bushel
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quartsA dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
» Tom bought a bushel of corn.
Значение
значений: 5A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
Scheffel
бу́шельbúšelʹ
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Scheffel
бу́шельbúšelʹ
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
a heap containing ten bushels of apples
(разговорное, переносно)A large indefinite quantity.
(Британия)The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
Примеры
предложений: 7Tom bought a bushel of corn.
I bought three bushels of corn.
Hide not your light under a bushel.
Stop hiding your light under a bushel.
She just hides her light under a bushel.
deSie stellt ihr Licht unter den Scheffel.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based oFrom Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdʰ- (“branch”).
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Формы
мн. число: bushelsСинонимы
синонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 8Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Множественное число существительных — Потому что у него неправильное множественное число