名複: bulls
bull1
KK: [bʊl] DJ: [bul]
n.
- (未閹割過的)公牛[C]
- (象,鯨,海豹等的)雄獸[C]
- 彪形大漢,壯漢[C]
- (證券等的)買方,多頭;行情看漲者[C]
- 【美】【俚】警察;工頭[C]
- 【俚】胡說,廢話[U]
- 【口】靶心;中心目標[C]
vt.
- 強使……通過,擠出(路)
- 哄抬……的價格
- 【美】【俚】嚇唬;欺騙
vi.
- 哄抬證券(或商品)價格;上漲
- 猛力前進
- 【俚】聊天;吹牛
a.[Z][B]
- 雄的
- 公牛的;公牛般的
- 大號的
- 行情上漲的;做多頭的
片語
bull in a china shop
- 魯莽闖禍的人
take the bull by the horns
- 不畏艱險
辨析
bull2
KK: [bʊl] DJ: [bul]
n.[C]
- 教皇的詔書
- 公文;法令
bull3
KK: [bʊl] DJ: [bul]
n.[C]
- 自相矛盾的荒謬說法
- 【美】【俚】大錯
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
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
n.
a papal edict.Etymology
ME: from OFr. bulle, from L. bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in med. L. ‘seal or sealed document’).
bull3
n.
informal nonsense.Etymology
C17: of unknown origin.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》