples from the farmer.
她从农民那里买来一蒲式耳的苹果.
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5. John, don't hide your light under a bushel. Let the world see what you can do.
