bull1
n.
- (未阉割过的)公牛[C]
- (象,鲸,海豹等的)雄兽[C]
- 彪形大汉,壮汉[C]
- (证券等的)买方,多头;行情看涨者[C]
- 【美】【俚】警察;工头[C]
- 【俚】胡说,废话[U]
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- 【口】靶心;中心目标[C]
vt.
- 强使……通过,挤出(路)
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He
bulled his way into the hall.
他挤过人群走进大厅。
- 哄抬……的价格
- 【美】【俚】吓唬;欺骗
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He
bulled her into handing him her share of the money.
他吓唬着让她把自己那份钱交给他。
vi.
- 哄抬证券(或商品)价格;上涨
- 猛力前进
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I
bulled past him.
我用力从他身边挤过。
- 【俚】聊天;吹牛
a.[Z][B]
- 雄的
- 公牛的;公牛般的
- 大号的
- 行情上涨的;做多头的
短语
bull in a china shop
- 鲁莽闯祸的人
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She accidentally broke our coffee pot, she really is like a
bull in a china shop.
她不小心把我们的咖啡壶打破了,她真是个毛手毛脚的闯祸人。
take the bull by the horns
- 不畏艰险
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A successful businessman always
takes the bull by the horns.
一位成功的生意人总是不畏艰难,勇敢地面对问题。
I needed more money and so I decided to
take the bull by the horns and ask my boss for more pay.
我需要更多的钱,因而不畏艰难去向老板要求增加工资。
辨析
bull1
n.
- an uncastrated male bovine animal.
- a large male animal, e.g. a whale or elephant.
- Brit. a bullseye.
- Stock Exchange a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later. Often contrasted with bear2.
v.
- informal move powerfully or violently.
-
(be bulling)
(of a cow) be on heat.
Phrase
- like a bull at a gate
acting hastily and without thought. - like a bull in a china shop
behaving clumsily in a delicate situation. - take the bull by the horns
deal decisively with a difficult situation.
Etymology
OE bula, from ON boli; cf. bullock.
bull2
Etymology
ME: from OFr. bulle, from L. bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in med. L. ‘seal or sealed document’).