buck

A buck is an adult male in some animal species including deer; see List of animal names. Derby shoes are nicknamed "bucks" for the common use of buckskin in their making. Men's Derby shoes are shoes that are cut low or around the ankle with quarters that come together on the vamp [鞋面前部]. For Derbies, the lacing is "open". The eyelets are placed on two sections sewn onto the vamp, so that the front part of these sections is free, making them easier to put on. This makes Derby shoes a more comfortable option than Oxfords.

Animal names: ant, ape, bat, bee, cat, crab, deer, dog, eagle, eel, fly, fox, gecko [壁虎], gull, hare, hawk, iguana [鼠鳞蜥], jackal, jay, koala, lion, mole, nightingale, ox, parrot, quail, rat, seal, tiger, viper, wolf, yak, zebra.

buck naked = not wearing any clothes.

In the early days of North American colonization, settlers were trading goods with the Native Americans. In the 1700s, animal pelts [毛皮] were forms of currency, much in the same way dollar bills [钞票] are today. And one of the most valuable animal pelts was a deer pelt, also known as a "buck."

buck还有object placed in front of a player whose turn it was to deal in poker [扑克中的庄家标志]的意思，from buckhorn knife 'knife with a handle made from a buck's horn' (19-20 centuries).

• pass the buck = make sb else responsible for sth that you should deal with
• the buck stops here / with sb = used to say that sb is responsible for sth
• buck up = {BrE old-fashioned} used to tell sb to hurry up

六级/考研单词: nickname, ankle, lace, sew, ape, bat, hawk, ox, parrot, rat, seal, wolf, naked, clothe, indigenous, horn