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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
buck
buck [buck bucks bucked bucking] noun, verb BrE [bʌk] NAmE [bʌk] noun 1. countable (informal)a US, Australian or New Zealand dollar; a South African ↑rand; an Indian ↑rupee •They cost ten bucks. •We're talking big bucks (= a lot of money) here. 2. countable a male ↑deer, ↑hare or ↑rabbit (also called a buck rabbit) compare ↑doe, ↑hart, ↑stag 3. countable (pl. buck)(SAfrE)a ↑deer, whether male or female •a herd of buck 4. countable (old-fashioned, informal)a young man 5. the bucksingular used in some expressions to refer to the responsibility or blame for sth •It was my decision. The buck stops here (= nobody else can be blamed). •I was tempted to pass the buck (= make sb else responsible). From buck, an object which in a poker game is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal. more at bang for your buck at ↑bang n., look/feel like a million dollars/bucks at ↑million Word Origin: n. senses 2 to 3 and v. Old English buc ‘male deer’ Germanic Dutch bok German Bock bucca ‘male goat’ n. sense 1 mid 19th cent. Idioms: ↑buck your ideas up ▪ ↑make a fast buck Derived: ↑buck somebody up ▪ ↑buck up verb 1. intransitive (of a horse)to jump with the two back feet or all four feet off the ground 2. intransitive to move up and down suddenly or in a way that is not controlled •The boat bucked and heaved beneath them. •The shotgun bucked in his hands. 3. transitive ~ sth (informal)to resist or oppose sth •One or two companies have managed to buck the trend of the recession. •He admired her willingness to buck the system (= oppose authority or rules). •The President is unlikely to buck pressure from the public. Verb forms: Word Origin: n. senses 2 to 3 and v. Old English buc ‘male deer’ Germanic Dutch bok German Bock bucca ‘male goat’ n. sense 1 mid 19th cent.
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