考研英语大纲词汇(带音标和例句)超全版本(字母B)
(275个单词)
例句基本选自《牛津英语词典》,个别出自《朗文词典》等。
370.baby ['beibi] n.婴儿;年龄最小的人;小动物 a.婴儿似的
Stop crying! Don't be such a baby.
371.bachelor ['b?t??l?] n.单身汉;(亦作B-)学士(学位)
Many would regard him, I think, as an eligible bachelor.
372.back [b?k] a.后面的 ad.向后 v.倒退;支持 n.背;后面
Do you sleep on your back or your stomach?
373.background ['b?kɡraund] "n.背景,经历;幕后"
The job would suit someone with a business background.
374.backward ['b?kw?d] "a.向后的,倒行的;迟钝的 ad.向后,朝反方向"
She strode past him without a backward glance.
375.bacon ['beik?n] "n.咸猪肉,熏猪肉"
Jim ate the last piece of bacon and moved the bed tray from his lap.
His friends had all gone to college or were bringing home the bacon.
376.bacterium [b?k'ti?ri?m] n.(pl.)bacteria 细菌
The spots can become infected with bacteria.
377.bad [b?d] a.坏的;低劣的;不舒服的;腐败的;严重的
Smoking gives you bad breath.
378.badge ['b?d?] "n.徽章,像章;标记;象征;记号"
All employees have to wear name badges.
379.badly ['b?dli]ad.非常,严重地;坏地,差地,拙劣地
The building is badly in need of repair.
380.badminton ['b?dmint?n] n.羽毛球
I know it was only the badminton club doubles competition.
381.bag [b?ɡ] n.袋,提包 v.把…装入袋中;猎杀;占有
She ate a bag of chips.
382.baggage ['b?ɡid?] n.行李
She was carrying a lot of emotional baggage.
383.bait [beit] n.饵,引诱物 vt.用饵引诱;折磨,奚落
The fish took the bait.
384.bake [beik] "v.烤,烘,焙;烧硬,焙干"
I'm baking a birthday cake for Alex.
385.balance ['b?l?ns] "v.称,(使)平衡 n.天平;平衡,均衡;差额,余款" Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island. 386.balcony ['b?lk?ni] n.阳台;(电影院等的)楼厅,楼座
You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room.
387.bald [b?:ld] "a.秃的,秃头的"
He started going bald in his twenties.
388.ball [b?:l] n.球(状物);(正式的)舞会vt.把…捏成球状
Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection.
389.ballet "['b?lei, b?'lei]"n.芭蕾舞,芭蕾舞剧;芭蕾舞团
She wants to be a ballet dancer.
390.balloon [b?'lu:n] "n.气球,飞船;a.气球状的 v.乘坐气球;膨胀"
A thousand balloons were released to mark the event.
391.ballot ['b?l?t] n.(不记名)投票;投票总数;投票权 vi.投票
The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot.
392.ban [b?n]"v.取缔,查禁;(from)禁止 n.禁止,禁令"
He was banned from the meeting.
393.banana "[b?'nɑ:n?, -'n?-]" n.香蕉
She picked me a bunch of bananas.
394.band [b?nd] "n.条,带;乐队;波段;一群,一伙 v.缚,绑扎"
She's a singer with a band.
Many insects are banded with black and yellow.
395.bandage ['b?ndid?] n.绷带 v.用绷带扎缚
Don't bandage the wound too tightly.
396.bang [b??] "n.砰砰的声音;猛击 v.砰地关上,猛撞,猛击"
She banged on the door angrily.
The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
397.bank [b??k] "n.银行;岸,堤;vi.存入(经营)银行;信赖"
My salary is paid directly into my bank.
398.bankrupt ['b??kr?pt] a.破产的;彻底缺乏的 vt.使破产n.破产者The company was declared bankrupt by the court.
399.banner ['b?n?] n.旗(帜)
A huge banner over the street said “Welcome home”.
