bide v.居住;留;等待;忍受 [OE bidan
biennial a.兩年一次的 [L biennis(BI-, annus year)]
bifurcate a.分為兩部分 [medL bifurcare
bigotry n.頑固 [BIGOT 頑固者,乖僻的人]
bilateral a.兩邊的;左右對稱的
bile n.膽汁;不開心;脾氣 [F
bilge n.船底;船底的污垢 [prob var of BULGE(]
bilingual a.能說兩種語言的 [L bilinguis(BI-, lingua tongue)]
bilious a.患膽病的;壞脾氣的 [L biliosus
bilk v.欺騙;挫折;使人失望 [perh = BALK: (17th c) = spoil one's opponent's score]
billingsgate n.下流話
bin n.儲藏箱;收入收藏室 [OE bin(n), binne]
binary a.二進位的;二元的 [LL binarius
binge n.狂鬧 [prob orig dial, = soak浸泡(在液體中)吸收,浴于(陽光)中]
bionomics n.生態(tài)學 [BIO- after ECONOMICS]
biopsy n.活體檢查法 [F biopsie
biosphere n.生物圈 [BIO-, SPHERE(
biped n.兩足動物 [L bipes -edis(BI-, pes pedis foot)]
bisect v.分為兩斷;(數(shù))平分 [BI- + L secare sect- cut]
bison n.北美野牛;歐洲野牛 [ME
bit n.片刻;小錢幣;十二分半 [~s of glass玻璃碎片a ~ of hope一點希望on the bit使馬快奔]
bitch n.母狗;妓女;婊子
bivouac n.v.野營;露營地 [F, prob.
bizarre a.古怪的 [F, = handsome, brave,
blab v.多嘴的人
blackmail n.勒索 [BLACK+obs mail rent, OE mal
blade n.葉;刃;扁平的部份;蕩子
blanch v.使變白 [ME
bland a.溫柔的;殷勤的 [L blandus soft, smooth]
blandish v.逢迎 [
blare v.響聲 [ME
blarney n.恭維話 [Blarney, an Irish castle near Cork with a stone said to confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it]
blase a.厭煩于享樂或人生的
biennial a.兩年一次的 [L biennis(BI-, annus year)]
bifurcate a.分為兩部分 [medL bifurcare
bigotry n.頑固 [BIGOT 頑固者,乖僻的人]
bilateral a.兩邊的;左右對稱的
bile n.膽汁;不開心;脾氣 [F
bilge n.船底;船底的污垢 [prob var of BULGE(]
bilingual a.能說兩種語言的 [L bilinguis(BI-, lingua tongue)]
bilious a.患膽病的;壞脾氣的 [L biliosus
bilk v.欺騙;挫折;使人失望 [perh = BALK: (17th c) = spoil one's opponent's score]
billingsgate n.下流話
bin n.儲藏箱;收入收藏室 [OE bin(n), binne]
binary a.二進位的;二元的 [LL binarius
binge n.狂鬧 [prob orig dial, = soak浸泡(在液體中)吸收,浴于(陽光)中]
bionomics n.生態(tài)學 [BIO- after ECONOMICS]
biopsy n.活體檢查法 [F biopsie
biosphere n.生物圈 [BIO-, SPHERE(
biped n.兩足動物 [L bipes -edis(BI-, pes pedis foot)]
bisect v.分為兩斷;(數(shù))平分 [BI- + L secare sect- cut]
bison n.北美野牛;歐洲野牛 [ME
bit n.片刻;小錢幣;十二分半 [~s of glass玻璃碎片a ~ of hope一點希望on the bit使馬快奔]
bitch n.母狗;妓女;婊子
bivouac n.v.野營;露營地 [F, prob.
bizarre a.古怪的 [F, = handsome, brave,
blab v.多嘴的人
blackmail n.勒索 [BLACK+obs mail rent, OE mal
blade n.葉;刃;扁平的部份;蕩子
blanch v.使變白 [ME
bland a.溫柔的;殷勤的 [L blandus soft, smooth]
blandish v.逢迎 [
blare v.響聲 [ME
blarney n.恭維話 [Blarney, an Irish castle near Cork with a stone said to confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it]
blase a.厭煩于享樂或人生的