1
Q
bet·ter–off
adj
\ˌbe-tə-ˈrȯf\
A
比较富裕； 情况好转
: being in comfortable economic circumstances <the better–off people live in the older section of town>
2
Q
bev·er·age
noun
\ˈbev-rij\
A
- N-COUNT 饮料 Beverages are drinks.
Alcoholic beverages are served in the hotel lounge.
酒店的公共休息室出售酒精饮料。
…artificially sweetened beverages.
添加人工甜味剂的饮料
Beverages are listed on the back of the menu.
<would anyone like a beverage with their snack?>
3
Q
bi·cen·te·na·ry
noun
\ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nə-rē\
A
- N-COUNT 二百周年（纪念） A bicentenary is a year in which you celebrate something important that happened exactly two hundred years earlier.
in AM, use 美国英语用 bicentennial
— bicentenary adjective
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bid
verb
\ˈbid\
A
- ATTEMPTING OR OFFERING 尝试或出价
- SAYING SOMETHING 说话
ATTEMPTING OR OFFERING 尝试或出价 - N-COUNT 努力；尝试；企图 A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
The form bid is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. bid 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
…Sydney’s successful bid for the 2000 Olympic Games…
悉尼对2000年奥运会的成功申办
The Government has already closed down two newspapers in a bid to silence its critics.
政府已经查禁了两家报纸，试图压制批评人士的言论。 - N-COUNT 投标；出价 A bid is an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something that is being sold.
Hanson made an agreed takeover bid of £351 million.
汉森按协商出价3.51亿英镑接管该公司。 - VERB 努力争取；尝试 If you bid for something or bid to do something, you try to obtain it or do it.
Singapore Airlines is rumoured to be bidding for a management contract to run both airports…
据传，新加坡航空公司正在争取签下两家机场的经营权。
I don’t think she is bidding to be Prime Minister again.
我想她不会再次竞选首相。 - VERB 投标；竞标；出价 If you bid for something that is being sold, you offer to pay a particular amount of money for it.
She decided to bid for a Georgian dressing table…
她决定参与一个乔治王朝时期风格梳妆台的竞价。
The bank announced its intention to bid…
这家银行宣布了参加竞标的意向。
bidding: The bidding starts at £2 million.竞标底价是200万英镑。
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bi·lat·er·al
adj
(ˌ)bī-ˈla-t(ə-)rəl\
A
- ADJ （谈判、会议、协议等）双边的 Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
…bilateral talks between Britain and America.
英国和美国之间的双边会谈
bilaterally: Disputes and differences between the two neighbours would be solved bilaterally.两个邻国之间的争端和分歧应当通过双边途径解决。
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Q
bi·lin·gual
adj
(ˌ)bī-ˈliŋ-gwəl\
A
- ADJ 双语的；涉及两种语言的；使用两种语言的 Bilingual means involving or using two languages.
…bilingual education.
双语教育
…the Collins bilingual dictionaries.
柯林斯双语词典 - ADJ 双语的；能说两种语言的 Someone who is bilingual can speak two languages equally well, usually because they learned both languages as a child.
He is bilingual in an Asian language and English.
他会说一门亚洲语言和一门英语。
— bilingual noun
— bi·lin·gual·ly adverb
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Q
bi·na·ry
noun
\ˈbī-nə-rē\
A
- ADJ 二进制的，二进位的(尤用于计算机领域) The binary system expresses numbers using only the two digits 0 and 1. It is used especially in computing.
- N-UNCOUNT 二进制 Binary is the binary system of expressing numbers.
The machine does the calculations in binary.
这台机器采用二进制进行计算。 - ADJ 二元的；有两个不同部分的 Binary describes something that has two different parts.
…a binary star.
双星
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Q
bio·feed·back
noun
-ˈfēd-ˌbak\
A
n.生物反馈(技术)
9
Q
bi·o·ta
noun
\bī-ˈō-tə\
A
n.一个地区的动植物
10
Q
bi·par·ti·san
adj
(ˌ)bī-ˈpär-tə-sən\
A
- ADJ 两党的；两派的 Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
…a bipartisan approach to educational reform.
