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Barb

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尖锐而严厉的批评

The teacher’s barb stung his students

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Baroque

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装饰华丽的，过分雕琢的

A baroque prose

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Barrage

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有压倒之势

A barrage of criticism

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Barter

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以物换物

Barter wheat for cotton

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Bathetic

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平凡的，陈腐的

A bathetic funeral scene

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Befuddle

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使困惑

Most applicants were befuddled by the wording of…

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Belabor

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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

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Belie

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

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Bellwether

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领导者 带头人

Paris is the bellwether of the fashion industry

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Benign

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无害的

A benign tumor

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Berate

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(长时间）指责

He berated him in public

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Besmirch

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诽谤，玷污

Besmirch your reputation by fabricating scandals

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Bifurcate

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

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Bigot

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固执己见，有偏见的人

A religious bigot

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Blandishment

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甜言蜜语，讨好某人的话

Our blandishment left her unmoved

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Blatant

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(让人生厌地）惹人注目的

A blatant lie

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Blazon

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

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Blemish

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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

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Blunder

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过失，犯错误

A series of political blunder

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Blurt

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突然说出，冲动说出

Blurt out the secret

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Bluster

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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

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Boggle

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(因为怀疑、恐惧）犹豫

Boggle at the dilemma

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Boon

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恩惠，福利

The new solar battery booster is a boon for the photographers

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Boorish

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粗鲁无礼

Yelling for service in restaurant is a kind of boorish behavior

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Bootless

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无用的

The meeting turns out to be a bootless attempt

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Bracing

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令人振奋的，给人带来活力的

A bracing news from the frontline

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Brash

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愚勇的

A brash decision

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Bravado

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

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Brazen

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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

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Brevity

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简短，简洁

Brevity is the soul of wit

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Bridle

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限制

Try to bridle your criticism next time

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Brisk

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充满生机的，有活力的

Brisk and concise response

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Bristle

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怒不可遏，咆哮

Bristle at the suggestion of gay marriage

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Bromide

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陈词滥调

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Brook

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忍受，容许

Brook no interference with his plans

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Browbeat

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恐吓

They would often browbeat the younger child

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Bruit

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(未经证实地）散播（消息）

It’s been bruited that…

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Buck

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阻止，反对

Buck the system

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Budge

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停止抵抗，屈服

She refused to budge from her position

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Bumptious

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专横傲慢的，自以为是的

Be bumptious over one’s inferiors

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Bungle

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办糟，失败

Bungle a job

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Burlesque

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恶搞

Burlesque the teacher’s nervous tic

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Cachet

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  1. 同意

2. 威望，声望

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Cajole

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哄骗

He cajoled her into doing his laundry for him

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Calcify

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使僵化

A calcified theory

46
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Calibrate

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调整，使标准化

Calibrate the polling procedure

47
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Callous

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无同情心的，冷漠的

A callous indifference

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Callow

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不老练的，不成熟的

Callow young man

49
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Caluminate

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诽谤，造谣，中伤

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Catharsis

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情绪的宣泄，释放

A perfect practice of catharsis

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Camouflage

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伪装，伪装手段

Jungle camouflage

52
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Canard

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误传，谣传

A popular canard

53
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Canon

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  1. 准则，保准
    The canons of polite society
    2.真经，正典
54
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barefaced

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公然厚颜无耻的

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