| 单词 | bull |
| 释义 | bull (once / 472 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4n 5nv 6n 7n A bull is a male cow. You can usually tell which animal in a pasture is a bull by its large size and horns. A male bovine — or cow — is a bull, and so is a male whale or elephant. Fittingly, the word bull is sometimes also used for a particularly bulky, muscular man. Another informal and slightly obscene meaning is "ridiculous," or "not true," as when you tell a lie and your brother rudely replies, "Bull!" This slang meaning has its roots in the Old French bole, "deception or trick." WORD FAMILYbull: bulled, bulling, bullish, bulls+/bullish: bullishly USAGE EXAMPLESTHE death of the long bull market in bonds has been called many times in recent years. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) When the owner of the Manchester Opera House, where the production was being staged, learned about the bull, he shut down rehearsals. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) When they arrived at the scene they saw a pit bull biting a woman near the end of a driveway. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle Hypo|Hyper bullock young bull Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age 2n mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle Hyper eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials 3v push or force 2He bulled through his demands Syn|Hyper bull through bear on, push press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action 1n a large and strong and heavyset man he was a bull of a man Syn|Hyper Samson, bruiser, strapper adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) 2n uncomplimentary terms for a policeman 3Syn|Hyper cop, copper, fuzz, pig officer, police officer, policeman a member of a police force 1n obscene words for unacceptable behavior what he said was mostly bull Hyper buncombe, bunk, bunkum, guff, hogwash, rot unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) 2v speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths 4Syn|Hyper fake, talk through one's hat affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham make believe with the intent to deceive n a serious and ludicrous blunder 5he made a bad bull of the assignment Hyper bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall an embarrassing mistake 1n an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later Ant|Hyper bear an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price investor someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns 2v try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying Hyper job, speculate invest at a risk 3v advance in price 6stocks were bulling Hyper climb, go up, rise increase in value or to a higher point n the center of a target 7Syn|Hyper bull's eye center, centre, midpoint a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure n a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) Syn|Hyper papal bull decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) Bull (once / 771 pages) n WORD FAMILY Bull: Bulls USAGE EXAMPLESWade is averaging 18.8 points in 32 games in his first season with his hometown Bulls. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Zeller will not play Monday night against the Chicago Bulls. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Military Academy graduate, fatally shot himself at Belmead after commanding Confederate troops in the First Battle of Bull Run. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 Syn|Exp Taurus, Taurus the Bull house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided 2n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus Syn|Hyper Taurus individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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