【bushel】 - A-level备考词汇

bushel

UK:  ['bʊʃl]

复数：bushels  

n.

1.一蒲式耳的容器;容量相当于一蒲式耳的重量;蒲式耳(谷物计量单位)

2.大量,许多

v.

1.〔美国〕改[翻新]衣服

2.修补

1 . So it happened that Little Claus received another bushel of money, and the landlord buried his old grandmother as if she had been his own.
因此小克劳斯又得到了一斗钱。店老闆还安葬了他的老祖母，像是安葬自己的亲人一样。

2 . Helen is an excellent pianist but she tends to hide her light under a bushel and won't play in public.
海伦是一位出色的钢琴家，但她倾向于深藏不露，不愿在公开场合演奏。

3 . All year long Tommy hid his light under a bushel and the teacher was surprised to see how much he know when she read his exam paper.
整整一年汤米深藏不露，老师看了他的试卷之后，才知道他的知识是这么丰富，感到出乎意料。

4 . When Little Claus reached home again, he immediately sent a boy to GREat Claus, requesting him to lend him a bushel measure.
小克劳斯带着这许多钱回到家里，马上叫他的孩子去向大克劳斯借一个斗来。

5 . My responsibility is to not hide the light under a bushel but to let it shine for the good of others.
我的责任是不把灯藏在斗底下，而照在人前，叫人得益处。