400.banquet ['b??kwit] n.(正式的)宴会 vi.参加宴会 vt.宴情
A state banquet was held in honour of the visiting president. 401.bar [bɑ:] "n.条,杆,闩;酒吧;栅,障碍(物) v.闩上,阻拦"
We met at a bar called the Flamingo.
402.barbecue ['bɑ:bikju:] n.烤肉;烤肉用的台架 vt.炙烤(肉等)
Let's have a barbecue!
403.barber ['bɑ:b?] n.理发师 vt.为…理发修整 vi.当理发师
My barber Albert wouldn't have known where to stop cutting.
404.bare [bε?] "a.赤裸的,空的;稀少的,仅有的 v.露出,暴露"
She likes to walk around in bare feet.
405.barely ['bε?li] "ad.赤裸裸地,无遮蔽地;仅仅,勉强,几乎没有"
The music was barely audible.
406.bargain ['bɑ:ɡin] "n.廉价货;交易,契约,合同 v.议价,成交"
The car was a bargain at that price.
407.bark [bɑ:k] vi.(狗等)吠,叫n.吠声,叫声;树皮
The bark peels off in summer.
408.barn [bɑ:n] "n.谷仓,仓库 vt.把…贮存入仓"
They live in a big barn of a house.
409.barrel ['b?r?l] "n.桶;枪管,炮管"
Oil prices fell to $9 a barrel.
410.barren ['b?r?n] a.贫瘠的;不育的;(植物)不结果的;无用的
The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again. 411.barrier ['b?ri?] "n.栅栏,屏障;障碍(物) vt.把…关入栅栏"
The crowd had to stand behind barriers.
Show your ticket at the barrier.
412.base [beis] "n.基础,底部;根据地 v.(on)把…基于"
The lamp has a heavy base.
413.baseball ['beisb?:l] n.棒球
He taught New York baseball fans a good deal of inside baseball. 414.basement ['beism?nt] "n.建筑物的底部,地下室,地窖"
Kitchen goods are sold in the basement.
415.basic ['beisik] "a.基本的,基础的"
My knowledge of French is pretty basic.
416.basin ['beis?n] "n.盆,脸盆;内海,盆地"
He washed his hands in the basin.
417.basis ['beisis] "n.基础,根据"
Some movies have been banned on the basis that they are too violent.
418.basket "['bɑ:ski t, 'b?s-]" n.筐,篮,篓
I applied for seven jobs. I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
419.basketball "['bɑ:skitb?:l, 'b?s-]" n.篮球,篮球运动
The games will be played on the basketball courts.
420.bat [b?t]"n.球拍,球棒,短棒;蝙蝠"
Who had the most at-bats last season?
421.batch [b?t?] "n.一批,一组,一群"
We deliver the goods in batches.
422.bath [bɑ:θ/b?θ] "n.沐浴,洗澡;浴室(池,盆) v.(给…)洗澡"
I think I'll take a bath and go to bed.
423.bathe [beie] "v.游泳,洗澡,浸,弄湿"
Have you bathed the baby yet?
424.bathroom ['bɑ:θrum] "n.浴室;盥洗室,卫生间"
I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet).
425.battery ['b?t?ri] n.电池(组);(器具等的)一组,一套;炮兵连
The battery is dead (= it is no longer producing electricity).
426.battle ['b?tl]"n.战役,战斗;斗争 v.战斗,斗争,搏斗"
He was prepared to do battle with his boss over his promotion.
427.bay [bei] "n.海湾,(港)湾"
The east shore of the bay had no airport landing strip, no railhead, no long-distance bus terminal.
428.be "[强bi:, 弱bi]" v.(就)是,等于;(存)在;到达,来到,发生
Be quick!
429.beach [bi:t?] "n.海滩,湖滩,河滩"
She often spent summer days at the beach.
430.beam [bi:m] "n.(横)梁,桁条;(光线的)束,柱 v.微笑"
The cottage had exposed oak beams.
431.bean [bi:n] "n.豆;菜豆,蚕豆"
I'll have a burrito with beans and rice.
432.bear [bε?] "n.熊 v.忍受,容忍;负担;结果实,生子女"
I can't bear you doing that.
