| 单词 | johnny bull |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohnny Bull Johnny Bull n. a name given to the English nation, or Britain, personified; a (typical) English or British person; = John Bull n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] EngleeOE EnglishOE English-Saxona1387 Anglea1398 Southron1488 England1569 Anglo-Saxon1602 John Bull1748 Johnny Bull?1762 Southronya1795 Bull1825 Englishry1856 ?1762 A. M. E. Cooke King cannot Err Epil. 29 O ye Gods, I swear by Johnny Bull. 1814 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 24 Dec. When Johnny Bull heard of the capture of the Frolic by the Wasp, he felt quite waspish. 1907 H. Pendexter Tiberius Smith xiii. 240 We..were pleased on reaching Oroya to find a choice and convivial cluster of Yankees and Johnny Bulls, all civil engineers. 2001 Observer (Nexis) 5 Aug. (Business section) 7 Like Johnny Bull, we're supposed to cherish our sovereignty and wave fists at a Brussels threatening great national institutions. < as lemmas |
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