bull

noun

1. 公牛
   the male of any animal in the cow family
   1. a bull neck (= a short thick neck like a bull's )
      （公牛般的）短粗脖子
2. 雄的（象、鲸等）大动物
   the male of the elephant , whale and some other large animals
3. （预期证券价格上升的）买空者，多头
   a person who buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price
4. 教皇诏书；教皇训谕
   an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
5. 教皇诏书；教皇训谕
   an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
6. 教皇诏书；教皇训谕
   an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

1. 公牛
   A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
2. N-COUNT 雄兽；雄性动物
   Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls .
   1. ...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
      一头体形庞大、长着巨大象牙的雄象
3. （预期股价上涨而买进股票以期不久可高价卖出获利的）买空者，多头
   On the stock market, bulls are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time.
4. 教皇诏书；教皇训谕
   In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope.
5. N-UNCOUNT 胡说；废话
   If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue.
   1. I think it's a load of bull...
      我认为那是胡说八道。
   2. The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.
      新闻媒体无法应对此事，因此他们就编造了这通谎言。
6. See also: cock-and-bull story pit bull terrier
7. PHRASE 像闯进瓷器店的公牛一样；莽撞冒失
   If you say that someone rushes into a situation like a bull in a china shop, you are critical of them because they do not stop to think, and are insensitive to other people's feelings.
   1. Still, it'll stop him rampaging all over the place like a bull in a china shop.
      尽管如此，这将会让他不再像个冒失鬼一样到处横冲直撞了。
8. 好像公牛进了瓷器店；笨手笨脚
   You say that someone is like a bull in a china shop when they are very clumsy.
9. PHRASE 勇敢面对危险（或困境）
   If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
   1. Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
      现在是财政大臣迎难而上，宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。
10. like a red rag to a bull → see: rag

1. The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.
   新闻媒体无法应对此事，因此他们就编造了这通谎言。
2. Still, it'll stop him rampaging all over the place like a bull in a china shop.
   尽管如此，这将会让他不再像个冒失鬼一样到处横冲直撞了。
3. Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
   现在是财政大臣迎难而上，宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。
4. The pharaoh is Osiris, the moon bull incarnate.
   这位法老就是俄西里斯，丰产神的化身。
5. He was convicted of failing to muzzle a pit bull.
   他因没能给比特犬戴嘴套而被判有罪。
6. Steve Bull notched his 200th goal for Wolves as they beat Leicester 3-0
   史蒂夫·布尔为狼队攻入了他的第200粒进球，他们以3比0击败了莱斯特队。
7. This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.
   烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。
8. I also met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull.
   我也再次和波拉克会面，两人闲聊了会儿。
9. The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier
   这只棕黄色的狗看上去非常像美国比特犬。
10. It's only a hair off a bull's back to them.
    这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。
11. He hit three bull's eyes in succession.
    他连续3次射中靶心。
12. This bull gores people.
    这牛爱顶人。
13. An electric branding iron was pressed into the bull's side.
    用一个打火印的电烙铁盖在牛身的一侧。
14. The archer's shot was a bull's-eye.
    那一箭正中靶心。
15. Try to approach her the right way. she's dead if scared of policemen and you will get nothing out of her if you go at it like a bull at a gate.
    要用恰当的方式接近她，她对警察怕得要命，如果你来得粗暴，你休想从她那里掏出什么情报。
16. He's like a bull in a China shop, always knocking things over.
    他笨手笨脚，总是撞倒东西。
17. The bull elephant is attacking us.
    这头公象正要攻击我们。
18. An ox is a castrated bull.
    阉牛是经过阉割的公牛。
19. Bull: Today I was fired!
    牛：今天我被解雇了！
20. Apparently, somebody hit a bull's eye.
    显然，有人在到了舷窗上。
21. He admitted that he had invented a cock and bull story.
    他承认他编造了一个荒诞不经的故事。
22. If you did get in, it is a bull market.
    如果你进去了，它就是牛市。
23. She gave me some cock and bull story.
    她给我讲了一些荒诞无稽的故事。
24. This year I have a contract with Red Bull and with Citroen helping me.
    今年我和红牛和雪铁龙有一年的合同。
25. It's easiest for you, and it's easiest for the bull.
    这样对你和牛都更容易一些。
26. We breed the true and traditional American Pit Bull and nothing less!
    我们真正的品种和传统的美国比特斗牛和没有少！
27. Global financial markets look suspiciously like a pyramid game in this bull market.
    全球金融市场在这次牛市中看起来是玩了一个叠罗汉的游戏。

n.

a bull in a china shop

• （不顾环境）笨拙莽撞的人，冒失鬼
  a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed

take the bull by the horns

• 勇敢面对困境（或险境）
  to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage

a red rag to a bull

• 斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物
  something that is likely to make sb very angry

shoot the breeze/bull

• 聊天；闲聊
  to have a conversation in an informal way
  1. We sat around in the bar, shooting the breeze.
     我们闲坐在酒吧里聊天。

noun

1. a serious and ludicrous blunder
   1. he made a bad bull of the assignment

2. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'

3. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

4. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
   1. I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
   2. what he said was mostly bull

   Synonym:    bullshitIrish bullhorseshitshitcrapdogshit

5. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

   Synonym:    papal bull

6. the center of a target

   Synonym:    bull's eye

7. a large and strong and heavyset man
   1. he was a bull of a man
   2. a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got

   Synonym:    bruiserstrapperSamson

8. an investor with an optimistic market outlook

9. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

   Synonym:    copcopperfuzzpig

verb

1. advance in price
   1. stocks were bulling

2. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
   1. The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it

   Synonym:    talk through one's hatbullshitfake

3. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

4. push or force
   1. He bulled through his demands

   Synonym:    bull through