Lesson 6 Flashcards
autonomous
自治的，有自治權的
an autonomous region/province/republic/council
自治地區／省／共和國／委員會
autonomy
自治，自治權
Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region.
遊行示威者要求立即實現該地區的自治。
autopsy
屍體解剖；驗屍
They carried out/performed an autopsy.
他們進行了檢屍。
avarice
貪得無厭；貪婪
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money).
她的商業帝國帶給她的財富之巨是做夢都不敢想像的。
avenue
（兩邊有樹或高樓的）大街；（鄉間寬闊的）林蔭大道
Fremont Avenue
弗里蒙特大街
averse
反對的；嫌惡的；不願意的
Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday.
幾乎沒有人會反對免費假期這個主意。
avert
防止，避免
to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine
避免危機／衝突／罷工／饑荒
avocation
avocation
副業；興趣；愛好；【口】職業
awake (2)
（使）領悟；（使）醒悟；（使）意識到；（被）喚起
The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.
這次邂逅使他們愛火重燃。
axiom
（被普遍接受的）公理，原則
It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.
政府不應與恐怖分子談判，這是一個普遍認可的原則。
babble
牙牙學語，含糊不清地說；興奮地說；胡言亂語
The children babbled excitedly among themselves.
孩子們聚在一起，興奮地說個沒完沒了。
backlash (2)
（社會或政治方面的）強烈反應；強烈反對
the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism
60年代對資產階級物質主義的強烈抵制
balefully
in a way that shows a threat to do something bad or hurt someone:
ex. She glared balefully at me.
banal (2)
平庸的，陳腐的
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
他整晚只是坐在那裡，說些老套的話。
the bane of sth
禍根，災星，掃把星，（麻煩或不幸的）根源
Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration.
降低噪音一直是個令機場管理部門感到頭痛的難題。
banish
趕走；流放，放逐；（尤指）把（某人）驅逐出境
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
他被流放到一個荒無人跡的小島上呆了一年。
bank on sb/sth
指望，信賴；依賴，依靠
Can I bank on your support?
我能指望你嗎？
barista
barista
咖啡店店員
baroque (2)
巴羅克式的
baroque architecture/painters
巴羅克風格的建築／畫家
barricade
（尤指迅速設置的）障礙物，路障
Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and the prison guards.
囚犯們設置了路障，把獄警和他們隔開。
bash
猛撞；猛擊
He bashed his arm against a shelf.
他的手臂猛地撞在了架子上。
bastion
堡壘
British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.
英國公學被視為上流階級特權的最後堡壘之一。
with bated breath
屏息地；焦急地；興奮地
I waited for the results with bated breath.
我焦急地等待著結果。
battering
接連的猛擊
baby/wife battering
毆打嬰兒／妻子
bawl
喊，叫，咆哮
She bawled at me to sit down.
她大聲地叫我坐下。
bazaar
1.（中東國家等的）市場；商店街
2.洋雜店；小工藝品商店
3.義賣；義賣市場
A bazaar was held for the benefit of the victims of the natural calamity. 為災民舉辦了義賣。
beatific
極樂的；天使般的
The angels in the painting have beatific smiles.
畫中的天使們露出恬淡聖潔的微笑。
beckon
（向…）點頭；（向…）招手，（向…）打手勢
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
海關官員示意那婦人到他桌前來。
bedridden
（因病或受傷）臥床不起的
His aunt was 93 and bedridden.
他嬸嬸93歲了，長年臥床。
beholden
受惠的；感激的；欠人情的
She wanted to be independent and beholden to no one.
她想獨立，不想依賴任何人。
belatedly
遲來地
he acknowledged belatedly that he had been wrong all along 他很晚才承認自己一直都是錯的
beleaguer
困擾，使煩惱
We have issues in our community that continue to plague and beleaguer us.
一些社會問題不斷困擾、折磨著我們。
belligerently
belligerently
好戰地，好鬥地
benefactor
捐助人；施主；恩人[C]
This orphanage has many benefactors. 這所孤兒院有許多施主。
beneficent
行善的；慈善的
a beneficent aunt
慈善的阿姨
beneficiary (2)
受益人
Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
她丈夫是她的遺囑的主要受益人。
benevolence
仁慈，善心，善意[U]
He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出於善意。
benevolent (2)
仁慈的，慈善的
He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.
他是個仁慈的老人，連一隻蒼蠅都不願傷害。
benign (4)
慈祥的；和善的
a benign old lady
慈祥的老婦人
berate
嚴責，訓斥
As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.
他離開會場時遭到了憤怒的示威者責罵。
bereavement
喪失親友
She has recently suffered a bereavement.
她最近剛失去一位親人。
bereft
缺乏…的；感到失落的
Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.
他現在孤身一人，又幾乎身無分文，對生活已不抱一絲希望。
berserk
狂暴的；暴跳如雷的
My mother will go berserk (= be extremely angry) when she finds out I’ve ruined her favourite dress.
如果我媽發現我弄壞了她最喜歡的裙子，她一定會氣瘋的。
berth
1.停泊處，錨位
They took up a berth near the harbor. 他們在港口附近找了個位置下錨。
2.船臺
3.（火車、船等的）舖位；坐位
She gave up her sleeping berth to a pregnant woman. 她把臥舖讓給了一位孕婦。
4.【口】差事；職位
It takes time to find a suitable berth. 找到合適的職位需要花時間。
besiege
圍攻；圍困
The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.
這座城鎮雖然已被圍困了兩個月，但仍然能把侵略者拒之城外。
besmirch
玷污，損害（名譽等）
His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.
他的指控雖毫無根據，卻損害了她的名譽。
bespeak
暗示；表明
His letter bespeaks his willingness to help.
他來信表示願意幫忙。
bestow
贈予；給予
The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery.
喬治十字勛章是為了表彰英國平民的英勇行為而頒發的。
bevel
使成斜角（或斜面）
He bevelled the edges of the bookcase.
他將書架的邊緣刨成斜面。
beyond/without a shadow of a doubt
無疑，毫無疑問
This is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie I’ve seen all year.
毫無疑問，這是我整年來看過最好的一部電影。