两党共同推行的教育改革路线
— bi·par·ti·san·ism -zə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
— bi·par·ti·san·ship -zən-ˌship\ noun
11
Q
bi·ped·al·ism
noun
(ˌ)bī-ˈpe-dəl-ˌi-zəm\
A
n.用两足运动
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Q
birch
noun
\ˈbərch\
A
- N-VAR 桦树；白桦 A birch is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- N-SING 杖笞 The birch is a punishment in which someone is hit with a wooden stick.
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bi·sect
verb
\ˈbī-ˌsekt\
A
- VERB 将…一分为二；把…分为两部分 If something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half.
The main street bisects the town from end to end.
这条主干道把整个小镇一分为二。
— bi·sec·tion \ˈbī-ˌsek-shən\ noun
— bi·sec·tion·al -shə-nəl\ adjective
— bi·sec·tion·al·ly adverb
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Q
bi·zarre
adj
\bə-ˈzär\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 奇异的；古怪的 Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
The game was also notable for the bizarre behaviour of the team’s manager…
这场比赛也因球队主教练怪异的举动而尽人皆知。
You know, that book you lent me is really bizarre.
你知道吗，你借给我的那本书真的很怪诞。
bizarrely: She dressed bizarrely…她穿着奇装异服。Bizarrely, death is not a disqualification for voting although non-attendance at party meetings is.奇怪的是，死亡不会让人失去投票资格，但是不参加政党会议却会让人失去投票资格。
— bi·zarre·ly adverb
— bi·zarre·ness noun
15
Q
black hole
A
- N-COUNT 黑洞 Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- N-COUNT 无底洞 If you say that something, especially money, has gone into a black hole, you mean that it has disappeared and cannot be recovered.
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Q
black·out
noun
\ˈblak-ˌau̇t\
A
- N-COUNT （战时）灯火管制期 A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
…blackout curtains.
遮光幕帘 - N-COUNT （新闻等的）禁播，封锁，禁止出版 If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it.
…a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace…
皇宫施行的新闻封锁
Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.
记者们说有关这场集会的新闻实际上被封锁了。 - N-COUNT 停电；断电 If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off.
There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country.
该国北部大片地区断电。 - N-COUNT 晕厥；暂时昏迷 If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness.
I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.
我昏迷了几分钟。
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Q
bland
adj
\ˈbland\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 枯燥乏味的；无聊的；无趣的 If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
Serle has a blander personality than Howard…
塞尔的性格比霍华德还要沉闷。
It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.
这听起来像广告词：听着简单易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘记。
blandness: …the blandness of television.电视的沉闷乏味 - ADJ-GRADED （食物）淡而无味的 Food that is bland has very little flavour.
It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
这吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的纸板。
— bland·ly \ˈblan(d)-lē\ adverb
— bland·ness \ˈblan(d)-nəs\ noun
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blast
noun
\ˈblast\
A
- N-COUNT 爆炸 A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
250 people were killed in the blast.
250人在这次爆炸中丧生。 - VERB 爆炸；炸毁；炸出；炸开 If something is blasted into a particular place or state, an explosion causes it to be in that place or state. If a hole is blasted in something, it is created by an explosion.
There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.
爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
…a terrible accident in which his left arm was blasted off by some kind of a bomb…
他的左臂被某种炸弹炸飞的可怕事故 - VERB 炸（石）；爆破 If workers are blasting rock, they are using explosives to make holes in it or destroy it, for example so that a road or tunnel can be built.
Their work was taken up with boring and blasting rock with gelignite…
他们的工作是用葛里炸药炸石头，非常枯燥。
They’re using dynamite to blast away rocks to put a road in.
他们用炸药炸石筑路。
blasting: Three miles away there was a salvo of blasting in the quarry.三英里之外的采石场进行了爆破作业。 - VERB 枪击；开枪射击 To blast someone means to shoot them with a gun.
