单词 | bullish |
释义 | bullishadj.1 1. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling or having the nature of a bull. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [adjective] bullish1566 taurine1613 Taurean1656 tauriform1721 tauric1816 bull-like1859 Taurian1909 1566 T. Nuce tr. Octavia (1581) f. 166v Cuckoldes bullysh badge. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 314 His bullish nature will be ploughed out in three years. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 610 They are bullish, they are unmanageable, vindictive and irreconcileable. 2. Stock-Exchange, etc. Tending to or aiming at a rise in the price of stocks or of merchandise. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [adjective] > feeling or state of market sensitive1813 bearish1827 light1827 quiet1833 easy1836 soft1849 weak1856 steady1857 buoyant1868 sick1870 swimming1870 featureless1879 bullish1882 firm1887 gravelly1887 technical1889 pippy1892 manipulated1903 thin1931 volatile1931 trendless1939 nervous1955 toppy1961 over-bullish1970 toppish1983 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 July 5/2 We want to..make prices higher that Paris may see how ‘bullish’ we are. 1884 Manch. Examiner 11 June 4/4 In this market..a great majority are ‘bullish’ about cotton. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † bullishadj.2 Of or pertaining to papal bulls.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > papal documents > [adjective] > bull bulled1330 bullish1551 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xxxviv Thys baudy bulle maker and hys other bullish begles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † bullishadj.3 Obsolete. rare. Having the nature of a ‘bull’ or grotesque blunder; laughably erroneous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [adjective] > making or characterized by blunders bullish1641 blundering1710 blundersome1837 dundering1840 blunderful1881 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 9 A toothlesse Satyr is as improper as a toothed sleekstone, and as bullish. 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos i. 103 That Bullish Title of works but imperfectly good. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.11566adj.21551adj.31641 |
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