bull
/bʊl/
n.
标准词条
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一句话记住
公牛
释义与例句
n.
公牛
the male of the cow, kept for breeding or for its meat
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The farmer kept a large bull to breed with his cows.
农夫养了一头大公牛用来配种。
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A bull can be dangerous if it feels threatened.
公牛如果感到受到威胁,可能会很危险。
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The matador waved his cape as the bull charged across the arena.
公牛冲过竞技场时,斗牛士挥舞着披风。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
bull 指“公牛”;金融中 bull market 是“牛市”,take the bull by the horns 表示“勇敢面对难题”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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bullish 看涨的;乐观的形容词,原指“像公牛的”,在金融语境中表示行情看涨、态度乐观。
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bulldozer 推土机可数名词,指用于推平地面的重型工程机械。
同义词
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ox 牛;公牛(常指阉牛)bull 指未阉割的公牛,常用于配种;ox 常指被阉割、用于干农活的公牛,复数为 oxen。The farmer used a pair of oxen to pull the heavy plough. 农夫用两头牛拉动沉重的犁。
反义词
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cow 母牛;奶牛bull 是公牛;cow 是母牛或奶牛,二者在性别上相对。The cow was milked twice a day on the dairy farm. 奶牛场里的奶牛每天挤两次奶。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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bulk 大部分;体积bull 指公牛;bulk 指“主体、大部分”或“体积、容量”,含义完全不同。The bulk of the budget was spent on new equipment. 预算的大部分花在了新设备上。
常见搭配
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bull market 牛市;上涨行情Investors are optimistic as the country enters a bull market. 随着该国进入牛市,投资者们十分乐观。
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take the bull by the horns 勇敢面对困难She decided to take the bull by the horns and ask for a pay rise. 她决定勇敢面对,提出加薪要求。
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a bull in a china shop 鲁莽闯祸的人He's like a bull in a china shop whenever he visits the art gallery. 他每次参观美术馆都像闯进瓷器店的公牛,笨手笨脚。