- a male domestic bovine animal that has been castrated and is raised for beef阉牛。
no obj.
- Austral./NZ informal work long and hard〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉长时间干累活, 长时间干重活:
people have dropped dead bullocking their guts out
人们不停地干重活直至累死
as noun bullocking I had done all the bullocking.我做过各种各样的重活。
词源
late Old English bulluc, diminutive of bula (see BULL). The verb (late 19th cent.) is by association with a bullock's use as a draught animal.