ox, bull, cow, buffalo

名詞 bull:

1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2. a large and strong and heavyset man
   同義詞：bruiser, strapper, Samson
3. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
   同義詞：bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit
4. a serious and ludicrous blunder
5. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
   同義詞：cop, copper, fuzz, pig
6. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
7. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
   同義詞：Taurus
8. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
   同義詞：Taurus, Taurus the Bull
9. the center of a target
   同義詞：bull's eye
10. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
    同義詞：papal bull
11. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

動詞 bull:

1. push or force
   同義詞：bull through
2. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3. talk through one's hat
   同義詞：bullshit, fake
4. advance in price

1. The bull bellowed angrily.
   公牛怒吼起來。
2. His bull will come to serve our cows tomorrow.
   明天我們用他的公牛與我們的母牛配種。
3. A bullock is a castrated bull.
   閹牛是去勢的公牛。
4. The Bull Team is made up of 15 players.
   公牛隊由十五個運動員組成。
5. He likes to throw the bull.
   他喜歡吹牛。

bull

n.（名詞）

An adult male bovine mammal.
公牛：成熟的雄牛
The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.
未閹割的公牛
The male of certain other large animals, such as the alligator, elephant, or moose.
大的雄性動物：一些其它形體巨大的雄性動物，如鱷魚、大象或麋鹿
An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person.
粗壯好斗的人：極高大的、有力的和好斗的人

An optimist, especially regarding business conditions.
樂觀進取的人：尤指在商業(yè)狀況下的樂觀進取的人
A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.
屯積居奇的人：在預測物價要上漲前購進商品或證券的人或試圖通過投機買賣來影響物價上漲的人
Slang A police officer or detective.
【俚語】 警察或偵探
Vulgar Empty, foolish, or pretentious talk.
【粗俗用語】 空話，蠢話或假話
v.（動詞）
bulled,bull.ing,bulls
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To push; force.
推；強迫
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To push ahead or through forcefully:
用力地往前推或者擠過去：
例句：
.He bulls through the press horde that encircles the car.(Scott Turow)
.他奮力穿過圍繞汽車的人群.(斯科特·圖羅)

adj.（形容詞）
Male.
雄的，公的
Large and strong like a bull.
象牛般大的，強壯的
Characterized by rising prices:
價格上漲的：
例句：
a bull market.
價格上漲的市場

<習慣用語>grab the bull by the horns 或
take the bull by the horns
To deal with a problem directly and resolutely.
當機立斷，快刀斬亂麻：果斷并堅決處理問題的
來源：
Middle English bule
中古英語 bule
from Old English bula
源自 古英語 bula
probably from Old Norse boli * see bhel- 2
可能源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 boli *參見 bhel- 2

bull
bull 2

n.（名詞）
An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a bulla.
訓令，法令：用印璽封住的由教皇頒發(fā)的官方文件
The bulla with which such a document is sealed.
印璽：用來封住這樣的文件的印璽

來源：
Middle English bulle
中古英語 bulle
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin bulla * see bulla
源自 中世紀拉丁語 bulla *參見 bulla

bull
bull 3

n.（名詞）
A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.
荒謬可笑的話，自相矛盾的話

來源：
[Origin unknown]
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