bushel

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bush·el /ˈbʊʃəl/ noun  hide your light under a bushel TMto not tell anyone that you are good at something 不露锋芒

Examples from the Corpus

bushel• The surplus, as a result, has diminished to 6000 bushels.• About 75 bushels of oysters, dredged from the Smith River, were supplied for the festival.• Since last April the price of oilseed rape has dropped from $ 6 to $ 3 a bushel.• For far too long you've been hiding your light under a bushel.• Table 4-I is a hypothetical demand schedule for a single consumer who is purchasing bushels of corn.• Light polishes itself under the bushel.• Hide my light under the bushel.• Dodd designed a factory with an integrated mill in which bushels of durum could be turned into pasta under one roof.Origin bushel (1400-1500) Old French boissel

bush·el nounChineseSyllable  

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bushel
bush‧el /ˈbʊʃəl/ nounhide your light under a bushel to not tell anyone that you are good at something

bushelBrE /ˈbʊʃl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʊʃl/ 🔊 noun [countable] a unit for measuring grain and fruit (equal in volume to 8 gallons) 蒲式耳（谷物和水果的容量单位，相当于 8 加仑）bushels [plural] ~ (of sth) (NAmE, informal) a large amount of sth 大量；很多●hide your light under a ˈbushelto not let people know that you are good at sth 不显露才能；不露锋芒