LEARNit Dictionary
buck
noun
/bʌk/
UK
/bʌk/
US
C1+
1
C1+
a US, Australian or New Zealand dollar; a South African rand; an Indian rupee
دلار, راند آفریقای جنوبی, روپیه هند
2
a male deer, hare or rabbit (also called a buck rabbit)
گوزن نر, خرگوش نر
compare
doe
,
hart
,
stag
3
a deer, whether male or female
گوزن
a herd of buck
4
a young man
جوان, جوانک
5
used in some expressions to refer to the responsibility or blame for something
مسئولیت, تقصیر, بار مسئولیت
It was my decision.
The buck stops here
.
I was tempted to
pass the buck
.
verb
/bʌk/
UK
/bʌk/
US
1
to jump with the two back feet or all four feet off the ground
جهیدن, پریدن, دویدن با جست و خیز
2
to move up and down suddenly or in a way that lacks control
جفتک زدن, بالا پایین پریدن
The boat bucked and heaved beneath them.
The shotgun bucked in his hands.
3
to resist or oppose something
مخالفت کردن, مقاومت کردن, سرپیچی کردن, ایستادگی کردن
One or two companies have managed to
buck the trend
of the recession.
He admired her willingness to
buck the system
.
The President is unlikely to buck pressure from the public.