433.beard [bi?d] n.胡须
He has decided to grow a beard and a mustache.
434.bearing ['bε?ri?] n.轴承;忍受;关系,影响;举止;方向
Recent events had no bearing on our decision.
435.beast [bi:st] "n.兽,牲畜;凶残的人,举止粗鲁的人"
The math exam was a real beast.
436.beat [bi:t] n.敲打;(心脏等)跳动 v.打败;(心脏等)跳动
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat).
437.beautiful ['bju:tiful] a.美的,美丽的;出色的,完美的
What a beautiful thing to say!
438.beauty ['bju:ti] n.美,美丽;美人,美丽的事物
She had been a beauty in her day.
439.because [bi'k?z] conj.因为,由于
I did it because he told me to.
440.become [bi'k?m] vi.变成,开始变得vt.适合,同…相称
The bill will become law next year.
441.bed [bed] "n.床,床位;(苗)床,坛;河床,(湖、海的)底"
She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).
He lay in bed (= under the covers).
I'm tired—I'm going to bed.
442.bee [bi:] n.蜂,蜜蜂;忙碌的人
Bees were buzzing in the clover.
443.beef [bi:f] n.牛肉
What's his latest beef?
444.beer [bi?] n.啤酒
Are you a beer drinker?
445.before [bi'f?:] "prep.(指时间)在…以前,在..前面,在..之前"
She's lived there since before the war.
446.beforehand [bi'f?:h?nd]"ad.预先,事先"
I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
447.beg [beɡ] vt.请求,乞求 vi.恳请,行乞
They begged him for help.
448.begin [bi'ɡin] "v.(began,begun)开始,着手"
We began work on the project in May.
449.beginning [bi'ɡini?] n.开始,开端;起源,早期阶段
We're going to Japan at the beginning of July.
450.behalf [bi'hɑ:f] n.利益
We collected money in behalf of the homeless.
451.behave [bi'heiv] "v.举止,举动,表现;运转,开动"
The doctor behaved very unprofessionally.
452.behavior [bi'heivj?] "n.(behaviour)行为,举止;(机器等)运转情况"
His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.
453.behind [bi'haind] prep.在...的背后,(遗留)在..后面;落后于
Stay close behind me.
454.being ['bi:?] "n.生物,生命,存在;"
The Irish Free State came into being in 1922.
455.belief [bi'li:f] n.信任,相信,信念;信仰,信条
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
456.believe [bi'li:v] vt.相信,认为 vi.相信,信任,信奉
I find that hard to believe.
457.bell [bel] "n.钟,铃"
A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.
458.belly ['beli] n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
They crawled along on their bellies.
459.belong [bi'l??] "v.(to)属于,附属,隶属;应归入(类别,范畴等)"
The islands belong to Spain.
Are you sure these documents belong together?
460.beloved "[bi'l?vid, -'l?vd]" "a./n.受爱戴的,敬爱的;爱人,被心爱的人" She was beloved by all who knew her.
It was a gift from her beloved.
461.below [bi'l?u] prep.在…下面,在…以下 ad.在下面,向下
They live on the floor below.
462.belt [belt] "n.(皮)带,腰带;地带"
Around his waist he wore a belt.
463.bench [bent?] "n.长凳,条凳;(工作)台,座"
His lawyer turned to address the bench.
464.bend [bend] "v.(使)弯曲;屈从,屈服 n.弯曲(处),曲折处"
He bent his head and kissed her.
465.beneath [bi'ni:θ] "prep.在…下边,在…之下 ad.在下方"
They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
466.beneficial "[,beni'fi??l]" "a.(to)有利的,有益的"
A good diet is beneficial to health.
467.benefit ['benifit] "n.利益,好处,恩惠 v.有益于;(from,by)受益"
I've had the benefit of a good education.
The company derived substantial benefit from the deal.
They would benefit by reducing their labour costs.
468.benign [bi'nain] "a.(病)良性的,(气候)良好的,仁慈的,和蔼的"
You would never have guessed his intentions from the benign expression on his face.
