bushels
n.
蒲式耳(在美国相当于2150。42立方英寸,或35。42升)( bushel的名词复数 );
大量;
一蒲式耳重量的东西;
拿自己作标准来衡量别人;
例句:
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This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn.
这年的庄稼打下了1,000蒲式耳的玉米.
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We had bushels of plums that year.
我们曾李子蒲式耳的一年.
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A unit of capacity used by the ancient Hebrews, equal to 10 ephahs ( about 10 bushels ) or 10 baths ( about 100 gallons ).
霍默古代希伯来人所用容积单位, 等于10以砝 ( 大约10蒲式耳 ) 或10巴斯 ( 约100加仑 )
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We go through hundreds of bushels a week of oysters.
来自VOA
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But the number of bushels per acre came in well below the peaks of recent years, limiting the boost to supplies.
来自WSJ
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Commodities are identical units of sure value bushels of wheat, say whose price fluctuates from time to time and place to place.
来自NEWYORKER