broker n.經(jīng)紀人;股票經(jīng)紀人 [a ~ house 證券公司 (
bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陳腔濫調(diào)
bronchitis n.支氣管炎
bronze n.a.青銅;青銅制品;青銅色 [F
brooch n.胸針或領針 [ME broche = BROACH(]
brood n.v.窩;孵;沉思 [OE brod
brook n.容忍;小河 [OE brucan
browbeat v.恫嚇;威嚇 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威嚇某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 嚇阻某人單獨去]
browse n.嫩葉;放牧;瀏覽書本 [(n)
bruise v.打傷 [ME
bruit v.傳布;散布(謠言等) [F, = noise
brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]
brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [F
brutal a.野蠻的 [F brutal or medL brutalis
brute n.畜生;殘暴的人 [F
bubble n.泡沫
buckle n.v.扣子;彎曲;扣住 [ME]
bucolic a.鄉(xiāng)村的;牧人的 [L bucolicus
bud n.芽;花蕾,未發(fā)育的東西
buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]
budget n.預算;預算案;營運費 [ME = pouch,
buffalo n.水牛;美國野牛 [prob.
buffer n.緩沖器;減弱沖突的人 [18th c.: prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense 'stutterer']
buffet n.v.冷餐;毆打;沖擊;搏斗
buffoon n.丑角;滑稽劇演員 [F bouffon
buffoonery n.滑稽 [F bouffon
bug n.昆蟲;故障;裝置防犯鈴 [buggy 多蟲的;馬車 (蟲)amoeba 阿米巴,變形蟲 aphis 芽蟲,獐螂 beetle 甲蟲;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot ] [蠅的幼蟲;馬的膚病之一種 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制劑]
bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: cf Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 調(diào)皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]
bugle n.喇叭
bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陳腔濫調(diào)
bronchitis n.支氣管炎
bronze n.a.青銅;青銅制品;青銅色 [F
brooch n.胸針或領針 [ME broche = BROACH(]
brood n.v.窩;孵;沉思 [OE brod
brook n.容忍;小河 [OE brucan
browbeat v.恫嚇;威嚇 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威嚇某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 嚇阻某人單獨去]
browse n.嫩葉;放牧;瀏覽書本 [(n)
bruise v.打傷 [ME
bruit v.傳布;散布(謠言等) [F, = noise
brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]
brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [F
brutal a.野蠻的 [F brutal or medL brutalis
brute n.畜生;殘暴的人 [F
bubble n.泡沫
buckle n.v.扣子;彎曲;扣住 [ME]
bucolic a.鄉(xiāng)村的;牧人的 [L bucolicus
bud n.芽;花蕾,未發(fā)育的東西
buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]
budget n.預算;預算案;營運費 [ME = pouch,
buffalo n.水牛;美國野牛 [prob.
buffer n.緩沖器;減弱沖突的人 [18th c.: prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense 'stutterer']
buffet n.v.冷餐;毆打;沖擊;搏斗
buffoon n.丑角;滑稽劇演員 [F bouffon
buffoonery n.滑稽 [F bouffon
bug n.昆蟲;故障;裝置防犯鈴 [buggy 多蟲的;馬車 (蟲)amoeba 阿米巴,變形蟲 aphis 芽蟲,獐螂 beetle 甲蟲;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot ] [蠅的幼蟲;馬的膚病之一種 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制劑]
bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: cf Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 調(diào)皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]
bugle n.喇叭