469.beside [bi'said] prep.在...旁边,在...附近;和...相比
My painting looks childish beside yours.
470.besides [bi'saidz] ad.此外;并且 prep.于…之外;除…以外
We have lots of things in common besides music.
471.best [best] a.最好的(good和well最高级) ad.最好地;最
She was one of the best tennis players of her generation.
472.bet [bet] "v.赌,打赌 n.打赌,赌注"
I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election.
473.betray [bi'trei] "v.背叛,出卖;暴露,流露,泄露"
For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.
474.better [bet?] a.较好的 ad.更好(地) v.改良 n.较佳者
We're hoping for better weather tomorrow.
475.between [bi'twi:n] prep.在…之间,在(两者)之间 ad.在中间
Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet.
476.beverage ['bev?rid?] n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料
Studies on the consumption of various alcoholic beverages have been conducted. 477.beware [bi'wε?] "v.当心,谨防"
It's a great place for swimming, but beware dangerous currents.
478.bewilder [bi'wild?] "v.使迷惑,难住"
She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.
479.beyond [bi'j?nd] prep.在(或向)...的那边,远于;超出;
Our success was far beyond what we thought possible.
480.bias ['bai?s] "n./v.(使有)偏见,偏心,偏袒"
Some institutions still have a strong bias against women.
481.Bible n.圣经
482.bibliography "[,bibli'?ɡr?fi]" n.(有关某一专题的)书目;参考书目
There is a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter.
483.bicycle ['baisikl] n.(bike)自行车 vi.骑自行车
He got on his bicycle and rode off.
484.bid [bid] "v.祝愿;命令,吩咐;报价,投标 n.出众,投标"
I bid £2?000 for the painting.
485.big [biɡ] a.大的;重要的;宽宏大量的;大受欢迎的
The news came as a big blow.
486.bill [bil] "n.账单;招贴,广告;(人员,职称等的)表;钞票"
He is facing a huge tax bill.
487.billion ['bilj?n] "num./n.(美)十亿,(英)万亿"
Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion.
488.bin [bin] n.(贮藏食物等用的)箱子
Put the bottles in the recycling bin.
489.bind [baind] "v.捆,绑,包括,束缚"
She was bound to a chair.
490.biography [bai'?ɡr?fi] n.传记;传记文学
The book gives potted biographies of all the major painters.
491.biology [bai'?l?d?i] n.生物学
She's a professor of biology at Stanford.
492.bird [b?:d] n.鸟,雀;女人;嘘声
The birds migrate in September.
493.birth [bɑ:θ] n.出生,诞生;出身,血统;起源;出现
Please state your date and place of birth.
494.birthday ['b?:θdei]n.生日;(成方)纪念日
She celebrated her 21st birthday with a party for family and friends. 495.biscuit ['biskit] "n.饼干,点心"
We were offered a cup of tea and some biscuits.
496.bit [bit] "n.一点,一些;小块,少量;片刻; [计]位,比特"
I was a bit disappointed by the film.
497.bite [bait] "v./n.咬,叮 n.一口"
Come here! I won't bite! (= you don't need to be afraid)
498.bitter ['bit?] "a.(有)苦(味)的;痛苦的,厉害的"
Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
https://www.sodocs.net/doc/0217413564.html,arre [bi'zɑ:] adj.异乎寻常的,稀奇古怪的
It's a pretty bizarre film.
500.black [bl?k] a.黑(色)的;黑暗的 n.黑(色);黑暗;黑人
She had curly black hair and hazel eyes.
501.blackboard ['bl?kb?:d] n.黑板
Please copy the homework from the blackboard.
502.blackmail ['bl?kmeil]n.讹诈,敲诈,勒索;胁迫,恫吓
We can’t let them practise this emotional blackmail on us.
503.blade [bleid] n.刀刃,刀片;桨叶;草叶,叶片
Not a blade of grass stirred.
504.blame ['bleim] "v.责备;怪,把…归咎于 n.责任,过错;责备" She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.
