bull

单词音标

bull音标[bul]

汉语翻译

n. 公牛

【法】 买方, 买空者

词型变化

动词过去式:bulled过去分词:bulled现在分词:bulling第三人称单数:bulls

词意辨析

ox, bull, cow, buffalo

这些名词均有“牛”之意。

ox: 泛指野生或驯养的牛类，系动物学的用词，通称，也指公牛。

bull: 指未经阉割，通常用于配种的公牛，也指西班牙或美洲经专门饲养用作斗牛表演的公牛，引申指彪形大汉。

cow: 指任何品种的成年母牛或乳用的乳牛。

buffalo: 指水牛，在美国指野牛。

英语解释

名词 bull:

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

a large and strong and heavyset man

同义词：bruiser, strapper, Samson

obscene words for unacceptable behavior

同义词：bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit

a serious and ludicrous blunder

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

同义词：cop, copper, fuzz, pig

an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

同义词：Taurus

the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

同义词：Taurus, Taurus the Bull

the center of a target

同义词：bull\'s eye

a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

同义词：papal bull

mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow\'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

动词 bull:

push or force

同义词：bull through

try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

talk through one\'s hat

同义词：bullshit, fake

advance in price

例句

The bull bellowed angrily.

公牛怒吼起来。

His bull will come to serve our cows tomorrow.

明天我们用他的公牛与我们的母牛配种。

A bullock is a castrated bull.

阉牛是去势的公牛。

The Bull Team is made up of 15 players.

公牛队由十五个运动员组成。

He likes to throw the bull.

他喜欢吹牛。

详细解释

bull

n.（名词）

An adult male bovine mammal.

公牛：成熟的雄牛

The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.

未阉割的公牛

The male of certain other large animals, such as the alligator, elephant, or moose.

大的雄性动物：一些其它形体巨大的雄性动物，如鳄鱼、大象或麋鹿

An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person.

粗壮好斗的人：极高大的、有力的和好斗的人

An optimist, especially regarding business conditions.

乐观进取的人：尤指在商业状况下的乐观进取的人

A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.

屯积居奇的人：在预测物价要上涨前购进商品或证券的人或试图通过投机买卖来影响物价上涨的人

Slang A police officer or detective.

【俚语】 **或侦探

Vulgar Empty, foolish, or pretentious talk.

【粗俗用语】 空话，蠢话或假话

v.（动词）

bulled,bull.ing,bulls

v.tr.（及物动词）

To push; force.

推；强迫

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To push ahead or through forcefully:

用力地往前推或者挤过去：

例句：

.He bulls through the press horde that encircles the car.(Scott Turow)

.他奋力穿过围绕汽车的人群.(斯科特·图罗)

adj.（形容词）

Male.

雄的，公的

Large and strong like a bull.

象牛般大的，强壮的

Characterized by rising prices:

价格上涨的：

例句：

a bull market.

价格上涨的市场

<习惯用语>grab the bull by the horns 或

take the bull by the horns

To deal with a problem directly and resolutely.

当机立断，快刀斩乱麻：果断并坚决处理问题的

来源：

Middle English bule

中古英语 bule

from Old English bula

源自 古英语 bula

probably from Old Norse boli * see bhel- 2

可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 boli *参见 bhel- 2

bull

bull 2

n.（名词）

An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a bulla.

训令，法令：用印玺封住的由教皇颁发的官方文件

The bulla with which such a document is sealed.

印玺：用来封住这样的文件的印玺

来源：

Middle English bulle

中古英语 bulle

from Old French

源自 古法语

from Medieval Latin bulla * see bulla

源自 中世纪拉丁语 bulla *参见 bulla

bull

bull 3

n.（名词）

A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.

荒谬可笑的话，自相矛盾的话

来源：

[Origin unknown]

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