bullfight

bull·fight

B0542900 (bo͝ol′fīt′)n. A public spectacle, performed especially in Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, in which a fighting bull is engaged in a series of traditional maneuvers culminating usually with the ceremonial execution of the bull by sword. In Portugal the bull is often fought from horseback and is not killed.

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bull′fight′er n.bull′fight′ing n.

bullfight

(ˈbʊlˌfaɪt) n (Bullfighting) a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American spectacle in which a matador, assisted by banderilleros and mounted picadors, baits and usually kills a bull in an arena ˈbullˌfighter n ˈbullˌfighting n

bull•fight

(ˈbʊlˌfaɪt)

n. a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle in which a bull is fought in a prescribed way by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, and is usu. killed with a sword. [1745–55] bull′fight`er, n. bull′fight`ing, n.

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Noun

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bullfight - a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectatorscorridanovillada - a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years oldspectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

Translations

斗牛

bull

(bul) noun1. the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc. 公牛 公牛2. a bull's-eye. 靶心 靶的中心ˈbullock (-lək) noun1. a young bull. 小公牛 小公牛2. a castrated bull, an ox, often used to pull bullock carts. 閹牛 阉牛ˈbullfight noun in Spain etc a fight between a bull and men on horseback and on foot. 鬥牛 斗牛ˈbullfighter noun 鬥牛士 斗牛士ˈbullring noun the enclosed area where a bullfight takes place. 鬥牛場 斗牛场ˈbull's-eye noun the centre of a target, especially in archery, darts etc. 靶心 靶心