…a son who blasted his father to death after a lifetime of bullying…
因从小到大一直被父亲虐待而开枪弑父的男子
Alan Barnett, 28, was blasted with a sawn-off shotgun in Oldham on Thursday.
28岁的艾伦·巴尼特于星期四在奥德姆被人用短管猎枪射杀。
Blast is also a noun. - VERB （通过枪击） 冲出（道路）；轰开，炸开（通路） If someone blasts their way somewhere, they get there by shooting at people or causing an explosion.
The police were reported to have blasted their way into the house using explosives…
据报道，警方借助爆破冲进了房子。
One armoured column attempted to blast a path through a barricade of buses and trucks.
一个武装纵队试图从公交车和卡车组成的路障中间炸出一条通道来。 - VERB 喷射（水流、气流等） Ifsomething blasts water or air somewhere, it sends out a sudden, powerful stream of it.
Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate…
向它喷射冷空气可以使水蒸发。
A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.
暴风雪夹着大团的积雪吹过湖面。 - V-ERG （使）（汽车喇叭等）突然发出响亮的声音；（使）（音乐）轰响 If you blast something such as a car horn, or if it blasts, it makes a sudden, loud sound. If something blasts music, or music blasts, the music is very loud.
…drivers who do not blast their horns…
不按喇叭的司机
The sound of western music blasted as she entered.
她一进门便听到西部音乐震天的响声。 - VERB （体育运动中）用力踢，猛击 You can say that a sports player blasts the ball somewhere if he or she gives it a powerful kick or hit.
Ramsay blasted the ball into the back of the net…
拉姆齐劲射入网。
He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.
他可能是想努力摆脱困境，平时不会考虑击打的球也打起了进攻。 - VERB 炮轰；抨击 To blast someone or something means to criticize them strongly.
Football: Taylor blasts Beck…
足球：泰勒炮轰贝克。
The Department of Health and a top immunologist have blasted a report in last week’s Sunday Times.
卫生部和一位知名免疫学家严词抨击了上周《星期日泰晤士报》的一篇报道。 - EXCLAM （表示厌恶）真讨厌,真该死 Some people say ‘ blast’ to show that they are annoyed at something or someone.
Blast! I can’t do anything with this.
真该死！我拿这个一点办法也没有。 - N-SING 有趣的事；开心的事；乐趣 If you say that something was a blast, you mean that you enjoyed it very much.
Making the album was a real blast.
做这个专辑真是一种乐趣。 - PHRASE 以最大音量；以最大功率 If something such as a radio or a heater is on full blast, or at full blast, it is producing as much sound or power as it is able to.
In many of those homes the television is on full blast 24 hours a day…
那些家庭有很多一天24小时把电视开到最大音量。
You are unlikely to run the heater at full blast for long periods.
你不太可能长时间把加热器开到最大挡位。 - PHRASE 岁月回响（勾起回忆的老歌、旧时尚等） You can use a blast from the past as a light-hearted way of referring to something such as an old song or fashion that you hear or notice again, and which reminds you of an earlier time.
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bleak
adj
\ˈblēk\
A
- ADJ-GRADED （情形）没有希望的，前景暗淡的 If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
The immediate outlook remains bleak…
近期前景依然暗淡。
Many predicted a bleak future.
很多人都预测前景暗淡。
bleakness: The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed.美国就业市场的持续低迷被视为罪魁祸首。 - ADJ-GRADED （地方）凄清的，荒凉的，萧瑟的 If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive.
The island’s pretty bleak.
这座岛屿一片荒凉。
…bleak inner-city streets.
凄清的旧城区街道 - ADJ-GRADED （天气）阴冷的，寒冷的 When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant.
The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。 - ADJ-GRADED （人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的 If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy.
His face was bleak…
他脸色阴郁。
Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。
bleakly: ‘There is nothing left,’ she says bleakly.“什么也没有留下，”她沮丧地说。
— bleak·ly adverb
— bleak·ness noun
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Q
blem·ish
verb
\ˈble-mish\
A
- N-COUNT 污点；瑕疵；疤痕 A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
Every piece is closely scrutinised, and if there is the slightest blemish on it, it is rejected.
