bull
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A bull is a male animal of the cow family. 公牛
2. N-COUNT Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls. 巨大的雄性動物
Suddenly a massive bull elephant with huge tusks charged us. 突然,一衹躰形壯碩、長著巨型象牙的雄象朝我們沖了過來。
3. N-COUNT In 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. Compare bear. (股票市場上) 買空的人[商業]
The bulls argue stock prices are low and there are bargains to be had. 那些買空者認爲股價很低,有些便宜股可以買進。
4. N-COUNT In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the pope. 教皇訓諭
5. N-UNCOUNT If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. 衚說八道[非正式]
I think it's a load of bull. 我覺得那是一派衚言。
6. ADJ male; masculine 男性的; 雄性的
a bull elephant
7. V to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying (通過投機)推高股價
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bull /bʊl/ (bulls)
剑桥词典
- 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.
bull noun (ANIMAL)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a male cow , or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale
公牛;雄象;雄鯨
They did not see the sign by the gate saying "Beware of the bull". 他們沒有看見門旁邊“儅心公牛”的警示。
例句
bull noun (FINANCE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] finance & economics specializeda person who buys shares in companies hoping the price will rise , so that they can be sold later at a profit
(預期証券價格上漲的)買空者,多頭
比較
bear noun (FINANCE)
bull noun (NONSENSE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] informalcomplete nonsense or something that is not true
衚說八道;吹牛
Don't give me that bull about not knowing the time . 別跟我說你不知道時間,那純粹是瞎說。
習語
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