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buller

UK //ˈbʊlə//US //ˈbʊlər//

词源

源自中古英语 'bule'(公牛),可能受到古诺尔斯语 'boli'(公牛)的影响,词尾 '-er' 可能表示强调或动作。

noun

❶ 指公牛,尤指未阉割的成年雄性牛,常用于农业或畜牧业中。

“The farmer keeps a buller for breeding purposes.”

(农夫养了一头公牛用于配种。)

“The buller was aggressive during the mating season.”

(这头公牛在交配季节变得很有攻击性。)

❶ 在某些方言中,指体型庞大或强壮的人,常带有幽默或夸张的意味。

“Look at that buller of a man lifting the heavy logs!”

(看那个壮汉在搬那些沉重的木头!)

“He's a real buller, always winning the arm-wrestling contests.”

(他真是个大力士,总是赢得掰手腕比赛。)

同义词:bull, ox, beast

verb

❶ 指像公牛一样猛烈或鲁莽地行动,常用于形容人的行为或自然现象。

“He bullered his way through the crowd without a care.”

(他像公牛一样莽撞地穿过人群。)

“The storm bullered across the plains, uprooting trees.”

(风暴像公牛一样横扫平原,连根拔起树木。)

同义词:charge, plow, rush

常见短语

like a buller — 形容某人或某物像公牛一样强壮、鲁莽或有力。

“He ran like a buller, knocking over everything in his path.”

(他像公牛一样奔跑,撞倒了路上的一切。)