bull

/bʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʊl] /bʊl/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʊl] /ˈbu̇l ˈbəl/ (ame, mw)

bull — 名詞

  • bullsingular
  • bullsplural

1. an adult male in the cattle family; the word is also used for the male of certai

1.名詞B1
釋義

公牛

雄性的牛科動物

an adult male in the cattle family; the word is also used for the male of certain other huge animals, especially elephants and some sea mammals.

例句

The bull stood by the gate while the calves drank nearby.

那頭公牛站在門邊，旁邊的小牛正在喝水。

bull with calves shows cattle meaning

At the zoo, a bull elephant sprayed water over the fence.

在動物園裡，一頭公象把水噴過圍欄。

bull + animal name for male

同義詞
  • ox

    usually a trained working animal, often not the same as an uncastrated bull

  • bullock

    used for a young or castrated male cow in some varieties of English

反義詞
  • cow

    the female animal

文法句型

a bull elephant

a bull whale

the bull in the field

用法筆記

Usually names the male animal itself. Before another animal word, it can show sex, as in 'bull elephant' or 'bull seal'.

常見錯誤

❌That cow in the next field is a bull.
✅That bull in the next field is the male animal.
💡'bull' is male; 'cow' is female.

2. an investor who believes prices will climb and buys in order to sell later for m

2.名詞C1
釋義

多頭；看漲者

看好價格上升而買進的人

an investor who believes prices will climb and buys in order to sell later for more money.

例句

After the rate cut, every bull on the trading floor was smiling.

降息後，交易大廳裡的每個多頭都笑了。

bull on the trading floor

Ines stayed a bull on airline shares before the summer rush.

Ines 在夏季旅遊潮前，仍是航空股的看漲者。

be a bull on + shares

同義詞
  • optimist

    broader word; not limited to investing

  • buyer

    general market word; does not itself imply a rising-price view

  • speculator

    focuses on risky buying and selling, not necessarily on expecting rises

反義詞
  • bear

    an investor who expects prices to fall

文法句型

a bull on + shares/commodities

bulls and bears

用法筆記

Common in market talk, often in contrast with 'bear'. The subject expects prices to move upward, not downward.

常見錯誤

❌A bull expects prices to fall.
✅A bull expects prices to rise.
💡if someone expects prices to fall, that person is a bear, not a bull.

3. talk or ideas that you reject as foolish, false, or simply made up.

3.名詞B2
釋義

胡說

荒唐或不真的話

talk or ideas that you reject as foolish, false, or simply made up.

例句

That's bull, and everyone in the room knew it at once.

那是胡說，而且房間裡的人立刻都知道。

fixed reaction: That's bull

Grandpa called bull on the rumor about free flights for everyone.

爺爺說那個人人都能免費搭機的傳聞是胡說。

call bull on + rumor/story

同義詞
  • nonsense

    neutral and less blunt

  • rubbish

    common British informal alternative

  • garbage

    informal, especially in North American English

反義詞
  • truth

    what is actually true rather than invented

  • fact

    a piece of information that can be shown to be true

文法句型

That's bull

call bull on + noun

用法筆記

Mostly heard in speech or informal writing. It often appears after 'that's' or in the pattern 'call bull on ...' when you openly reject a claim.

常見錯誤

❌The report was full of bulls.
✅The report was full of bull.
💡this sense is usually an uncountable mass noun, not a regular plural count noun.

4. a formal letter from the Pope that announces an important church decision, rule,

4.名詞C2
釋義

教皇詔書

教宗發布的重要文告

a formal letter from the Pope that announces an important church decision, rule, or command.

例句

In 1521, the Pope issued a bull against Martin Luther.

1521 年，教宗發布了一道針對 Martin Luther 的教皇詔書。

issue a bull

The museum displayed a papal bull with the Pope's lead seal broken.

博物館展出了一份教皇詔書，教宗的鉛封已破損。

a bull as a sealed document

同義詞
  • decree

    broader word for an official order, not specifically from the Pope

  • edict

    formal order from an authority

  • proclamation

    public official announcement; broader than this church sense

文法句型

issue a bull

a papal bull

用法筆記

Usually appears in historical or church writing, often as 'papal bull'. Distinguish from sense 3: this is an official document, not foolish talk.

5. the small middle point of a target, or a shot that lands exactly there.

5.名詞C1
釋義

紅心

靶子中央或命中那裡的一擊

the small middle point of a target, or a shot that lands exactly there.

例句

Nadia's second dart hit the bull and won the game.

Nadia 的第二支飛鏢射中紅心，贏了那場比賽。

hit the bull

From fifty meters away, the arrow landed just outside the bull.

在五十公尺外，那支箭落在紅心外一點點。

the bull as target center

同義詞
  • bull's-eye

    the fuller and more familiar form in everyday English

  • center

    general word, not limited to target games

反義詞
  • miss

    a shot that does not hit the center

文法句型

hit the bull

score a bull

用法筆記

Used in archery, darts, and similar target sports. It can name the center itself or one exact hit in that center.

bull — 動詞