[N-COUNT 可数名词]公牛 A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
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[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
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[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]
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[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.
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[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。
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See also:
cock-and-bull story
;
pit bull terrier
;
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[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。
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[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]
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[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。
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like a red rag to a bull→see:
rag
;
Oxford
bull/bʊl; NAmEbʊl/noun1[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 财) 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
IDIOMSa bull in a ˈchina shopa 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 ˈhornsto 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.bullbullsbulledbullingbull/bʊl; NAmEbʊl/
LDC
bull1 noun
bull2 interjection
bullbull1 /bʊl/ ●●○ noun
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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 untrueSYN 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 rise → bear →
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
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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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