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

双语例句

• Teams like the Los Angeles takers, the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics had become household names.
  诸如洛杉矶湖人队、加哥公牛队和波士顿凯尔特队等球队成了家喻户晓的名字。
• After a lean few weeks, featuring Arab turmoil and inflation, emerging-market bulls can graze once more.
  经过以阿拉伯动乱和通胀为特征的贫瘠的几周后，看好新兴市场的牛们又可以大口吃草了。
• We were lucky to have him in a Bulls uniform for such a long period of time.
  我们是幸运在对如此的一个长的时段是统一的一只公牛中有他的。
• As a matador you have a deep connection with the bulls.
  作为一名斗牛士，你与公牛有一种深厚的联系。
• Farmers keep trying to produce better cattle by mating their strongest bulls with their healthiest cows.
  农民们一直在想让最壮的公牛和最健康的母牛交配以生产更好的牛。
• Cows and bulls also became infertile when fed the same corn.
  食用了这种玉米的奶牛和公牛也出现了不孕不育症。
• Necrotic posthitis is characterized by evertive swelling, edema and necrosis in the prepuce of feedlot steers and bulls.
  坏死性包皮炎以肥育牛场的阉牛和公牛呈现包皮外翻性肿胀，水肿和坏死为特征。
• People commonly race cars, horses and dogs, but who's heard of racing bulls?
  人们一般赛车、赛马和赛狗，但是谁过赛牛？
• My workout was good, and now I'm with the Bulls.
  我的锻炼是好的，现在我与公牛队。
• It is a proven fact that bulls only see blues and yellow.
  事实证明，公牛只能看到蓝色和黄色。