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Bull Male China Bʊl Countable N Count 可数名词 Animal

word bull
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Collins
bull ★★☆☆☆
/b'ʊl/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]公牛 A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]雄兽;雄性动物 Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls .
  • ...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.

    一头体形庞大、长着巨大象牙的雄象

  • 3
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](预期股价上涨而买进股票以期不久可高价卖出获利的)买空者,多头 On the stock market, bulls are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time.
      [BUSINESS 商]
    4
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]教皇诏书;教皇训谕 In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope.
    5
    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]胡说;废话 If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue.
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I think it's a load of bull...

    我认为那是胡说八道。

  • The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.

    新闻媒体无法应对此事,因此他们就编造了这通谎言。

  • 6
    See also:
    cock-and-bull story
    pit bull terrier
    7
    [PHRASE 短语]像闯进瓷器店的公牛一样;莽撞冒失 If you say that someone rushes into a situation like a bull in a china shop, you are critical of them because they do not stop to think, and are insensitive to other people's feelings.
      [usu like PHR]
      [disapproval]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Still, it'll stop him rampaging all over the place like a bull in a china shop.

    尽管如此,这将会让他不再像个冒失鬼一样到处横冲直撞了。

  • 8
    [PHRASE 短语]好像公牛进了瓷器店;笨手笨脚 You say that someone is like a bull in a china shop when they are very clumsy.
      [usu like PHR]
    9
    [PHRASE 短语]勇敢面对危险(或困境) If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
      [V inflects]
  • Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.

    现在是财政大臣迎难而上,宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。

  • 10
    like a red rag to a bull→see:
    rag

    Oxford
    bull / bʊl ; NAmE bʊl / noun 1 [countable ] the male of any animal in the cow family 公牛 a bull neck (= a short thick neck like a bull's) (公牛般的)短粗脖子 compare
    bullock
    ,
    cow
    n.  (1 )
    ,
    ox
    ,
    steer
    n.  (2 )
    2 [countable ] the male of the elephant, whaleand some other large animals (象、鲸等动物的)雄兽 compare
    cow
    n.  (2 )
    3 [countable ] ( finance ) a person who buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price (预期证券价格上升的)买空者,多头 compare
    bear
    n.  (2 )
    4 [countable ] an official order or statement from the Pope(= the head of the Roman Catholic Church) 教宗诏书;教宗训谕 a papal bull 教宗训谕 5 [uncountable ] ( slang) =
    bullshit
    That's a load of bull! 那是胡说八道!
    6 [countable ] =
    bullseye
    see also
    cock and bull story
    IDIOMS a bull in a ˈchina shop a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed (不顾环境)笨拙莽撞的人,冒失鬼 take the bull by the ˈhorns to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage 勇敢面对困境(或险境) more at
    red
    adj.
    ,
    shoot
    v.
    bull bulls bulled bulling
    bull / bʊl ; NAmE bʊl /
    LDC
    bull1 noun
    bull2 interjection
    bullbull1 /bʊl/ ●●○ noun
    Entry menu
    Word Origin
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1bull (1)male cow [countable] an adult male animal of the cattle family:  a herd of cows with one bull2male animal [countable] the male of some other large animals such as the elephant or whale3take the bull by the horns to bravely or confidently deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant problem:  Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.4nonsense [uncountable] informal nonsense or something that is completely untrue SYN  rubbish:  What a load of bull!5like a bull in a china shop if you are like a bull in a china shop, you keep knocking things over, dropping things, breaking things etc6like a bull at a gate if you move somewhere like a bull at a gate, you move there very fast, ignoring everything in your way7religion [countable] an official statement from the Pope8centre [countable] (also bullseye) the centre of a target that you are shooting at9business [countable] technical someone who buys shares because they expect prices to risebear
    bull market
    cock and bull story
    at cock1(4)
    , → like a red rag to a bull
    at red1(5)
    , → shoot the bull
    at shoot1(13)
    bull1 noun
    bull2 interjection
    bullbull2 interjection
    Word Origin
    Examples
    Phrases
    used to say that you do not believe or agree with what someone has said:  Bull! Where did you get that idea?
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