bulls

英 [bʊlz]

美 [bʊlz]

n.  公牛; 雄的(象、鲸等)大动物; (预期证券价格上升的)买空者，多头
bull的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 公牛
  Abullis a male animal of the cow family.
• N-COUNT 雄兽；雄性动物
  Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are calledbulls.
  1. ...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
     一头体形庞大、长着巨大象牙的雄象
• （预期股价上涨而买进股票以期不久可高价卖出获利的）买空者，多头
  On the stock market,bullsare 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.
• 教皇诏书；教皇训谕
  In the Roman Catholic church, a papalbullis an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope.
• N-UNCOUNT 胡说；废话
  If you say that something isbullor a load ofbull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue.
  1. I think it's a load of bull...
     我认为那是胡说八道。
  2. The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.
     新闻媒体无法应对此事，因此他们就编造了这通谎言。
• See also:cock-and-bull storypit bull terrier
• PHRASE 像闯进瓷器店的公牛一样；莽撞冒失
  If you say that someone rushes into a situationlike 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.
  1. Still, it'll stop him rampaging all over the place like a bull in a china shop.
     尽管如此，这将会让他不再像个冒失鬼一样到处横冲直撞了。
• 好像公牛进了瓷器店；笨手笨脚
  You say that someone islike a bull in a china shopwhen they are very clumsy.
• PHRASE 勇敢面对危险（或困境）
  If youtake the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
  1. Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
     现在是财政大臣迎难而上，宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。
• like a red rag to a bull→ see:rag

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