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buck /bʌk/ ► SEE ALLbuck for sth buck up buck upbuck sb up ●ˈbuck for sth (NAmE) to try in a determined way to win or gain sth you want very much, especially an important position 极力谋求,拼命争取(尤指要职)◆He was bucking for a Cabinet post in the Nixon administration. 当时他千方百计想在尼克松政府谋得一个内阁职务。[v + prep]●ˌbuck ˈup (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to tell sb to hurry up (表示催促)快点,抓紧◆Buck up! We’ll be late. 别磨蹭!我们要迟到了。SYN hurry up[v + adv]●ˌbuck ˈup●ˌbuck sb ˈup (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to become, or to make sb, more cheerful (使)振作,振奋◆Buck up! There’s no school tomorrow! 打起精神来!明天不用上学了!◆He bucked up when I said he could go. 我说他可以走了,他便来了精神。◆A day out will buck you up. 到外面转一天,你就会有精神头了。SYN cheer up, cheer sb/yourself up[v + adv] [v + n/pron + adv] ●buck your iˈdeas up (BrE, informal) to start behaving in a more acceptable way, so that work gets done better, etc. 振作起来 |