bull
n. 公牛; 雄性動物; (預期證券價格上升的)買空者; 教皇詔書; 胡說
A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls .
...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
一頭體形龐大、長著巨大象牙的雄象
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.
In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope.
If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue.
I think it's a load of bull...
我認為那是胡說八道。
The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.
新聞媒體無法應對此事,因此他們就編造了這通謊言。
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.
Still, it'll stop him rampaging all over the place like a bull in a china shop.
儘管如此,這將會讓他不再像個冒失鬼一樣到處橫衝直撞了。
You say that someone is like a bull in a china shop when they are very clumsy.
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.
Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
現在是財政大臣迎難而上,宣佈利率下調兩個百分點的時候了。
1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2. a large and strong and heavyset man;
3. obscene words for unacceptable behavior;
4. a serious and ludicrous blunder;
5. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
6. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
7. the center of a target
8. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
9. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
1. push or force;
2. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3. talk through one's hat;
4. advance in price;
ox, bull, cow, buffalo
這些名詞均有"牛"之意。
like a bull at a gate
魯莽地,狂烈地,猛烈地
like a bull in a china shop
笨手笨足闖禍的,行動(或說話)魯莽的
like a red rag to a bull
take the bull by the horns
不畏艱險,勇於面對困難
grab the bull by the horns 或 take the bull by the horns
當機立斷,快刀斬亂麻:果斷並堅決處理問題的
We can see through all that bull.
我們能識破那套胡謅.
Don't listen to his cock and bull story.
別聽他那荒誕的故事.
The tramp told a cock and bull story about finding the money hidden in a bottle behind a tree in the park.
流浪漢編了一個荒誕的故事,說他在公園的一棵樹的後面發現了藏在瓶子裡面的錢.
Take it gently; why must you go at everything like a bull at a gate?
處事從容不迫些, 你為什麼做每件事都這麼魯莽 呢 ?
The teacher warned the boy that if he heard any more of his cock and bull story , he would be severely punished.
老師警告那個男孩說,如果他再聽到他胡說八道, 他將受到嚴懲.