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
blight (2)
破壞因素；陰影
His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.
他的到來破壞了大喜之日的氣氛。
blitz
集中力量的行動；閃電式行動
The car was launched with a massive media/advertising blitz, involving newspapers, magazines, television and radio.
該車上市場時做了大量宣傳／廣告，所利用的媒體包括報紙、雜誌、電視和電臺。
bloodletting
流血；殺戮，大屠殺
ethnic bloodletting
種族大屠殺
blow your lid/top/stack
發怒，生氣
My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car.
我父親看到汽車的這副樣子肯定會大發雷霆的。
bluff
虛張聲勢；嚇唬
Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?
他是真要跳還是只是嚇唬人？
blunder
（通常由於粗心或欠考慮而釀成的）大錯
He said that the tax was a major political blunder.
他稱這項稅收政策是一大政治錯誤。
boisterous (4)
喧閙的；精力旺盛的
boisterous children
愛吵閙的孩子們
bolster
支撐；加固；提高；改善
More money is needed to bolster the industry.
需要更多的錢來扶持該行業。
bona fide (2)
真的；真實的，非虛假的
Make sure you are dealing with a bona fide company.
要確保和你打交道的不是影子公司。
bonanza
獲利之道；發財的機會
The rise in house prices meant that those who were selling enjoyed a bonanza.
房價的上升意味著那些賣房者發了大財。
bonhomie
友好，友善；幸福，快樂
There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip.
一路上，人們都十分友好，融洽相處。
boon
提高生活素質的東西；有用之物
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.
導盲犬對視力有障礙的人來説是非常有用的。
botanical
植物（學）的；和植物（學）有關的
a botanical print
植物圖片
botch
笨手笨腳地弄糟
We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.
我們第一次試著給浴室貼壁紙，結果一團糟。
bounteous
充足的，豐富的；慷慨的，大方的
a bounteous crop
大豐收
bout
（疾病的）發作；（某活動的）一段，一陣，一場
a bout of flu
一場流感
bower
1.樹蔭處
2.涼亭，（由樹枝或藤纏結成的）遮蔭棚
The bower in the garden was erected to commemorate the poet that once lived here. 花園中的亭子是為了紀念曾經住在這裡的詩人而建造的。
3.村舍
bracket
括號
Biographical information is included in brackets.
括號裡包含了作者的個人資料。
braggart
braggart
吹噓者，自誇者
brandish
威脅（或興奮）地揮舞
She brandished a saucepan at me so I ran out of the kitchen.
她拿著平底鍋向我揮來，於是我就跑出了廚房。
get down to brass tacks
討論實質問題；考慮最基本的問題
Let’s get down to brass tacks. Who’s paying for all this?
讓我們先談最基本的問題——誰為這一切付帳？
brawl
（亂哄哄的）毆鬥，閙事
a drunken brawl
醉酒毆鬥
brawny
brawny
肌肉結實的；頑強的
brazen
毫不隱瞞的，明目張膽的
brazen cheating
明目張膽的作弊行為
breach
破壞，違犯；違反，不履行
They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement.
他們認為我們與別的公司談判違反了我們之間的協定。
break loose
掙脫；甩掉
That dog was chained to the pillar, but it broke loose. 那隻狗原本被拴在柱子上，但它掙脫了。
break (sth) off
折斷；（使）斷開；分開
He broke off a piece of chocolate.
他掰了一塊巧克力。
breast
心窩，胸懷
A feeling of love surged in his breast.
他心中湧起一陣愛意。
brewery
啤酒廠
he smells like a brewery 他酒氣熏天
bridle
動怒，發火
She bridled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.
有人暗指她曾經不誠實，這使她大為光火。
