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bull 1 AHD[b‹l] D.J.[bʊl]K.K.[bʊl]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】 警察或侦探
- 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:"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:a bull market.价格上涨的市场
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
- 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 2 AHD[b‹l] D.J.[bʊl]K.K.[bʊl]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
- 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 3 AHD[b‹l] D.J.[bʊl]K.K.[bʊl]n.(名词)- A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.荒谬可笑的话,自相矛盾的话
- [Origin unknown] [语源不详]
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