505.blank [bl??k] "a.空白的,空着的;失色的 n.空白;表格"
She turned to a blank page in her notebook.
506.blanket ['bl??kit] n.毯子(可数);厚厚一层(可数) vt.铺上一层It’s cold tonight—can I have another blanket?
507.blast "['bai?u,bl?st]"n.一阵(风);爆炸冲击波;管乐器声 v.爆炸The blast ripped through the building.
A blast of hot air hit us as we stepped off the plane.
508.blaze [bleiz] "n.火焰;火光;闪光,光辉 v.燃烧,冒火焰" Within minutes the whole building was blazing.
509.bleak [bli:k] a.荒凉的;冷酷的;没有希望的
The future looks bleak for the fishing industry.
510.bleed [bli:d] "vt.使出血,榨取vi.出血,流血"
She slowly bled to death.
511.blend [blend] "n.混合(物) v.混和,混杂"
Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.
512.bless [bles] "v.祝福,保佑"
God bless you!
514.blind [blaind] a.盲的,瞎的;盲目的 vt.使失明 n.百叶窗
She went blind at the age of ten.
515.block [bl?k] "n.大块木(石)料;街区;障碍物 v.阻塞,拦阻"
The houses are made of concrete blocks with tin roofs.
516.blood [bl?d] n.血液,血;血统,血亲;血气
He lost a lot of blood in the accident.
517.bloody ['bl?di] "a.流血的,血腥的"
Don't be such a bloody fool.
518.bloom [blu:m] n.花(朵);开花(期) v.开花
The plant produced a single white bloom.
519.blossom ['bl?s?m] n.花(簇);花期;青春 vi.开花;展开;繁荣
The trees are in blossom.
520.blouse [blauz] n.女衬衣,短上衣,宽阔的罩衫
The blouse shaped her very nicely, he thought.
521.blow [bl?u] "vi.吹,吹气,打气;吹奏;爆炸;n.打,打击"
You're not blowing hard enough!
522.blue [blu:] "a.蓝色的;青灰色的;沮丧的,阴郁的 n.蓝色"
She wanted to dye her hair blue.
523.blueprint ['blu:print] n.蓝图,设计图,计划 vt.制成蓝图,计划
DNA carries the genetic blueprint which tells any organism how to build itself. 524.blunder ['bl?nd?] v.(因无知等而)犯大错;踉踉跄跄地走 n.大错
The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.
525.blunt [bl?nt] a.率直的;钝的 v.(使)钝;(使)迟钝
This pencil's blunt!
526.blur [bl?:] n.模糊不清的事物;污点 vt.使模糊;玷污
His arm was a rapid blur of movement as he struck.
527.blush [bl??] v./n.脸红
She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation.
528.board [b?:d] "n.板,木板;全体委员;伙食 v.上船(车,飞机)"
She noticed a loose board in the fence.
529.boast [b?ust] "v.(of,about)自夸,夸耀 n.自夸,大话"
She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.
530.boat [b?ut] "n.小船,艇"
You can take a boat trip along the coast.
531.body ['b?di] "n.身体,本体;主体;尸体;物体;(一)群,批,堆"
The human body is a complex structure.
532.boil [b?il] "v.(使)沸腾,煮(沸)"
The water was bubbling and boiling away.
533.bold [b?uld] "a.大胆的,勇敢的;冒失的;黑体的,粗体的"
It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.
534.bolt [b?ult] "n.螺栓,(门,窗的)插销 v.闩(门),关窗,拴住"
He slid back the bolt on the door.
535.bomb [b?m] "n.炸弹 v.投弹于,轰炸"
Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.
536.bond [b?nd] "n.结合(物),粘结(剂),联结;公债,债券,契约"
A bond of friendship had been forged between them.
537.bone [b?un] n.骨(骼)
He survived the accident with no broken bones.
538.bonus ['b?un?s] "n.奖金,红利"
What is actually paid will depend on the bonus payments made at the end of the policy.
