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shoot the bull

/bool/US // bʊl //UK // (bʊl) //

开炮,开枪射击,开枪打人,开枪射杀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
    • : the male of certain other mammals, as elephants and moose.
    • : a large, solidly built person.
    • : a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will increase.
    • : Bull, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus.
    • : a bulldog.
    • : Slang. a police officer.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : male.
    • : of, relating to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.
    • : having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of.
    • : to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price.
    • : to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd.
    • : Nautical. to ram.

Phrases

  • bull in a china shop
  • bull session
  • cock and bull story
  • hit the bull's-eye
  • shoot the breeze (bull)
  • take the bull by the horns

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inshoot the breeze
Synonyms
bsBSchatter唠叨,喋喋不休,唠叨声,聊天chew the fat咀嚼脂肪,嚼舌根,大嚼特嚼,咀嚼着脂肪gab嘎巴,嘎巴族palaver游手好闲,游说,闲杂人等,游说者prate侈谈,侈靡,侈靡不振,侈奢prattle唠叨,唠唠叨叨,喋喋不休,絮絮叨叨run off at the mouth逃之夭夭,口出狂言,逃逸,逃亡schmooze拉拉扯扯,招摇撞骗,招摇过市,拉拢人心yack枷锁,枷枷,枷yap邑,邑的,邑的人

Examples

  • We’ve known for some time that Big Tech is carrying the water in this bull run.

  • Despite their complexity, amateur investors have been quick to glom onto options during bull markets, viewing them as a way to bet that a given stock will go higher.

  • While classics like Bloody Marys, micheladas, and bull shots may be the first that come to mind, these days they aren’t the only cocktails to include a touch of saline.

  • “We don’t believe the bull market is going to end any time soon, but a healthy pullback or even a correction is part of all bull markets,” Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance, wrote in a note Thursday.

  • In short, August’s un-August-like performance is adding uncertainty to the tech bull rally.

  • Yes, the minor-league baseball player memorably portrayed by Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.

  • He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.

  • Biden made many visits to Baghdad and no doubt get fed a load of bull about inclusion on each one.

  • Like at Bull Run, when I am in the presence of those old family letters, I am transported.

  • A stoic figure in a white floor length dress and razor-tailored bodice was accessorized with a giant bull skull as a mask.

  • The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.

  • I thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.

  • And I, for one, absolutely decline to believe in this preposterous story of his about a bull-dog.

  • Tom leaped on one side; the buffalo-bull turned short round and made another dash at him.

  • Some who would face a mad bull coolly enough spring with disgust from a cockroach or a centipede.

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