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."
雙語例句
1. They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.
他們向農民出價每蒲式耳2.15美元收購玉米。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.
一把好日子勝過一蒲式耳的學問.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He must not measure his neighbour's corn by his own bushel.
他不應該拿自己的標準去衡量鄰居.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She bought a bushel of apples from the farmer.
她從農民那里買來一蒲式耳的蘋果.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. John, don't hide your light under a bushel. Let the world see what you can do.