539.book [buk] n.书,书籍 vt.订(票,座位,房间等),预定
His desk was covered with piles of books.
540.boom [bu:m] "v.迅速发展,兴旺;发出隆隆声"
Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war boom.
541.boost [bu:st] n./ vt.提升;增加;抬高(价格);支援;
The movie helped boost her screen career.
542.boot [bu:t] n.靴;(汽车后部的)行李箱;[the-]解雇
She wore black knee-high boots.
543.booth "[bu:e, bu:θ]" "n.电话亭,货摊"
The stalls and booths were doing a brisk trade.
544.border ['b?:d?] "n.边界,国界;边(沿) v.交界,与…接壤;接近" Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the border every day.
545.bore [b?:] "v.钻(孔),挖(洞);烦扰 n.讨厌的人,麻烦事"
Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?
546.born [b?:n] a.出生的,产生的;天生的,十足的
He was born in a small village in northern Spain.
547.borrow ['b?r?u] vt.借,借入;(思想、文字等)采用,抄袭
Can I borrow your umbrella?
548.bosom ['buz?m] n.胸,胸部,乳房,胸怀;内心;a.亲密的,知心的She pressed him to her bosom.
549.boss [b?s] n.老板,上司 vt.指挥,控制,发号施令
I'm sick of you bossing me around!
550.both [b?uθ]prep.两者(都),双方(都) adj.两个..(都)
Both women were French.
Both the women were French.
Both of the women were French.
551.bother ['b?e?] vt.打扰,麻烦 vi.担心,烦恼 n.烦恼,焦急
If that’s all the thanks I get, I won’t bother in future!
552.bottle ['b?tl] n.瓶(子) v.装瓶
He threw his message in a bottle into the North Sea.
553.bottom ['b?t?m] "n.底(部);基础,根基;海底,湖底,河床"
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554.bounce [bauns] "n./vi.(球)弹起,弹回;弹起,跳起;n.弹力"
The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
555.bound [baund] v./n.跳(跃) a.被束缚的,一定的;n.(pl)界限
It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
I am afraid your behaviour was beyond the bounds of decency.
556.boundary ['baund?ri] "n.分界线,边界"
Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge. 557.bow [b?u] "v./n.鞠躬,点头 n.弓(形);蝴蝶结"
He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
558.bowel ['bau?l] n.肠;[pl.]内部,深处
Patients are asked to report any change in bowel habit.
A rumble came from the bowels of the earth (= deep underground). 559.bowl [b?ul] "n.碗(状物),钵"
Sieve the flour into a bowl.
560.bowling ['b?uli?] n.保龄球运动
Let's go bowling on Saturday.
561.box [b?ks] n.盒,箱;包厢 v.把…装箱;拳击,打耳光
He boxed for Ireland in the Olympics.
562.boy [b?i] n.男孩子,儿子;男性服务员
They have two boys and a girl.
563.boycott ['b?ik?t] "n./v.(联合)抵制,拒绝参与"
We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour. 564.brace [breis] "v.使防备;支撑;使(手,足,肩等)绷紧 n.托架"
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
565.bracket ['br?kit]n.(方)括号
Add the numbers in brackets first.
566.brain [brein] "n.(大)脑,骨髓;(pl.)脑力,智能"
My tired brain couldn't cope with such a complex problem.
567.brake [breik] "v./n.制动(器),闸,刹车"
High interest rates are a brake on the economy.
568.branch "[brɑ:nt?, br?nt?]" "n.(树)条,分支;分店;(学科)分科,部门;支流" She climbed the tree and hid in the branches.
569.brand [br?nd]"n.商标,标记,牌子 v.使铭记;打火印,打烙印"
How can we build our brand?
570.brandy ['br?ndi]n.白兰地酒
Do you drink brandy?
571.brass "[brɑ:s, br?s]""n.黄铜,铜器"
A brass plate beside the door said 'Dr Alan Tate'.
572.brave [breiv] a.勇敢的 v.勇敢地面对(危险等)
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.
573.breach [bri:t?] n.违反,不履行;破裂 vt.冲破,攻破
They are in breach of Article 119.
