bu-shido /'bujiidau; bu'Jndau; NAmE -dou/ noun [U] (from Japanese) the system of honour and morals of the Japanese samurai

'bush-league adj. {NAmE, informal) of very low quality

Bush-man /'bujman/ nolm {pi. -men /-man/) 1 a member of one of the races of people from southern Africa who live and hunt in the African bush ( ) 2 bushman a person who lives,

works or travels in the Australian bush ( AiH

bush-master /'bujma:sta(r); NAmE -maes-/ noun a poisonous snake from Central and S America Iel ( JaL

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bush-meat /'buJTniit/ noun [u] the meat of wild animals used as food, for example African animals if (A bush-ran ger /^,buj’reind30(r)/ noun {AustralE, NZE) (in the past) an outlaw (= a person who has done sth illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught) who lives in the bush (= areas of wild land far away from large towns) mm®. ( IBfftiftJAIAiME )i 'bush rat noun [C, U] {pi. bush rat or bush rats) (in W Africa) a type of large rodent similar to a rat that is found in wild areas and used for food MU ( X X M )

bush 'telegraph noun [u, sing.] {informal, humorous) the process by which information and news are passed quickly from person to person ( fg JL#(ft )

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bush-whack /'bufwaek/ verb 1 [V] to live or travel in wild country ( iiSc jfefr ) 2 [V +adv./prep.] to

cut your way through bushes, plants, etc. in wild country We had to

bushwhack through undergrowth. AA A#

— & j& o 3 [VN] to attack sb very suddenly from a hidden position H771 ambush 4 [V] to fight as

a guerrilla A # #ci; JT A ► bush-whacking noun [U]

bush-whack er /'bujwaeka(r)/ noun 1 a person who lives or travels in an area of wild country fg K;

2 a person who fights in a guerrilla war

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bushy /buji/ adj. 1 (of hair or fur XA^XJA) growing thickly v# 1$_: a bushy beard/tail Bi Ei (ft X; % 0 bushy eyebrows 2 (of plants ffi

$j) growing thickly, with a lot of leaves £g$?(ft; (ft , bushy- tailed adj. obright-eyed busily obusy

busi ness On /'biznas/ noun

► TRADE J§ 1 [U] the activity of making, buying, selling

or supplying goods or services for money j§jik; 5^1?; X M PnTl commerce, trade : business contacts/

affairs/interests ]8rik ^ ^ / f'J 3nt o a business

investment f§iikl8:$i 0 It’s been a pleasure to do business with you. ill 1£o 0 She has set up in business as a hairdresser. 0 When he

left school, he went into business with his brother. ftk-X ikJs^flflklFfiFA^FSlTo o She works in the computer business. ftk/A^ ffeliik„ — see also agribusiness, big

BUSINESS, SHOW BUSINESS

► WORK X W2 [U] work that is part of your job ; A X: Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure? iAAA^

0 cl business lunch 0 He’s

away on business, ilk t±J H A T „ 3 [U] the amount of

work done by a company, etc.; the rate or quality of this work H ik I®; ^ H ; if ik : Business was bad. 0 Business was booming.

0 Her job was to drum up {= increase) business. iWI o How’s business? ?

► COMPANY A ff] 4 [C] a commercial organization such as

a company, shop/store or factory f8jik#L$J; Aik; A w]; f§j)£; XT: to have/start/run a business $] W / X A / if i ik 0 business premises it o She

works in the family business. ftkX^l&lftikikXffo 0 They’ve got a small catering business.

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► RESPONSIBILITY |R ff 5 [U] something that concerns a

particular person or organization 10 ( ^ A §£ X F/l )