每一件物品都经过严格检查，稍有瑕疵就会被退回。 - N-COUNT 缺点；缺陷；不足 A blemish on something is a small fault in it.
This is the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success.
如果没有这个小小的失误，这就是一次彻底的胜利。 - VERB 玷污；损害 If something blemishes someone’s character or reputation, it spoils it or makes it seem less good than it was in the past.
He wasn’t about to blemish that pristine record.
他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。
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blind spot
noun
A
- N-COUNT 无视；一无所知 If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues…
这位首相无视道德问题。
When I was single I never worried about money — it was a bit of a blind spot.
我独身时从不为钱操心——这算是一种无知的表现。 - N-COUNT （视线内的）盲点，看不到的地方，死角 A blind spot is an area in your range of vision that you cannot see properly but which you really should be able to see. For example, when you are driving a car, the area just behind your shoulders is often a blind spot.
22
Q
blob
noun
\ˈbläb\
A
- N-COUNT （黏稠液体的）一滴，一团 A blob of thick or sticky liquid is a small, often round, amount of it.
…a blob of chocolate mousse…
一团巧克力奶油冻
It’s only necessary to use just a very small blob.
只需要很小的一滴就可以了。 - N-COUNT （模糊不清的）一团，一点 You can use blob to refer to something that you cannot see very clearly, for example because it is in the distance.
You could just see vague blobs of faces.
你只能看到些模糊的人脸。
…a blob in the distance.
远处蒙眬的一个小点
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Q
block·ade
verb
\blä-ˈkād\
A
- N-COUNT 封锁；阻塞 A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
Striking lorry drivers agreed to lift their blockades of main roads…
罢工的卡车司机们同意解除对主干道的封堵。
It’s not yet clear who will actually enforce the blockade.
目前还不清楚谁会真正执行这项封锁任务。 - VERB 阻塞；封锁 If a group of people blockade a place, they stop goods or people from reaching that place. If they blockade a road or a port, they stop people using that road or port.
Truck drivers have blockaded roads to show their anger over new driving regulations…
卡车司机通过阻塞道路来表达他们对新机动车交通法规的不满。
About 50,000 people are trapped in the town, which has been blockaded for more than 40 days.
大约有5万人被困在这座已被包围40多天的城市中。
— block·ad·er noun
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blot
noun
\ˈblät\
A
- N-COUNT （名誉上的）污点，耻辱 If something is a blot on a person’s or thing’s reputation, it spoils their reputation.
…a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession…
败坏建筑业名声的污点
This drugs scandal is another blot on the Olympics.
这次的兴奋剂丑闻又给奥林匹克运动会抹了黑。 - N-COUNT 污渍；污痕；污点 A blot is a drop of liquid that has fallen on to a surface and has dried.
…an ink blot.
墨迹 - VERB （用软纸或布）吸干，擦干 If you blot a surface, you remove liquid from it by pressing a piece of soft paper or cloth onto it.
Before applying make-up, blot the face with a tissue to remove any excess oils…
上妆前，先用面巾纸把脸上多余的油吸干。 - PHRASE 破坏整体美的事物；煞风景的事物 If you describe something such as a building as a blot on the landscape, you mean that you think it is very ugly and spoils an otherwise attractive place.
The developers insist the 80m village will not leave a blot on the landscape.
开发商们坚称这个耗资8,000万的居住区不会破坏风景。
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blur·ry
adj
\ˈblər-ē\
1. ADJ-GRADED 模糊的；轮廓不清楚的 A blurry shape is one that has an unclear outline.
...a blurry picture of a man.
一位男子模糊不清的照片
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bog
noun
\ˈbäg\
1. N-COUNT 沼泽；湿地；泥塘 A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
2. N-COUNT 厕所；茅厕 The bog is another name for the toilet.
相关词组：bog down
— bog·gy \ˈbä-gē\ adjective
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bol·ster
noun
\ˈbōl-stər\
1. VERB 增强（信心）；鼓舞（士气） If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。
...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施
2. VERB 巩固（地位）；加强 If someone tries to bolster their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
英国可以自由制定政策以振兴经济。
Bolster up means the same as bolster .bolster up同bolster
...an aid programme to bolster up their troubled economy.
旨在改善他们国家经济困境的援助计划
3. N-COUNT （垫在普通枕头下的）长枕，垫枕 A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.
相关词组：bolster up
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bom·bard·ment
noun
\bäm-ˈbärd-mənt\
1. N-VAR （猛烈而持久的）炮击，轰炸 A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
The city has been flattened by heavy artillery bombardments...
城市已被猛烈的炮火夷为平地。
The capital is still under constant bombardment by the rebel forces.
首都仍在遭受叛军的持续轰炸。
2. N-VAR 一连串（想法、要求、质问或批评） A bombardment of ideas, demands, questions, or criticisms is an aggressive and exhausting stream of them.
...the constant bombardment of images urging that work was important.
铺天盖地的图片，强调工作是至关重要的
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bo·na fi·des
noun
\ˌbō-nə-ˈfī-ˌdēz\
1. N-PLURAL 善意；诚意；真诚 Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
Mr Perks questioned them at length to establish their bona fides.
珀克斯先生最后质问他们如何证明自己的诚意。
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bond·age
noun
\ˈbän-dij\
1. N-UNCOUNT 奴役 Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
Masters sometimes allowed their slaves to buy their way out of bondage.
奴隶主们有时允许奴隶为自己赎身。
2. N-UNCOUNT 束缚；约束 Bondage is the condition of not being free because you are strongly influenced by something or someone.
All people, she said, lived their lives in bondage to hunger, pain and lust.
她说，所有人的生活都受缚于饥饿、苦痛和欲望。
3. N-UNCOUNT （通过捆绑以寻求性快感的）性虐待 Bondage is the practice of being tied up or tying your partner up in order to gain sexual pleasure.
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book·keep·er
noun
\ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər\
1. N-UNCOUNT 簿记；记账 Bookkeeping is the job or activity of keeping an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
— book·keep·ing \-piŋ\ noun
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boom
verb
\ˈbüm\
1. N-COUNT （经济的）繁荣，景气 If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
An economic boom followed, especially in housing and construction...
接着出现了经济繁荣，尤其是在房地产业和建筑业。
The 1980s were indeed boom years.
20世纪80年代是真正的繁荣时期。
2. N-COUNT （数量的）增长；（频率的）加快；成功 A boom in something is an increase in its amount, frequency, or success.
The boom in the sport's popularity has meant more calls for stricter safety regulations...
该项体育运动的兴起意味着制定更加严格的安全规则的呼声更高了。
Public transport has not been able to cope adequately with the travel boom.
公共交通系统还不能充分满足迅速发展的旅游业的需求。
3. VERB （经济或生意）景气，繁荣 If the economy or a business is booming, the amount of things being bought or sold is increasing.
By 1988 the economy was booming...
到1988年经济一直很繁荣。
Sales are booming...
销售额在快速增长。
4. N-COUNT （船帆的）下桁；帆桁 On a boat, the boom is the long pole which is attached to the bottom of the sail and to the mast and which you move when you want to alter the direction in which you are sailing.
5. N-COUNT 浮木挡栅，水栅（用来阻挡溢出的油扩散） A boom is a large floating barrier that is used for stopping oil that has spilled from spreading.
6. VERB （人)吼叫；（大炮或大鼓）发隆隆声 When something such as someone's voice, a cannon, or a big drum booms, it makes a loud, deep sound that lasts for several seconds.
'Ladies,' boomed Helena, without a microphone, 'we all know why we're here tonight.'...
“女士们，”海伦娜大声喊道，没有用麦克风，“我们都知道今晚我们为什么来到这里。”
Thunder boomed like battlefield cannons over Crooked Mountain.
雷声像战场上的炮声一样响彻克鲁克德山。
Boom out means the same as boom .boom out同boom
Boom is also a noun.
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boost
verb
\ˈbüst\
1. VERB 使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺 If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
It wants the government to take action to boost the economy...
它希望政府采取行动促进经济发展。
The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February.
这一举措旨在增加1月和2月预订高峰期的销售量。
Boost is also a noun.
2. VERB 增强，提高（信心或士气） If something boosts your confidence or morale, it improves it.
We need a big win to boost our confidence...
我们需要大胜一场来增强信心。
Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.
尽你所能让她树立信心，提高士气。
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bo·re·al
adj
\ˈbȯr-ē-əl\
adj.北的； 北方的； 北方地区的； 北风的
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bot·tle·neck
adj
\ˈbä-təl-ˌnek\
1. N-COUNT 瓶颈路段；狭窄路段；交通拥堵地段 A bottleneck is a place where a road becomes narrow or where it meets another road so that the traffic slows down or stops, often causing traffic jams.
2. N-COUNT （阻碍进展的）瓶颈，障碍 A bottleneck is a situation that stops a process or activity from progressing.
He pushed everyone full speed ahead until production hit a bottleneck.
他催促所有人拼命干活，直到生产遭遇瓶颈。
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bound
adj
\ˈbau̇nd\
1. Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind .
2. PHR-MODAL 一定会；必然会；注定会 If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists.
There are bound to be price increases next year...
明年物价一定会上涨。
If you are topless in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen.
如果你在公共场所裸露上身，这种事情一定会发生。
3. PHR-MODAL （对某事并不确定或无确凿证据时，认为其）肯定会，确定是 If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence.
I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know...
我会把它给本杰明看，他肯定会知道。
We'll have more than one child, and one of them's bound to be a boy.
我们会有不止一个孩子，而且其中一定有个男孩。
4. ADJ-GRADED （与…）紧密相连的；（与…）密切相关的；（同…）难以分开的 If one person, thing, or situation is bound to another, they are closely associated with each other, and it is difficult for them to be separated or to escape from each other.
We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love...
不管是我们讨厌的人还是喜爱的人都一样和我们密切相关。
Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice and conservation.
经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正和资源保护等问题紧密相连。
5. ADJ 要到…去的；驶往…的 If a vehicle or person is bound for a particular place, they are travelling towards it.
The ship was bound for Italy.
这艘船驶向意大利。
...a Russian plane bound for Berlin.
飞往柏林的俄罗斯飞机
Bound is also a combining form.（亦可用于构词）
6. PHRASE 我不得不说（令人不快或出乎意料的事） You can say ' I am bound to say' to introduce a statement expressing something that you find undesirable or unexpected.
I'm bound to say that it seems to me this is certain to lead to violence.
我不得不说，在我看来这肯定会引发暴力事件。
7. PHRASE 以…的形式；被容纳在…里 If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place.
The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares...
一家公司经理不愿意让大笔财富套在股票里。
They'd have a lot of hydrogen sulfide gas bound up in their cells.
他们的牢房里有大量的硫化氢气体。
8. PHRASE 与…密切相关的；同…难以分开的 If one thing is bound up with or in another, they are closely connected with each other, and it is difficult to consider the two things separately.
My fate was bound up with hers...
我和她的命运紧密相连。
The story of their exploration is inextricably bound up with the character of the caves themselves...
他们的勘探经历与这些洞穴本身的特征有着不可分割的紧密联系。
9. See also: bind over
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boun·ti·ful
adj
\ˈbau̇n-ti-fəl\
1. ADJ-GRADED 大量的；丰富的 A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
State aid is less bountiful than it was before.
国家提供的援助比以往减少了。
...a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.
水果和蔬菜的大丰收
2. ADJ-GRADED （地区或时期）物产富饶的，（尤指）食物充足的 A bountiful area or period of time produces or provides large amounts of something, especially food.
The land is bountiful and no one starves.
这片土地物产丰富，没有人挨饿。
— boun·ti·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb
— boun·ti·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun
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boun·ty
noun
\ˈbau̇n-tē\
1. N-VAR 大量提供的东西；慷慨的赠予 You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty .
...autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries.
