Word · Frequency #5006
Bull
强行挤过；横冲直撞
To push or force one's way through or into somewhere.
- 1.
To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
强行进入(某个方向)；积极推进。
- 2.
To mock; to cheat.
嘲弄；欺骗。
- 3.
To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
发情；准备与公牛交配。
- 4.
To lie, to tell untruths.
撒谎,讲不实之词。
- 5.
To mate with (a cow or heifer).
与(母牛或小母牛)交配。
- 6.
To endeavour to raise the market price of.
努力提高市场价格。
- 7.
To endeavour to raise prices in.
努力提高价格。
嘲弄；欺骗；说谎；胡扯；哄抬（价格）；试图抬高行情；（母牛）发情；（公牛）与母牛交配
In use
He bulled his way through the crowd.
The car bulled ahead despite the heavy traffic.
She bulled the heavy door open with all her strength.
Verb forms
base bull · third person bulls · -ing bulling · past bulled · past participle bulled
动词 bull 表示哄抬价格或操纵市场，规则变化。
Connections
Collocations
- bull one's way
- 强行挤过；硬闯
- He bulled his way through the crowd.他强行挤过人群。
- bull through
- 强行推进；硬闯
- The bill was bulled through parliament despite strong opposition.尽管遭到强烈反对，这项法案还是在议会强行通过。
- bull the market
- 哄抬市场价格
- Some investors tried to bull the market by buying heavily.一些投资者试图通过大量买入来哄抬市场价格。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take the bull by the horns
- 勇敢面对困难；迎难而上She decided to take the bull by the horns and ask her boss for a raise.她决定迎难而上，直接向老板要求加薪。
- a bull in a china shop
- 莽撞闯祸的人；笨手笨脚的人He's like a bull in a china shop, always breaking things when he tries to help.他就像一头闯进瓷器店的公牛，帮忙时总是打碎东西。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象公牛(bull)低头猛冲，动词义就是强行挤过、横冲直撞，记住这个词的这个画面。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、spoken anecdotes、literary action scenes 这里选择的是“强行挤过/横冲直撞”这一义项，通常以 bull one's way 的形式出现，例如 He bulled his way through the crowd。这个用法在文体上比较中性，新闻、口语叙述和文学作品里都比较常见，没有明显的正式或俗俚色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bull (/bʊl/) 真正押韵的词：full、pull、wool。拼写相似但发音不同的词：ball (/bɔːl/)、bell (/bel/)、bill (/bɪl/)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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