| 释义 |
buck
noun- a dollar US, 1856
Originally US but applied in Hong Kong and other countries where dollars are the unit of currency. - There was no mention of a full or partial refund of my two-hundred-buck fee for said license to said state. — Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly, p. 33, 1952
- She was here last night. All night. For two lousey bucks. — Harry J. Anslinger, The Murderers, p. 54, 1961
- one hundred dollars; a bet of one hundred dollars US
- He’d go a buck and a half apiece for as many as I could get. — George V. Higgins, Friends of Eddie Coyle, p. 10, 1973
- — Don R. McCreary (Editor), Dawg Speak, 2001
- in motor racing, 100 miles per hour US
- — John Edwards, Auto Dictionary, p. 20, 1993
- a young black man US, 1835
Overtly racist; an unfortunate favourite term of US President Ronald Reagan when speaking unscripted. - We saw one buck pull a razor on his sugar in front of Gamby’s. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 272, 1951
- — Maledicta, p. 152, Summer/Winter 1978: “How to hate thy neighbor: a guide to racist maledicta”
- used as a term of address BAHAMAS
The racist implications of the word from the US are not present in the Bahamas. - — John A. Holm, Dictionary of Bahamian English, p. 30, 1982
- a male Australian Aboriginal AUSTRALIA, 1870
Now only in racist or historical use. - A couple of the Old Men wanted that young lubra and they’ve spurred on the bucks to chase Possum and cut his liver out. — Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, p. 44, 1947
- a male homosexual US
- — Inez Cardozo-Freeman, The Joint, p. 485, 1984
- a criminal; a hoodlum; a young ruffian UK
Originally Liverpool use, where it survives. - I used to think I was a bit of a buck back in them days[.] — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 124, 2001
- a type of homemade alcoholic drink US, 1991
- To brighten the nights a little, I had started a little bootlegging operation, making “buck” (prison liquor) out of cornbread, cane syrup and water. — James Blake, The Joint, p. 36, 23 December 1951
- Some pretty good shine we call buck, made of rice or orange juice with some yeast and sugar. We’d have some poor asshole keep it in his cell while it set up. — Elmore Leonard, Maximum Bob, p. 108, 1991
- — Gary K. Farlow, Prison-ese, p. 7, 2002
- an attempt NEW ZEALAND, 1941
- in prison, a sit-down strike by the prisoners US
- — Bruce Jackson, Outside the Law, p. 55, 1972
- a used car that is in very poor condition US
- — American Speech, pp. 309–310, Winter 1980: “More jargon of car salesmen”
- 100 pounds US
- “So tell me—how much does she weigh?” “A buck forty,” Dealey said. — Carl Hiaasen, Nature Girl, p. 26, 2006
▶ pass the buck
to avoid responsibility by shifting the onus to someone else US, 1912
Deriving from the game of poker.▶ the buck stops here
the ultimate responsibility for whatever may be avoided by others is accepted here, or by me, or by this office US, 1952
A popular catchphrase, originally coined in 1952 by US president Harry S. Truman who had it as a personal motto and displayed on his desk, just in case he forgot. |