【bull】 - A-level备考词汇

bull

UK:  [bʊl]

US:  [bʊl]

复数：bulls  现在分词：bulling  过去式：bulled  

n.

1.【动】(未阉割的)公牛,亦指其他雄性动物

2.〈非正式〉彪形大汉

3.〈非正式〉废话,空话,瞎吹牛皮

4.【金融】(股票投机中的)买方,多头,指预计某支股票价格上升并因此大量买入以期获利的人

5.(教皇的)训令

v.

1.挤

2.大量买进以期抬高价格

3.吓唬

1 . She didn't invite John to her wedding because he might turn out to be a bull in a china shop .
她没请约翰参加婚礼，因为他也许会因莽撞而生事。

2 . It was not Christmas Eve then, but it came into his head to play a trick upon the bull.
不过那时候不是圣诞节前夕，但是他突然想到要同那头公牛开个玩笑。

3 . then he let out a bellow like an angry bull and dived at Harry, grabbing him by the ankle.
然后他像一头发怒的公牛般大吼一声，扑向哈利，抓住了他的脚腕。

4 . After some time, the mouse peeped out, crept furtively up to the bull's flank, again bit him, and retreated to his hole.
在不少时刻以后，老鼠偷看了，偷偷摸摸地爬行由bull’s侧面决定，再咬住了他，并且撤退了对他的孔。

5 . It was raining cats and dogs. We told him not to go, but he was as headstrong as a bull.
下着倾盆大雨，我们叫他不要走，但他顽强如牛，向大雨冲去。