单词B

 

babble ['bæbl]
v. 嘟囔  

1. No one could understand the little baby's babble.

  没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。

2. The baby babbled for hours.

  那婴孩呀呀学语了好几个小时。

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badge [bædʒ]
n. 徽章, 标记
<例> A badge is a piece of metalor cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support acause.
<同> emblem, allegory

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badger ['bædʒə]
v. 激怒，纠缠
<例> She badgered her doctor timeand again, pleading with him to do something.

<同>pester; annoy

1 The children badgered me into taking them to thecinema.

孩子们吵着要我带他们去看电影。

2 They kept badgering him to get a home computer.

他们一直纠缠着要他买一台电脑。

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badinage ['bædinɑ:ʒ]
n. 开玩笑，揶揄；取消
<例> Father Gregory tried torespond to the Bishop's light-hearted badinage.
<同> teasing conversation

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baffle ['bæfl]
v. 挫败
<例> An apple tree producingsquare fruit is baffling experts.
<同> frustrate; perplex

   1. Thequestion baffled me completely and I could not answer.

      这个问题把我彻底难倒了，我答不出来。

   2. Thebeautiful scenery baffles description.

      这美丽的景色难以形容。

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bait [beit]
v. 欺负，玩弄，折磨
<例> Television programmes areessentially bait to attract an audience for advertisements.
<同> harass; tease

1. The fish snapped at the bait.

      那鱼一下子咬住了鱼饵。

2. As soon as I mentioned money he rose to the bait,and became really interested.

      我一提钱他便怦然心动，上了我的钩。

3. The bait hides the hook.

      [谚]饵中必有诈。

4. Some people use maggots as bait when they gofishing.

      有些人钓鱼时用蛆作钓饵。

5. We have to bait here and take some food.

      我们必须在这休息一会，吃点东西。

6. The steaming cake was a bait for the hungry boy.

      那热气腾腾的蛋糕对这个饥饿的男孩是个诱惑。

7. Earth worms are often used as bait.

      蚯蚓常用作鱼饵。

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baleful ['beilfəl]
adj. 恶意的，有害的
<例> He had a baleful look.
<同> deadly; having a maligninfluence; ominous

He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect.

他恶毒地盯着那个蜷缩成一团的嫌疑犯。

The robber gave me a baleful look.

那强盗用威胁的眼光看着我。

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balk [bɔ:k]
v. 反对；阻止
<例> Even biology undergraduatesmay balk at animal experiments.
<同> foil or thwart; stop short;refuse to go on

1 He balked me to carry out my plan.

他阻止我实施我的计划。

2 We are balked to do what we want to do.

有人阻止我们去做我们想做的事情。

3 The high price is a balk to me.

对我来说，价格太高是一个障碍。

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ballot ['bælət]
n. 投票, 抽签
<例> My clients are condemnedbecause they believe the ballot is secondary to education and organization.
<同> vote, poll

1 The new act stipulates that election tounion office shall be by secret ballot of members.

新法规定工会职位的选举将由会员秘密投票方式进行。

2 We should put it to a ballot.

我们应该对此进行无记名投票。

3 He was elected by ballot.

他是由无记名投票选举的。

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balm [bɑ:m]
n. （止痛的）安慰物
<例> The place is balm to thesoul.
<同> something that relieves pain

He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain.

他在手上涂了些药膏来止痛。

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balmy ['bɑ:mi]
adj. 柔和的；芳香的
<例> This is a balmy summer'sevening.
<同> mild; fragrant

   1. A balmybreeze.

      一阵温和的微风

   2. It oftenhappens that a balmy morning passes into a chilly afternoon.

      一个温和的上午常常转为一个寒冷的下午。

   3. The airwas warm and balmy.

      天气温暖宜人。

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banal [bə'nɑ:l]
adj. 平凡，陈腐，老生常谈
<例> Bland, banal music tinkled discreetlyfrom hidden loudspeakers.
<同> hackneyed; commonplace;trite; lacking origi?nality

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bandy ['bændi]
v. 传话
<例> Brand shook his head. He wastired of bandying words with the man.
<同> discuss lightly or glibly;exchange (words) heatedly

   1. Thestories being bandied about are completely false.

      这些道听途说的事全属子虚。

   2. Her nameis being bandied about as the next chairperson.

      到处传说她将作下届主席。

   3. Don'tbandy words with me, young man!

      别跟我强嘴，小伙子！

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bane [bein]
n. 祸根
<例> This tendency is a specialbane in getting reliable observations on ravens because so much ingrainedfolklore about them exists that it is difficult to look at them objectively.
<同> cause of ruin; curse

   1. He hasbeen the bane of my life.

      他是我一生的祸根。

   2. Drink wasthe bane of his life.

      酗酒是他一生的祸根。

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banishment ['bæniʃmənt]
n. 放逐, 驱逐
<例> Banishment is the act ofbanishing someone or the state of being banished.
<同> ostracism, proscription

His banishment shocked us all.

他被驱逐使我们很震惊。

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banquet ['bæŋkwit] 
n. 宴会
<例> Last night he attended astate banquet at Buckingham Palace.
<同> feast

   1. Themanager was called on to speak at the banquet.

      经理应邀在宴会上讲了话。

   2. Thepresident gave the Prince and his attendants a farewell banquet.

      总统为王子和他的随员举行了告别宴会。

   3. He met theforeign friends and gave a banquet in their honour.

      他会见了外国朋友，并设宴招待了他们。

   4. We gavehim a farewell banquet yesterday.

      我们昨天为他举行了告别宴会。