Unit3

Question 1

Barb

Answer 1

尖锐而严厉的批评

The teacher’s barb stung his students

Question 2

Baroque

Answer 2

装饰华丽的，过分雕琢的

A baroque prose

Question 3

Barrage

Answer 3

有压倒之势

A barrage of criticism

Question 4

Barter

Answer 4

以物换物

Barter wheat for cotton

Question 5

Bathetic

Answer 5

平凡的，陈腐的

A bathetic funeral scene

Question 6

Befuddle

Answer 6

使困惑

Most applicants were befuddled by the wording of…

Question 7

Belabor

Answer 7

1.(当众）严厉批评
It’s not wise to belabor other people’s flaws when…
2.就…作过度说明
Belabor the obvious

Question 8

Belie

Answer 8

1.掩饰
Belie the true gravity of the situation
2.与…相对立
A theory belied by facts

Question 9

Bellwether

Answer 9

领导者 带头人

Paris is the bellwether of the fashion industry

Question 10

Benign

Answer 10

无害的

A benign tumor

Question 11

Berate

Answer 11

(长时间）指责

He berated him in public

Question 12

Besmirch

Answer 12

诽谤，玷污

Besmirch your reputation by fabricating scandals

Question 13

Bifurcate

Answer 13

Their visions of the company’s future slowly began to bifurcate

Question 14

Bigot

Answer 14

固执己见，有偏见的人

A religious bigot

Question 15

Blandishment

Answer 15

甜言蜜语，讨好某人的话

Our blandishment left her unmoved

Question 16

Blatant

Answer 16

(让人生厌地）惹人注目的

A blatant lie

Question 17

Blazon

Answer 17

1.使知名
2.修饰，装扮
University’s dormitory has been blazoned with banner

Question 18

Blemish

Answer 18

1.缺点，污点
The CD had several blemishes on its surface
2.损害，玷污
A scratch blemished the finish on the car

Question 19

Blunder

Answer 19

过失，犯错误

A series of political blunder

Question 20

Blurt

Answer 20

突然说出，冲动说出

Blurt out the secret

Question 21

Bluster

Answer 21

1.狂妄自大地大声说
He was blustering alone in the morning
2.喧闹的状态
A mayor who got things done without a lot of bluster

Question 22

Boggle

Answer 22

(因为怀疑、恐惧）犹豫

Boggle at the dilemma

Question 23

Boon

Answer 23

恩惠，福利

The new solar battery booster is a boon for the photographers

Question 24

Boorish

Answer 24

粗鲁无礼

Yelling for service in restaurant is a kind of boorish behavior

Question 25

Bootless

Answer 25

无用的 | The meeting turns out to be a bootless attempt

Question 26

Bracing

Answer 26

令人振奋的，给人带来活力的 | A bracing news from the frontline

Question 27

Brash

Answer 27

愚勇的 | A brash decision

Question 28

Bravado

Answer 28

1.假装勇敢 I remember his youthful bravado 2.虚张声势 Out of sheer bravado

Question 29

Brazen

Answer 29

1.蛮横大胆的，厚颜无耻的 A brazen disregard for the rules 2.大胆自信地去面对或从事 Brazen out of the crisis

Question 30

Brevity

Answer 30

简短，简洁 | Brevity is the soul of wit

Question 31

Bridle

Answer 31

限制 | Try to bridle your criticism next time

Question 32

Brisk

Answer 32

充满生机的，有活力的 | Brisk and concise response

Question 33

Bristle

Answer 33

怒不可遏，咆哮 | Bristle at the suggestion of gay marriage

Question 34

Bromide

Answer 34

陈词滥调

Question 35

Brook

Answer 35

忍受，容许 | Brook no interference with his plans

Question 36

Browbeat

Answer 36

恐吓 | They would often browbeat the younger child

Question 37

Bruit

Answer 37

(未经证实地）散播（消息） | It's been bruited that...

Question 38

Buck

Answer 38

阻止，反对 | Buck the system

Question 39

Budge

Answer 39

停止抵抗，屈服 | She refused to budge from her position

Question 40

Bumptious

Answer 40

专横傲慢的，自以为是的 | Be bumptious over one's inferiors

Question 41

Bungle

Answer 41

办糟，失败 | Bungle a job

Question 42

Burlesque

Answer 42

恶搞 | Burlesque the teacher's nervous tic

Question 43

Cachet

Answer 43

1. 同意 | 2. 威望，声望

Question 44

Cajole

Answer 44

哄骗 | He cajoled her into doing his laundry for him

Question 45

Calcify

Answer 45

使僵化 | A calcified theory

Question 46

Calibrate

Answer 46

调整，使标准化 | Calibrate the polling procedure

Question 47

Callous

Answer 47

无同情心的，冷漠的 | A callous indifference

Question 48

Callow

Answer 48

不老练的，不成熟的 | Callow young man

Question 49

Caluminate

Answer 49

诽谤，造谣，中伤

Question 50

Catharsis

Answer 50

情绪的宣泄，释放 | A perfect practice of catharsis

Question 51

Camouflage

Answer 51

伪装，伪装手段 | Jungle camouflage

Question 52

Canard

Answer 52

误传，谣传 | A popular canard

Question 53

Canon

Answer 53

1. 准则，保准 The canons of polite society 2.真经，正典

Question 54

barefaced

Answer 54

公然厚颜无耻的