| 词汇 | bushel |
| 释义 | bushel noun[ C ] uk /ˈbʊʃ.əl/ us /ˈbʊʃ.əl/ a unit of measurement equal to approximately 36.4 litres in Britain or 35.2 litres in the US: 蒲式耳（1蒲式耳在英国约等于36.4升，在美国约为35.2升） a bushel of wheat一蒲式耳小麦 Measurements of volume capacity centilitre cl cubic decilitre dl fl. gal gallon gill heaped heaping litre measure millilitre ml pt quart teaspoon tin bushel | American Dictionarybushel noun[ C ] us/ˈbʊʃ·əl/ a unit of measurement of volume of dry products equal to 32 quarts, or approximately 35.2 liters bushel | Business Englishbushel noun[ C ] /ˈbʊʃəl/ukus MEASURES a unit of measurement equal to approximately 36.4 litres in Britain or 35.2 litres in the US: Each acre yields a minimum of 200 bushels of corn a year. Examples of bushelbushel Indeed, the 1931 harvest was the largest ever, but the average price per bushel had fallen to only one third of the 1929 level. In 1900 the nation's total production of wheat was 650 million bushels. Most of it however he leaves in the bushel measure and hands to the head of the troupe. Table 1 also traces a marked rise in wheat prices from a low of thirty-three cents per bushel in 1932 to around one dollar in 1936 and 1937. To meet the costs of the allotment payments, a new tax, set at thirty cents per bushel, was levied on the processing of wheat used for domestic food production. Sheaves were stooked on the plot then carted and stored until threshing in winter, when bushel weight was determined by weighing a bushel measure filled with grain. Landlords were demanding exorbitant rents of three or four bushels of barley an acre or offering share cropping agreements for land formerly rented at 4d, 8d, or 12d an acre. There are bushels of inferior compositions on the market labelled 'blues', but the genuine article by born writers of 'blues' is as scarce as the proverbial 'hen's teeth'. Since all eastern counties had relatively high yields, each harvested acre produced more bushels of wheat and hence a more valuable crop than farms in the west. They had millions of bushels of wheat left over, and they stored it in their granaries or elevators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average price realised during the season was one shilling a bushel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In two years before the war (namely, 1932 and 1939) the price of wheat came down to 55 cents a bushel—a tremendous drop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures are 32.21 bushels of wheat and 42.38 bushels of oats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The agriculturists of the country, after all, produce, on an average, 31 bushels of wheat to the acre in this not entirely favourable climate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supposing a farmer sells 1,000 bushels of wheat, will he have an equivalent amount in wheat offals? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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