Bull

(noun.) a serious and ludicrous blunder; 'he made a bad bull of the assignment'.

(noun.) mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle.

(noun.) uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.

(noun.) a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla).

(noun.) a large and strong and heavyset man; 'he was a bull of a man'; 'a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got'.

(noun.) an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later.

(noun.) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.

(verb.) advance in price; 'stocks were bulling'.

(verb.) try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying.

(verb.) push or force; 'He bulled through his demands'.

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• You were enormous in the last bull, she would say to him and he would say, Yes, I killed him very well. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• They met once a week at Goddard's in Wood Street, at the Bull's Head Tavern in Cheapside, and at Gresham Colleg e. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He was surely not gored by a bull? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• That is felt on all hands to be a shot in the bull's eye. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Why, he began by being a small Shropshire farmer before they made a baited bull of him, said Mr. George. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In the name of Saint Bennet, the prince of these bull-beggars, said Front-de-Boeuf, have we a real monk this time, or another impostor? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• He'll probably leave tracks like an old bull elk spooking out of the country and work way up and then when the snow melts circle back below. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The bull has not yet come out. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Without more ado, therefore, I turned to meet the charge of the infuriated bull ape. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• On the occasion when I was present one of the bulls was not turned aside by the attacks in the rear, the presentations of the red flag, etc. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He was short of stature and he had a thin voice and much fear of bulls. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I took with me six cows and two bulls alive, with as many ewes and rams, intending to carry them into my own country, and propagate the breed. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• At these sports there are usually from four to six bulls sacrificed. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Several bulls are so disposed of in a single day. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Do you like the bulls, Comrade Dynamiter? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The little township of Bashan was once the kingdom so famous in Scripture for its bulls and its oaks. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Like two charging bulls they came together, and like two wolves sought each other's throat. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Nor may they imitate the neighing of horses, the bellowing of bulls, the murmur of rivers and roll of the ocean, thunder, and all that sort of thing? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• I've probably seen him run through the streets ahead of the bulls at the feria in Pamplona, Robert Jordan thought. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.

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