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]
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- 【口】靶心；中心目標[C]
vt.
- 強使……通過，擠出（路）
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He
bulled his way into the hall.
他擠過人群走進大廳。
- 哄抬……的價格
- 【美】【俚】嚇唬；欺騙
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He
bulled her into handing him her share of the money.
他嚇唬著讓她把自己那份錢交給他。
vi.
- 哄抬證券（或商品）價格；上漲
- 猛力前進
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I
bulled past him.
我用力從他身邊擠過。
- 【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
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She accidentally broke our coffee pot, she really is like a
bull in a china shop.
她不小心把我們的咖啡壺打破了，她真是個毛手毛腳的闖禍人。
take the bull by the horns
- 不畏艱險
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A successful businessman always
takes the bull by the horns.
一位成功的生意人總是不畏艱難，勇敢地面對問題。
I needed more money and so I decided to
take the bull by the horns and ask my boss for more pay.
我需要更多的錢，因而不畏艱難去向老板要求增加薪資。
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.
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(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’).
