Lesson 7 Flashcards
bicker
(為小事)爭吵,口角,鬥嘴
Will you two stop bickering!
你們兩個不要吵了!
bifurcate
(道路、河流、樹枝)分叉,分支
A sample of water was taken from the point where the river bifurcates.
水質樣本取自河流分流處。
flop
失敗,不成功
The play was a complete/total flop.
這出戲徹底砸了鍋。
bigotry (2)
固執;偏狹
religious/racial bigotry
宗教/種族偏見
bilabial
(語音)雙唇的
“P” is a bilabial consonant.
P是個雙唇子音。
bilk (2)
詐騙
He bilked clients out of tens of millions of dollars.
他從客戶身上詐騙了幾千萬元。
bill
議案,法案
The bill was amended (= changed).
議案被修訂了。
binary
binary
雙的;由兩部分組成的
genesis
(事物的)形成,發生,起源,創始
The story had its genesis in a conversation the author had with his mother.
故事以作者與母親的一段對話開始。
biome
生物群系,生物群落
Tropical rainforest is a very complex biome.
熱帶雨林是一個非常複雜的生物群系。
bisection
bisection
一分為二;對切;對等分;二等分的一半
bizarre
怪誕的;罕見的;異乎尋常的
a bizarre situation
異乎尋常的情形
bland
無滋味的;枯燥乏味的;沒精打采的,無生氣的
I find chicken a little bland.
我覺得雞肉有點淡。
blandish
奉承,逢迎
Artfully he flattered and blandished him.
他巧妙地向他奉承獻媚。
blandishments
甜言蜜語;奉承話
She was impervious to his blandishments.
她對他的甜言蜜語無動於衷。
blasé
不稀罕的;司空見慣的
He flies first class so often, he’s become blasé about it.
他經常坐飛機頭等艙,所以已經是司空見慣了。
blasphemy
(對上帝或宗教的)褻瀆;褻瀆的言行;侮慢的言行
to be accused of blasphemy
被譴責褻瀆上帝
blatant (4)
明目張膽的,公然的
a blatant lie
彌天大謊
blatherskite
blatherskite
胡說的人;蠢話
blemish
疤痕;斑點;瑕疵
freckles, scars, and other minor skin blemishes
雀斑、疤痕及其他皮膚上的小瑕疵