英语词组bull是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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bull

释义

bull

Theme: DECEPTION

tr. & in. to lie to or deceive someone.

Stop bulling me!Is she bulling again?

Theme: NONSENSE

n. nonsense.

That's just a lot of bull.Don't give me that bull! I won't buy it.

Theme: POLICE

n. a police officer; a private detective or guard.

Here come the bulls. Get out.And this bull comes up and says, “Where's the fire?”

bull

Ⅰ

1. adjective

when describing a military rank, full. Korean war usage US, 1973

2. noun

nonsense. An abbreviation of BULLSHIT US, 1902.

a police officer, especially a detective; a prison guard US, 1893.

an aggressive, mannish lesbian US, 1967.

in prison, a person who can withstand physical hardship US, 1990.

a wharf labourer unfairly favoured for employment AUSTRALIA, 1957.

an aggressive poker bettor US, 1988.

in the circus, an elephant, male or female US, 1921.

a battle tank US, 1976.

in a deck of playing cards, an ace US, 1963⇨ See: BULLDYKE

3. verb

to polish something, especially boots; hence, to clean a uniform, kit or quarters. A variant is 'bull up'. Services usage since 1950, possibly earlier UK, 1950.

to lie; to pretend; to distort the truth or exaggerate; to tell tall stories AUSTRALIA, 1954.

to take the active role in homosexual anal sex; to be a homosexual BARBADOS, 1987.

in poker, to bluff repeatedly, betting in amounts designed to drive other players out of hands simply by virtue of the size of the bet US, 1963

Ⅱ ⇨ bulldyke; bulldike; bull

noun a lesbian with masculine affectations and mannerisms US, 1931

idiombull► a cock and bull story► shoot the bull shoot the breeze► strong as a bull strong as a horse(like) a bull in a china shopused about someone who speaks or behaves in a very rude or direct way without noticing or caring that if offends or upsets people:You're not going to go storming in there like a bull in a china shop and ruin it all, are you?Scorta has a reputation for being a bull in a china shop, but he gets the job done.bull-in-a-china-shop: The movie is a bull-in-a-china-shop comedy and will do anything for a laugh.like a bull at a gate BrEBrEif you go somewhere or do something like a bull at a gate, you move fast and ignore people or do not worry about their feelings:He barged past me like a bull at a gate.If you go in there like a bull at a gate they'll never tell you what you want to know.take the bull by the hornsto deal with a difficult situation or problem in a quick, confident, and determined way:So, for the reasons I've mentioned, I think we've got to take the bull by the horns, find an office, and budget for costs so we can get started right away.Helena decided to take the bull by the horns and organise the show herself.

bull

1. n. nonsense; bullshit. Don’t give me that bull! I won’t buy it.

2. tv. & in. to lie to or deceive someone. Stop bulling me!

3. n. a police officer; a private detective or guard. Here come the bulls. Get out.

See:

(as) strong as a bull
a bull in a china shop
a cock and bull story
a cock-and-bull story
a red flag to a bull
a red rag to a bull
Banbury story of a cock and a bull
be full of bull
be in the bullpen
be like a bull in a china shop
be like a red flag to a bull
be like a red rag to a bull
bellow like a (wounded) bull, to
bull
bull in a china shop
bull in a china shop (like a)
bull pucky
bull session
bull-headed
bull-pucky
cock and bull story
cock-and-bull story
company bull
full of bull
full of crap
full of hot air
grab the bull by its horns
grab the bull by the horns
hit the bull’s-eye
hit the bull's-eye
hit the spot
hung like a bull
in the bull pen
in the bullpen
John Bull
like a bull at a gate
like a bull in a china shop
mess with the bull and you get the horns
milk the bull
red flag/rag to a bull, like a
shoot the breeze
shoot the bull
shoot the bull, to
take the bull by its horns
take the bull by the horns
take the bull by the horns, to
throw the bull
wear the bull's feather

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