bull

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

bull UK US [bʊl] noun [ bulls ]
 
ANIMAL

1. <A > countable a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale
• They did not see the sign by the gate saying 'Beware of the bull'.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Names for the male and female of animals ↑Cattle and similar animals
 
• The bull lowered its horns and charged.
• The bull tossed him up into the air.
• gored by a bull
• a prize bull
• Don't tell him you're a vegetarian - it's like a red rag to a bull.
 
FINANCE
2. countable specialized a person who buys shares in companies hoping the price will rise, so that they can be sold later at a profit
Compare bear
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Financial investments and the stock market
 
NONSENSE
3. uncountable informal complete nonsense or something that is not true
• Don't give me that bull about not knowing the time.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Nonsense
Idioms: like a bull in a china shop ▪ take the bull by the horns

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  papal bull, bull's eye, Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit, bruiser, strapper, Samson, talk through one's hat, fake, bull through