| 单词 | bull |
| 释义 | bull bull1 —bull-like, adj. /bool/, n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose. 3. a large, solidly built person. 4. a person who believes that market prices, esp. of stocks, will increase (opposed to bear). 5. (cap.) Astron., Astrol. the constellation or sign of Taurus. 6. a bulldog. 7. Slang. a police officer. 8. bull in a china shop, a. an awkward or clumsy person. b. an inconsiderate or tactless person. c. a troublemaker; dangerous person. 9. take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly. adj. 10. male. 11. of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull, as in strength. 12. having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market. v.t. 13. Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of. 14. to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price. 15. to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd. 16. Naut. to ram (a buoy). [1150-1200; ME bule, OE bula; akin to ON boli; see BULLOCK] bull2 /bool/, n. 1. a bulla or seal. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a formal papal document having a bulla attached. [1250-1300; ME bulle < AF < ML bulla seal, sealed document; see BULLA] bull3 /bool/, n. Slang. 1. exaggerations; lies; nonsense. 2. shoot the bull, to talk aimlessly: We just sat around shooting the bull. [1620-30; < ML bulla play, game, jest, perh. special use of L bulla bubble; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of BULLSHIT] |
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