bull

noun

1. a serious and ludicrous blunder

e.g. he made a bad bull of the assignment

2. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'
e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

3. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

4. obscene words for unacceptable behavior

e.g. I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
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

e.g. he was a bull of a man
a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got

Synonym: bruiserstrapperSamson

8. an investor with an optimistic market outlook
an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

9. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Synonym: copcopperfuzzpig

verb

1. advance in price

e.g. stocks were bulling

2. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

e.g. 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

e.g. He bulled through his demands

Synonym: bull through

1. 公牛
A bull is a male animal of the cow family.

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2. 雄兽；雄性动物
Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls .

e.g. ...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. 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.

bull

e.g. I think it's a load of bull...
我认为那是胡说八道。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. 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.

bull的反义词

9. 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.

e.g. 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. bull

1. 胡说,废话：PLZ,PLS:please,请 | bull *** , *** :胡说,废话 | sorry ass:可怜的家伙,鄙视的意思