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Bacchanalian

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adj. pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry(尋歡作樂)
酒神節的;狂飲作樂的

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Banal

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adj. commonplace; trite

平庸的;陳腐的

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Banter

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n. playful conversation

(善意的)取笑,戲謔,逗弄

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Bard

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n. poet

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Bawdy

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adj. obscene(猥褻的)

猥褻的;下流的

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Beatify

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v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
使極幸福;祝福
n - beatification 賜福

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Bedizen

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v. to dress in a vulgar(低俗的), showy manner

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Behemoth

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n. huge creature; anything very large and powerful

巨獸;巨大的東西

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Belie

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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

證明…是虛假的;使人對…誤解;掩飾

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Beneficent

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adj. kindly; doing good

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Bifurcate

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v. to divide into two parts
(道路﹑河流等)分為兩部分﹐分叉
n - bifurcation

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Blandishment

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n. flattery

勸誘;奉承

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Blandish

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v. to coax(哄誘) with flattery

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Blase

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adj. bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

厭倦的;漠不關心的;無動於衷的

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Bolster

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v. to give a boost to; prop up; support

支撐;加固;支持

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Bombastic

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adj. pompous(浮誇的); using inflated(誇張的) language

誇張的

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Boorish

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adj. rude; insensitive

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Bovine

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adj. cowlike

似牛的;遲鈍的

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Brazen

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adj. bold; shameless

無恥的,厚臉皮的

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Broach

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v. to mention for the first time

開始提及;引入;提出

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Bucolic

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adj. characteristic of countryside; rustic; pastoral

鄉下風味的

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Burgeon

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v. flourish

急速成長

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Burnish

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v. to polish

擦亮;磨光

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Buttress

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v. to reinforce; support