574.bread [bred] n.面包
Would you like some bread with your soup?
575.breadth [bredθ] "n.宽度,幅"
She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres.
576.break [breik] vt.打破;中止;违反 vi.破(裂) n.休息时间
My watch has broken.
577.breakdown ['breikdaun] n.崩溃;衰竭;(关系、计划或讨论等的)中断Most breakdown services give priority to women travelling alone. 578.breakfast ['brekf?st] n.早餐 v.(给某人)吃早餐
They were having breakfast when I arrived.
579.breast [brest] "n.胸膛,乳房"
She put the baby to her breast.
580.breath [breθ] "n.呼吸,气息"
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing).
581.breathe [bri:e]"v.呼吸,吸入"
He breathed deeply before speaking again.
582.breed [bri:d] "v.(使)繁殖,生殖;产生;教养,抚养 n.品种"
Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
583.breeze [bri:z] n.微风;轻而易举的事 vi.来去匆匆,急速走
The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze.
584.bribe [braib] "n.贿赂 v.向…行贿,买通"
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.
585.brick [brik] n.砖块,砖;v.用砖围砌,用砖填补
The school is built of brick.
586.bride [braid] n.新娘
The bride wore an elegant gown of ivory satin.
He introduced his new bride.
587.bridge [brid?] n.桥;桥牌;鼻梁 vt.架桥;渡过
We crossed the bridge over the River Windrush.
588.brief [bri:f] "a.简短的,简洁的 v.简短介绍,简要汇报"
He said nothing during the brief court appearance.
589.briefcase ['bri:fkeis] n.手提箱,公事皮包
He wore a torn suit and carried a battered briefcase.
590.bright [brait] "a.明亮的,辉煌的;聪明的;欢快的,美好的"
Her eyes were bright with tears.
591.brilliant ['brilj?nt] "a.光辉的,灿烂的;卓越的,有才华的"
What a brilliant idea!
592.brim [brim] "n.边缘,帽沿"
She felt suddenly alive and full to the brim with enthusiasm.
593.bring [bri?] v.拿来,带来;产生,引起;使处于某种状态
Don't forget to bring your books with you.
594.brisk [brisk] a.轻快的;生气勃勃的;兴隆的
We went for a brisk walk before lunch.
595.brittle ['britl] a.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的
The paint was brittle with age.
596.broad [br?:d] "a.宽的,广阔的;广大的;宽宏的,豁达的"
He's got broad shoulders.
597.broadcast "['br?:dkɑ:st, -k?st]"v./n.广播(节目)
The concert will be broadcast live (= at the same time as it takes place) tomorrow evening.
598.brochure ['bru??] n.小册子
Send for a free colour brochure today!
599.bronze [br?nz] n.青铜;青铜色,古铜色;青铜制品,铜牌She got a bronze in the long jump.
600.brook [br?k] n.小溪vt.[常用于否定句或疑问句]容忍
The road goes over a small brook.
She would brook no criticism of her son.
601.broom [bru:m] n.扫帚
Grab a broom and let’s clean up.
602.brother ['br?e?] n.兄弟;同胞;教友
We're brothers.
603.brow [brau] n.眉(毛);额
The nurse mopped his fevered brow.
604.brown [braun] "n./a.褐色(的),棕色(的)"
Henry has short light brown hair and green eyes.
605.browse [brauz] vi.随意翻阅,浏览;(牛、羊等)吃草
The gift shop is well worth a browse.
606.bruise [bru:z] n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕vt.打青;挫伤
His legs were covered in bruises.
607.brush [br??] "n.刷(子),毛刷;画笔 v.刷,擦,掸,拂;掠过"
A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.
608.brutal ['bru:t?l] a.残忍的;严峻的;严酷的
With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.
609.bubble ['b?bl] "n.泡,水泡,气泡 v.冒泡,起泡,沸腾"
He blew bubbles into the water through a straw.
610.bucket ['b?kit] "n.水桶,吊桶"
They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades.