heaved her buWc out 〇/ the chair.她挪动庞大的躯体，费

力地从椅子里站起来。

■ verb [V] IHTO1 bulk 'large {BrE, formal) to be the most important part of sth 是…的ft重要#分 .bulk

sth^'out/'up to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier

使某物加夫（或加厚、加重>

bulk*head /'bAlkhed/ noun {technical a wall that divides a ship or an aircraft into separate parts (船

的）舱壁；（飞机的）隔板

bulky /’bAlki/ (bulk.ier，bulkiest) 1 (of a thing 东西) large and difficult to move or carry 庞大的；笨重的： BuZfcy items wiH be coMected separate^.大件物品将分开 收集。2 (of a person人)tall and heavy大块立的；高大 月巴胖的：The bulky figure of Inspector Jones appeared at the door.琼斯督察的壮硕身躯出现在门口。

bull /bul/ noun 1 [C] the male of any animal in the cow family 公牛：a buZZ necfc (= a short thick neck like a bull’s丨.< 公牛般的）短粗脖手一compare bullock, cow n.(l), ox, steer 2 [C] the male of the elephant, whale and some other large animals 雄的，（象、餘等 j 大动物 —compare cow n.{2) 3 [C] (finance M) a person who buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price (舍期证券价格上升的）买 空者，多头一compare bear /I.(2) 4 [C] an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church)教皇诏书；教皇训谕：a papa〖buH教 皇训谕 5 [U] (s/ong) = BULLSriiT: That’s a 〖oad o/buH/

那i崩说八道！ 6 [C] = BULLSEYE — See also COCK AND bull story II»TW1 a bull in a 'china shop a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed (禾顾环境）笨拙莽撞的人，冒失鬼 take the bull by the 'horns to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage 勇敢面 对困境（或险境）_ more at red shoot v.

'bull bars noun [pi.] (6r£) a set of strong metal bars fixed to the front of a large vehicle to protect it from damage (大汽车前端的）保险杠

bull-dog /'buldDg; NAmE -do:gl noun a short strong dog with a large head, a short flat nose and a short thick neck斗牛狗，牛头犬(头大鼻短平、脖子粗短）

'Bulldog clip™ noun (Br^) a metal device for holding papers together布尔多戋牌金属纸夹一picture .〇

STATIONERY

bull-doze /'buldauz; NAmE -douz/ verb 1 [VN] to destroy buildings, trees, etc. with a bulldozer (用推土机 俘j,伊平：The trees are being bulldozed to make way jbr a new superstore•那片树正被推土机铲除，以兴i 一家新超市。..2 [+fldv./pre/?.] to force your way somewhere; to force sth somewhere (使） 强行通过： [V] Andy RoZand buZZdozed through to score.安迪•罗兰强 攻得分。◊ [VN] He bulldozed his way to victory.他一路 过关斩将，取得了最后胜利。◊T/ieybuHdozedthetax through Parliament.他们使税收提案在议会强行通过。

3 [VN] - sb (into doing sth) to force sb to do sth 强迫 (某人做某_ ) : rhey buHdozed him into seHfng.他们 胁迫他卖出。

bull dozer/'buld0uz8(r); NAmE -douz-/ noun a powerful vehicle with a broad steel blade in front, used for moving earth or knocking down buildings 推土.:机 —picture o construction

bull-dyke (also butl-dike) /'buldaik/ noun {offensive) a lesbian wlio is thought to look very male or to act in a typically male way女公牛，（指女子同性恋中充当男

角者）

bul-let /'built/ noun

a small metal object that is fired from a gun 子弹；弹 丸：buHet wounds 枪伤◊ There were buHet hoZes in the door•门上有弹孔。◊ He was fcfHed by a buHet in the head &头^5 中弹死亡。一see also magic bullet,

PLASTIC BULLET, RUBBER BULLET IT»!71 See BITE V.

bul-letin /'bolatin/ noun 1 a short news report on the radio or television (电台或电视台的）新南简报2 an official statement about sth important 公告；布告：a buHerin on the President’s heaZth.关于总统康块况的公 3 a printed report that gives news about an organ- ization or a group (机构或组织的）简报