B 字頭 PART I
A: Did you get the job?
B: No, they didn’t think I had the right background.
background
n.?。保錾肀尘?，經(jīng)歷；２．背景資料；３．（畫等的）背景，底子
A: Did you know that your shirt in on backwards?
B: Yes. I like to wear it this way.
backward
a.?。保蚝蟮模聪虻?；２．落后的，進步慢的
ad. [-(s)]?。保蚝螅?；２．朝反方向，倒
know…backward(s) 對．．．極其熟悉
A: What’s your favorite food?
B: I love to eat bacon.
bacon
n. 咸肉
A: Why won’t you drink the water?
B: I’m afraid of the bacteria that might be in it.
bacteria
n. 細菌
A: Why did you miss the plane?
B: My baggage was so heavy that I couldn’t lift it out of the car!
baggage
n. 行李
A: Be careful not to lose your balance!
B: Don’t worry about me.
balance
n.?。保胶?，均衡；２．天平，秤；３．結(jié)存，結(jié)欠
vt.?。保蛊胶?，使均衡；２．稱；３．權(quán)衡，比較
in the balance （生命等）在危急狀態(tài)中，（命運等）未定
off balance 不平衡
A: I’m looking for apartment with a large balcony.
B: I think we’ve got just the one for you.
balcony
n. １．陽臺；２．（電*等的）樓廳，樓座
A: Oops, I just popped the balloon.
B: That’s OK, there are plenty more where that came from
balloon
n. 氣球
A: Well, we’ve decided to ban smoking in the office.
B: That’s fine by me.
ban
vt. 1.取締，查禁; 2.(from)禁止
n. 禁止，禁令
A: Would you like to start a band?
B: Sure, I’d love to.
band
n. 1.管樂隊; 2.群,伙; 3.帶,箍; 4.條紋; 5.波段，頻帶
vt. 用帶綁扎
A: Did you just hear that loud bang?
B: Yes, I wonder what it was.
bang
n. 1.巨響,爆炸聲; 2.猛擊,猛撞
vi. 1.猛擊，猛撞; 2.發(fā)出砰的一聲，砰砰作響
vt. 砰地敲(或推,扔); 2.猛擊,猛撞
A: I hate to inform you, but the company is going bankrupt.
B: Does this mean I’ll lose my job?
bankrupt
a. 1.破產(chǎn)的,徹底失敗的; 2.徹底缺乏的
vt. 使破產(chǎn),使枯竭
n. 破產(chǎn)者
A: I think we should hang a huge banner out in front of the school.
B: What a great idea.
banner
n. 1.橫幅；2.旗幟.旗
A: Would you like to go to the bar tonight?
B: Sure. What time should we meet?
bar
n. 1.酒吧間,售酒(或食物等)的柜臺;2.條，塊; 3.(門窗等的)閂,柵欄
vt. 1.閂(門窗等),在…設(shè)柵欄; 2.阻止,阻攔; 3.阻塞，封鎖(道路等)
behind bars 在獄中
A: The barber did a horrible job with my hair!
B: I don’t think is looks that bad.
barber
n. 理發(fā)師
A: My bare feet are freezing.
B: Why don’t you put some socks on?
bare
a. 1.赤*的；2.光禿的，無遮蓋的; 3.剛剛夠的，勉強的
vt. 露出，暴露
A: I barely passed yesterday’s test.
B: You’re not the only one.
barely
ad. 僅僅，只不過，幾乎不
A: That dog sure has a loud bark.
B: Yeah, I have to cover my ears every day when I walk by.
bark
vi. (狗等)吠,叫
n. 1.吠聲，叫聲; 2.樹皮
A: Did you hear that the old barn burned down?
B: No! When did it happen?
barn
n. 谷倉,牲口棚
A: I’d like to buy a big barrel of oranges.
B: I’m sorry, but we don’t sell them by the barrel.
barrel
n. 1.桶;2.筒,槍(或炮)管
vi. 快速移動
A: Why did you return early from abroad?
B: I found that the language barrier was just too much for me.
barrier
n. 1.柵欄，關(guān)卡，檢票口; 2.障礙，隔閡; 3.屏障
A: There’s nothing like a good game of baseball on a Saturday afternoon.
B: You’ve got that right.
baseball
n. 棒球
A: Basically, I just couldn’t handle the workload, so I dropped the class.
B: That’s too bad.
basically
ad. 基本上，從根本上說
A: On what basis are you making your claim?
B: I’m mainly basing my conclusions on the results of my research.
basis
n. 基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)，原則
A: Did you see that bat just flew by us?
B: Yeah. Its wings brushed right by my ear!
bat
n. 1.蝙蝠；2.球棒,球拍
A: The batteries on my CD player are dead.
B: Here, you can borrow some of mine.
battery
n. 1.電池(組),蓄電池(組);2.排炮，炮組; 3.一系列，一套
A: I wonder how many boats there are in the bay?
B: More than I can count, that’s for sure.
bay
n. 1.(?；蚝吹?灣; 2.(大廳等建筑物內(nèi)的)分隔間
keephold sth. at bay 使無法近身
A: If you break the laser beam, then the alarm will go off.
B: Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.
beam
n. 1.(光線等;的)束,柱; 2.梁,橫梁; 3.笑容，喜色
vi. 面露喜色
vt. 定向發(fā)出(無線電信號等),播送
A: I hate eating beans.
B: You should learn to like them, because they are a good source of protein.
bean
n. 豆
A: I want to grow a beard, but my wife thinks it’ll look ugly.
B: You need to do what’s right for you.
beard
n. 胡須
A: You can just look at him and tell that he has the bearing of a champion.
B: Well, he is a champion, after all.
bearing
n. 1.舉止，風度；2.[pl.]方位,方向感; 3.軸承
have a bearing on 與…有關(guān)， 對…有影響
A: I will not allow that beast in my home!
B: Honey, it’s just a cat.
beast
n. 1.野獸，牲畜; 2.兇殘的人，令人厭憎的人
A: Do you notice anything different about this city?
B: Yes. There are almost no beggars on the street.
beggar
n. 乞丐
vt. 使貧窮
A: Oh behalf of the governor, I’d like to welcome you to the city.
B: Thank you. Please five my regards to the governor.
behalf
n. 利益，方面
on/in behalf of 代表，為了
A: I hope the kids behave well at the school.
B: I’m sure they will.
behave
vi. 1.表現(xiàn)，舉止端正; 2.(機器等)運轉(zhuǎn)，(事物)做出反應(yīng)
vt. (oneself) 檢點(自己)的行為
A: I’ve been very disappointed by your behavior in the last few weeks.
B: I’m sorry. I’ll try to do better.
behavior
n. 1.行為,表現(xiàn)，舉止; 2.(機器等)運轉(zhuǎn)，(事物)做出反應(yīng)
A: I believe in never harming other living beings.
B: Even plants?
being
n. 1.生物，人;2.存在
bring into being 使出現(xiàn)，使存在
come into being 出現(xiàn)，形成
A: I hold the strong belief that there is life on other planets.
B: I think you’re crazy.
belief
n. 1.相信，信任;2.信念,信仰
beyond belief 難以置信
A: Yesterday, I lost my beloved goldfish.
B: I’m so sorry for your loss. At least it was just a fish.
beloved
a. 所鐘愛的，受愛戴的
A: I hide all of my valuables beneath my bed.
B: You should keep that a secret.
beneath
prep. 1.在…下面，往…下面; 2.(地位等)低于,次于; 3.在…掩蓋下; 4.連…也不值得，有失…的身份
ad. 在下方,在底下
A: I hope that we can come to an agreement that will be beneficial to both parties.
B: I truly believe that we can.
beneficial
a. 有益的;有利的
A: In the end, it all worked out to my benefit.
B: I’m glad to hear that.
benefit
n. 1.益處，好處; 2.救濟金，保險金
vt. 有益于
vi. 得益
A: He was told. Besides, I never liked him anyway.
B: But you still should feel sorry that he died.
besides
ad. 而且，此外(還)
prep. 除…之外(還)
A: I think I will win the match tomorrow.
B: Do you want to bet on that?
bet
vt. 1.以…打賭，與…打賭; 2.敢說，確信
vi. 打賭
n. 1.打賭; 2.賭金，賭注
A: The study guide has been my bible for the past week.
B: Well, I guess you’ll probably do well on the test.
bible
n. 1.[B-] 圣經(jīng); 2.有權(quán)威的書
A: If you want to win the auction, you’re going to have to place a higher bid.
B: But I don’t have enough money.
bid
n. 1.企圖，努力；2.喊價,出價,投標
vi.喊價,出價,投標
vt. 1.出(價),喊(價); 2.祝,表示; 3.命令，吩咐
A: What would you do if you had a billion dollars?
B: I think I’d probably give it to charity.
billion
n. 十億
A: Did you get the job?
B: No, they didn’t think I had the right background.
background
n.?。保錾肀尘?，經(jīng)歷；２．背景資料；３．（畫等的）背景，底子
A: Did you know that your shirt in on backwards?
B: Yes. I like to wear it this way.
backward
a.?。保蚝蟮模聪虻?；２．落后的，進步慢的
ad. [-(s)]?。保蚝螅?；２．朝反方向，倒
know…backward(s) 對．．．極其熟悉
A: What’s your favorite food?
B: I love to eat bacon.
bacon
n. 咸肉
A: Why won’t you drink the water?
B: I’m afraid of the bacteria that might be in it.
bacteria
n. 細菌
A: Why did you miss the plane?
B: My baggage was so heavy that I couldn’t lift it out of the car!
baggage
n. 行李
A: Be careful not to lose your balance!
B: Don’t worry about me.
balance
n.?。保胶?，均衡；２．天平，秤；３．結(jié)存，結(jié)欠
vt.?。保蛊胶?，使均衡；２．稱；３．權(quán)衡，比較
in the balance （生命等）在危急狀態(tài)中，（命運等）未定
off balance 不平衡
A: I’m looking for apartment with a large balcony.
B: I think we’ve got just the one for you.
balcony
n. １．陽臺；２．（電*等的）樓廳，樓座
A: Oops, I just popped the balloon.
B: That’s OK, there are plenty more where that came from
balloon
n. 氣球
A: Well, we’ve decided to ban smoking in the office.
B: That’s fine by me.
ban
vt. 1.取締，查禁; 2.(from)禁止
n. 禁止，禁令
A: Would you like to start a band?
B: Sure, I’d love to.
band
n. 1.管樂隊; 2.群,伙; 3.帶,箍; 4.條紋; 5.波段，頻帶
vt. 用帶綁扎
A: Did you just hear that loud bang?
B: Yes, I wonder what it was.
bang
n. 1.巨響,爆炸聲; 2.猛擊,猛撞
vi. 1.猛擊，猛撞; 2.發(fā)出砰的一聲，砰砰作響
vt. 砰地敲(或推,扔); 2.猛擊,猛撞
A: I hate to inform you, but the company is going bankrupt.
B: Does this mean I’ll lose my job?
bankrupt
a. 1.破產(chǎn)的,徹底失敗的; 2.徹底缺乏的
vt. 使破產(chǎn),使枯竭
n. 破產(chǎn)者
A: I think we should hang a huge banner out in front of the school.
B: What a great idea.
banner
n. 1.橫幅；2.旗幟.旗
A: Would you like to go to the bar tonight?
B: Sure. What time should we meet?
bar
n. 1.酒吧間,售酒(或食物等)的柜臺;2.條，塊; 3.(門窗等的)閂,柵欄
vt. 1.閂(門窗等),在…設(shè)柵欄; 2.阻止,阻攔; 3.阻塞，封鎖(道路等)
behind bars 在獄中
A: The barber did a horrible job with my hair!
B: I don’t think is looks that bad.
barber
n. 理發(fā)師
A: My bare feet are freezing.
B: Why don’t you put some socks on?
bare
a. 1.赤*的；2.光禿的，無遮蓋的; 3.剛剛夠的，勉強的
vt. 露出，暴露
A: I barely passed yesterday’s test.
B: You’re not the only one.
barely
ad. 僅僅，只不過，幾乎不
A: That dog sure has a loud bark.
B: Yeah, I have to cover my ears every day when I walk by.
bark
vi. (狗等)吠,叫
n. 1.吠聲，叫聲; 2.樹皮
A: Did you hear that the old barn burned down?
B: No! When did it happen?
barn
n. 谷倉,牲口棚
A: I’d like to buy a big barrel of oranges.
B: I’m sorry, but we don’t sell them by the barrel.
barrel
n. 1.桶;2.筒,槍(或炮)管
vi. 快速移動
A: Why did you return early from abroad?
B: I found that the language barrier was just too much for me.
barrier
n. 1.柵欄，關(guān)卡，檢票口; 2.障礙，隔閡; 3.屏障
A: There’s nothing like a good game of baseball on a Saturday afternoon.
B: You’ve got that right.
baseball
n. 棒球
A: Basically, I just couldn’t handle the workload, so I dropped the class.
B: That’s too bad.
basically
ad. 基本上，從根本上說
A: On what basis are you making your claim?
B: I’m mainly basing my conclusions on the results of my research.
basis
n. 基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)，原則
A: Did you see that bat just flew by us?
B: Yeah. Its wings brushed right by my ear!
bat
n. 1.蝙蝠；2.球棒,球拍
A: The batteries on my CD player are dead.
B: Here, you can borrow some of mine.
battery
n. 1.電池(組),蓄電池(組);2.排炮，炮組; 3.一系列，一套
A: I wonder how many boats there are in the bay?
B: More than I can count, that’s for sure.
bay
n. 1.(?；蚝吹?灣; 2.(大廳等建筑物內(nèi)的)分隔間
keephold sth. at bay 使無法近身
A: If you break the laser beam, then the alarm will go off.
B: Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.
beam
n. 1.(光線等;的)束,柱; 2.梁,橫梁; 3.笑容，喜色
vi. 面露喜色
vt. 定向發(fā)出(無線電信號等),播送
A: I hate eating beans.
B: You should learn to like them, because they are a good source of protein.
bean
n. 豆
A: I want to grow a beard, but my wife thinks it’ll look ugly.
B: You need to do what’s right for you.
beard
n. 胡須
A: You can just look at him and tell that he has the bearing of a champion.
B: Well, he is a champion, after all.
bearing
n. 1.舉止，風度；2.[pl.]方位,方向感; 3.軸承
have a bearing on 與…有關(guān)， 對…有影響
A: I will not allow that beast in my home!
B: Honey, it’s just a cat.
beast
n. 1.野獸，牲畜; 2.兇殘的人，令人厭憎的人
A: Do you notice anything different about this city?
B: Yes. There are almost no beggars on the street.
beggar
n. 乞丐
vt. 使貧窮
A: Oh behalf of the governor, I’d like to welcome you to the city.
B: Thank you. Please five my regards to the governor.
behalf
n. 利益，方面
on/in behalf of 代表，為了
A: I hope the kids behave well at the school.
B: I’m sure they will.
behave
vi. 1.表現(xiàn)，舉止端正; 2.(機器等)運轉(zhuǎn)，(事物)做出反應(yīng)
vt. (oneself) 檢點(自己)的行為
A: I’ve been very disappointed by your behavior in the last few weeks.
B: I’m sorry. I’ll try to do better.
behavior
n. 1.行為,表現(xiàn)，舉止; 2.(機器等)運轉(zhuǎn)，(事物)做出反應(yīng)
A: I believe in never harming other living beings.
B: Even plants?
being
n. 1.生物，人;2.存在
bring into being 使出現(xiàn)，使存在
come into being 出現(xiàn)，形成
A: I hold the strong belief that there is life on other planets.
B: I think you’re crazy.
belief
n. 1.相信，信任;2.信念,信仰
beyond belief 難以置信
A: Yesterday, I lost my beloved goldfish.
B: I’m so sorry for your loss. At least it was just a fish.
beloved
a. 所鐘愛的，受愛戴的
A: I hide all of my valuables beneath my bed.
B: You should keep that a secret.
beneath
prep. 1.在…下面，往…下面; 2.(地位等)低于,次于; 3.在…掩蓋下; 4.連…也不值得，有失…的身份
ad. 在下方,在底下
A: I hope that we can come to an agreement that will be beneficial to both parties.
B: I truly believe that we can.
beneficial
a. 有益的;有利的
A: In the end, it all worked out to my benefit.
B: I’m glad to hear that.
benefit
n. 1.益處，好處; 2.救濟金，保險金
vt. 有益于
vi. 得益
A: He was told. Besides, I never liked him anyway.
B: But you still should feel sorry that he died.
besides
ad. 而且，此外(還)
prep. 除…之外(還)
A: I think I will win the match tomorrow.
B: Do you want to bet on that?
bet
vt. 1.以…打賭，與…打賭; 2.敢說，確信
vi. 打賭
n. 1.打賭; 2.賭金，賭注
A: The study guide has been my bible for the past week.
B: Well, I guess you’ll probably do well on the test.
bible
n. 1.[B-] 圣經(jīng); 2.有權(quán)威的書
A: If you want to win the auction, you’re going to have to place a higher bid.
B: But I don’t have enough money.
bid
n. 1.企圖，努力；2.喊價,出價,投標
vi.喊價,出價,投標
vt. 1.出(價),喊(價); 2.祝,表示; 3.命令，吩咐
A: What would you do if you had a billion dollars?
B: I think I’d probably give it to charity.
billion
n. 十億