bull

noun

/bʊl/

Idioms

[countable] the male of any animal in the cow family公牛
- a bull neck (= a short thick neck like a bull's)（公牛般的）短粗脖子
compare bullock, cow, ox, steerTopics Animalsb1
[countable] the male of the elephant, whale and some other large animals雄的（象、鲸等）大动物
- a bull elephant一只雄象
compare cowTopics Animalsc2
[countable] (finance金融) a person who buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price（预期证券价格上升的）买空者，多头 compare bear
[countable] an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)教皇诏书；教皇训谕
- a papal bull教皇训谕
[uncountable] (informal) ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true公牛：您认为愚蠢或不正确的想法，陈述或信念
- That's a load of bull!那是胡说八道！
- If you want to believe all that bull it’s up to you.如果你想相信那些胡说八道，那就看你自己了。
- That’s just bull and you know it.那只是胡扯罢了，你知道的。
[countable]
(also bullseye)
the centre of the target that you shoot or throw at in shooting, archery or darts; a shot or throw that hits this靶心；鹄的；命中靶心

see also cock and bull story

词源senses 1 to 3 and sense 6 late Old English bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli. Compare with bullock.sense 4 Middle English: from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in medieval Latin ‘seal ’or‘ sealed document’).

Idioms

a bull in a china shop

a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed（不顾环境）笨拙莽撞的人，冒失鬼
- You’re not going to go storming in there like a bull in a china shop, are you?你不会像瓷器店里的公牛一样冲进去吧？

like waving a red flag in front of a bull (North American English)

(British English a red rag to a bull)

used to talk about something that is likely to make somebody very angry斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物

shoot the breeze/bull

(North American English, informal) to have a conversation in an informal way聊天；闲聊 synonym chat
- We sat around in the bar, shooting the breeze.我们闲坐在酒吧里聊天。

take the bull by the horns

to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage勇敢面对困境（或险境）
- Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.诺拉决定挺身面对困难，由自己来安排事情。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

词汇	bull
释义	bull noun /bʊl/ /bʊl/ Idioms [countable] the male of any animal in the cow family公牛 a bull neck (= a short thick neck like a bull's)（公牛般的）短粗脖子 compare bullock, cow, ox, steerTopics Animalsb1 [countable] the male of the elephant, whale and some other large animals雄的（象、鲸等）大动物 a bull elephant一只雄象 compare cowTopics Animalsc2 [countable] (finance金融) a person who buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price（预期证券价格上升的）买空者，多头 compare bear [countable] an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)教皇诏书；教皇训谕 a papal bull教皇训谕 [uncountable] (informal) ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true公牛：您认为愚蠢或不正确的想法，陈述或信念 That's a load of bull!那是胡说八道！ If you want to believe all that bull it’s up to you.如果你想相信那些胡说八道，那就看你自己了。 That’s just bull and you know it.那只是胡扯罢了，你知道的。 [countable] (also bullseye) the centre of the target that you shoot or throw at in shooting, archery or darts; a shot or throw that hits this靶心；鹄的；命中靶心 see also cock and bull story 词源senses 1 to 3 and sense 6 late Old English bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli. Compare with bullock.sense 4 Middle English: from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in medieval Latin ‘seal ’or‘ sealed document’). Idioms a bull in a china shop a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed（不顾环境）笨拙莽撞的人，冒失鬼 You’re not going to go storming in there like a bull in a china shop, are you?你不会像瓷器店里的公牛一样冲进去吧？ like waving a red flag in front of a bull (North American English) (British English a red rag to a bull) used to talk about something that is likely to make somebody very angry斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物 shoot the breeze/bull (North American English, informal) to have a conversation in an informal way聊天；闲聊 synonym chat We sat around in the bar, shooting the breeze.我们闲坐在酒吧里聊天。 take the bull by the horns to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage勇敢面对困境（或险境） Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.诺拉决定挺身面对困难，由自己来安排事情。 Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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