1N-COUNT 公牛 A bull is a male animal of the cow family. 公牛
2N-COUNT 雄兽;雄性动物 Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls . 雄兽;雄性动物
...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
一头体形庞大、长着巨大象牙的雄象
3N-COUNT (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, 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. (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 [business]
4N-COUNT 教皇诏书;教皇训谕 In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope. 教皇诏书;教皇训谕
5N-UNCOUNT 胡说;废话 If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. 胡说;废话 [informal]
I think it's a load of bull.
我认为那是胡说八道。
The press couldn't deal with that so they made up all this bull.
7PHRASE [usu likePHR]像闯进瓷器店的公牛一样;莽撞冒失 If you say that someone rushes into a situation like 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. 像闯进瓷器店的公牛一样;莽撞冒失 [informal, disapproval]
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。
8PHRASE [usu likePHR]好像公牛进了瓷器店;笨手笨脚 You say that someone is like a bull in a china shop when they are very clumsy. 好像公牛进了瓷器店;笨手笨脚
9PHRASE 勇敢面对危险(或困境) If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant. 勇敢面对危险(或困境)
Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.