bushel

名词 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

动词 bushel:

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

1. He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
   用自己的标准衡量别人; 以己度人。
2. Mr Smith is expert at a lot of things, but he always hides his light under a bushel.
   史密斯先生擅长做很多事情，但他从来不表现自己。
3. He is a man who always hides his light under a bushel.
   他是一个锋芒不外露的人。

bushel

n.Abbr. bsh.,bu.,bu（名词）缩写 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：美国惯用的体积或容量单位，用于度量干燥固体。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：英国法定体积或容量单位，用于度量干燥固体和液体。蒲式耳等于2,29.3'立方英寸或3'.37升参见 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.
【非正式用语】 许多；大量

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Anglo-Norman bussel
源自 英法语 bussel
variant of Old French boissiel
古法语 boissiel的变体
from boisse [one sixth of a bushel]
源自 boisse [六分之一蒲式耳]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语的]

bushel
bushel 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
bush.eled 或 bush.elled bush.el.ing 或 bush.el.ling bush.els 或 bush.els
To alter or mend (clothing).
改制，缝制：改制或缝制（衣服）

来源：
Probably from German bosseln [to do odd jobs]
可能源自 德语 bosseln [做令人厌烦的工作]
alteration perhaps influenced by bosseln [to emboss]
可能受 bosseln的影响 [使有浮雕花纹]
of basteln [to putter]
basteln的变化 [不经意地工作]

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