秋天丰富的水果、种子和浆果
2. N-COUNT （尤指为找到或杀死某人而悬赏的）赏金，奖金 A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person.
A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head...
有人悬赏50,000美元买阿尔瓦雷斯博士的人头。
They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.
他们向放下武器的人发放赏金。
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bou·quet
noun
\bō-ˈkā\
1. N-COUNT 花束 A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.
The woman carried a bouquet of dried violets.
这个女人拿着一束干枯的紫罗兰。
2. N-VAR （尤指葡萄酒散发的）香味，芬芳 The bouquet of something, especially wine, is the pleasant smell that it has.
...a Sicilian wine with a light red colour and a bouquet of cloves.
颜色淡红、散发着丁香香味的西西里葡萄酒
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bout
noun
\ˈbau̇t\
1. N-COUNT （疾病或不愉快情绪的）发作 If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
He was recovering from a severe bout of flu...
他患了严重的流感，尚未痊愈。
I was suffering with a bout of nerves.
我感到一阵紧张。
2. N-COUNT （不愉快之事大量发生的）一阵，一小段时间 A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal.
The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty four lives...
最近发生的一起暴力事件造成24人死亡。
A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard bout of exercise a week.
每天散步半小时会比一周剧烈运动一次对身体更有益。
3. N-COUNT 拳击比赛；摔跤比赛 A bout is a boxing or wrestling match.
This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.
这将是他19个月里的第8次卫冕赛。
4. （当about的第一个音节不发音时，有些作家以’bout或bout替代about） Some writers use ' bout or bout to represent about when the first syllable is not pronounced.
How 'bout some coffee?...
来点儿咖啡吗？
I just felt the need to write bout it, I guess.
我想我就是觉得有必要对此写点儿什么。
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bow·er
noun
\ˈbau̇(-ə)r\
1. N-COUNT （花园或树林中的）树阴，阴凉处 A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
— bow·ery \-ē\ adjective
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brand·ling
noun
\ˈbran(d)liŋ\
n.红纹蚯蚓，\<方\>鲑
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bra·zen adj \ˈbrā-zən\
1. ADJ-GRADED 无所顾忌的；肆无忌惮的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
They're quite brazen about their bisexuality, it doesn't worry them.
他们在自己的双性恋问题上无所顾忌，毫不为意。
brazenly: He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison.他在监狱里肆无忌惮地操纵着每月40万美元的毒品生意。
相关词组：brazen out
— bra·zen·ly adverb
— bra·zen·ness \ˈbrā-zən-(n)əs\ noun
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break·through
noun, often attributive
\ˈbrāk-ˌthrü\
1. N-COUNT 突破；重大进展 A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China...
这家公司看来很有把握在中国取得重大突破。
The breakthrough came hours before a UN deadline.
在联合国的最后期限到来前数小时取得了重大突破。
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brev·i·ty
noun
\ˈbre-və-tē\
1. N-UNCOUNT 简洁；短暂；短促 The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.
这种家常汤的额外优点是烹制时间短。
The brevity of the letter concerned me.
我担心这封信写得太短。
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brew·ery
noun
\ˈbrü-ə-rē\
1. N-COUNT 啤酒厂 A brewery is a place where beer is made.
The Muller family have been making specialist beers at their brewery in Munster for 200 years.
马勒家族已经在他们位于明斯特的啤酒厂专门从事啤酒酿制达200年之久。
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bring about
1. PHRASAL VERB 导致；引起 To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country.
要使该国进行政治变革，唯一的办法就是向其施压。
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briny
adj
\ˈbrī-nē\
adj. 海水的，盐水的，咸的
n. \<俚\>海洋
— brin·i·ness noun
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broc·co·li
noun
\ˈbrä-kə-lē\
1. N-UNCOUNT 西兰花；花茎甘蓝 Broccoli is a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops.
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bro·chure
noun
\brō-ˈshu̇r\
1. N-COUNT （介绍产品或服务信息的）小册子 A brochure is a magazine or thin book with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.
...travel brochures.
旅游小册子
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