B Flashcards
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bolt-hole
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- Big businesses are slammed for using foreign boltholes to dodge taxes. noun [C] mainly UK a place where you can hide, especially to escape from other people 避难所 [bolt 螺丝钉]
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bouquet
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/bʊ ‘keɪ/, /bəʊ-/ /boʊ-/ - a bouquet of flowers
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blister
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（皮肤上的）水泡
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blunt adjective
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- I’ll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible. NOT SHARP RUDE saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings
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blurt out
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- He blurted everything out about the baby, though we’d agreed to keep it a secret for a while. - [+ speech] She suddenly blurted out, “I can’t do it”. - [+ that] Late one evening, Gianni blurted out that he loved her. - [What the devil do you mean by blurting that out? Haven’t you got the sense to hold your tongue?] to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are excited or nervous
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buggy
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/bʌg.i/ US for pram — - a golf/dune buggy CAR a small car, usually with no roof, which is designed for driving on rough ground
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brisket
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noun [U] meat from the chest of a cow
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bristle
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- The old woman had a few grey bristles sprouting from her chin. —— - The best quality men’s shaving brushes are made from badger bristle. - My toothbrush has blue and white plastic bristles. [C] a short stiff hair, usually one of many [C or U] The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or pieces of plastic which are connected to it
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blizzard
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- We once got stuck in a blizzard for six hours. - In Sussex, blizzard conditions made the main roads almost impassable. SNOW [C] a severe snow storm with strong winds
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the bourgeoisie
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noun [S + sing/pl verb]
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bleak
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- The house stands on a bleak, windswept moor. —— - The economic outlook is bleak. 1. If weather or a place is bleak, it is cold, empty and not welcoming or attractive 2. If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future
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blatant /’bleɪ.t ə nt/
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- a blatant lie - The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity. - blatant discrimination describes something bad that is very obvious or intentional 公然的，露骨的 SYN obvious [apparent and obvious]
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barricade
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- Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and prison officers. a line or pile of objects put together, especially quickly, to stop people from going where they want to go 路障
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buffer
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- I bought a house as buffer against inflation. PROTECTION noun [C], verb [T] provide protection against harm缓冲
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bolster
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- More money is needed to bolster the industry. - She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent. - They need to do something to bolster their image. - [The move is clearly designed to bolster China’s claims.] [T] to support or improve sth or make it stronger增强；巩固 [C] 长圆枕
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bowl
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/bəʊl/
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blockade
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noun [C] - an air and sea blockade - The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted in May 1949. - There is still some hope that the economic blockade will work and make military intervention unnecessary. verb [T] - The Estonian port of Tallinn was blockaded for a time by Soviet warships. noun [C] when a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out
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bluster verb [I] noun [U]
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- [+ speech] “You had no right to do it, no right at all,” he blustered. - I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn’t really angry with me. - [Tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it’s not the right thing for our security.] to speak in a loud, angry or offended way, usually with little effect 恫吓、吓唬
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bow
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/baʊ/
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bowel
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/baʊ. ə l/
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blunder
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- He said that the tax was a major political blunder. - I made a bit of a blunder by getting his name wrong. —— - Police blundered by not releasing more details about the case to focus public interest. MISTAKE [C] a big mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking [I] to make a big mistake, usually because of not taking care or thinking
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blot out
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- A dark cloud suddenly blotted out the sun. —— - Perhaps there are some memories so bad that you have to blot them out. 1. SUN to hide or block the light from something, especially the sun [preventing and impeding] [limiting and restricting] 2. MEMORY to stop yourself, or to prevent you, thinking about something unpleasant [blank sth out]
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bourgeois
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adjective
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brittle
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- As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle. - The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice. EASILY BROKEN delicate and easily broken
