bull
noun uk/bʊl/ us/bʊl/
(ANIMAL)
B1 [ C ]公牛;雄象;雄鲸
a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale
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。
- More examples
- The bull lowered its horns and charged.
- The bull tossed him up into the air.
- gored by a bull
- a prize bull
- Don't tell him you're a vegetarian - it's like a red rag to a bull.
(FINANCE)
[ C ] finance & economics specialized（预期证券价格上涨的）买空者，多头
a person who buys shares in companies hoping the price will rise, so that they can be sold later at a profit
Compare: bear noun (FINANCE)
(NONSENSE)
[ U ] informal胡说八道；吹牛
complete nonsense or something that is not true
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。
Idioms
like a bull in a china shopidiom 笨手笨脚的人;鲁莽闯祸的人
If someone is like a bull in a china shop, they are very careless in the way that they move or behave.
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，但她开会时还是冒冒失失的。
take the bull by the hornsidiom 当机立断;大胆应对困难
to do something difficult in a brave and determined way
Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave? 你为什么不当机立断，直接让他离开？