bull
[bʊl] noun
ANIMAL 动物
ADVANCED countable
■a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale 公牛；雄象；雄鲸•They did not see the sign by the gate saying 'Beware of the bull'.他们没有看见门旁边“当心公牛”的警示。
[bʊl] noun
FINANCE 金融
countable specialized
■a person who buys shares in companies hoping the price will rise, so that they can be sold later at a profit （预期证券价格上涨的）买空者，多头 Compare bear
[bʊl] noun
NONSENSE 胡说八道
uncountable informal
■complete nonsense or something that is not true 胡说八道，吹牛•Don't give me that bull about not knowing the time.别跟我说你不知道时间，那纯粹是瞎说。
[bʊl] noun
like a bull in a china shop
■If someone is like a bull in a china shop, they are very careless in the way that they move or behave 笨手笨脚的人；鲁莽闯祸的人•We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.我们告诉她情况非常微妙，但她还是冒冒失失闯到会上说了一通。
[bʊl] noun
take the bull by the horns
■to do something difficult in a brave and determined way 当机立断；大胆应对困难•Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave?你为甚么不当机立断，直接告诉他让他离开？ |