A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.
B: I hope that you did not accept it.
A: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?
B: I was bribed into it.
bribe vt. 向…行賄，買通
n. 賄賂，行賄物
A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?
B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.
briefcase n. 公文包，公事包
A: What was your childhood dream?
B: To become a member of the fire brigade.
brigade n. 1. 旅(陸軍編制單位);2. 隊，組
A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.
B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.
brim n. 1. 帽檐;2. (容器的)邊，邊緣
vi. 注滿，充溢
brim over (with) 充滿，洋溢
A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.
B: What changed your mind?
brink n. (懸崖，河流等的)邊緣，邊沿
on the brink of 瀕臨，處于…邊緣
A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!
B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.
brisk a. 1. 輕快的，生氣勃勃的;2. 興隆的，繁忙活躍的;3. 寒冷而清新的
A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating.
B: I have one with better bristles if you want to borrow it.
bristle n. 短而硬的毛發(fā)，刷子毛
vi. 1. 被激怒，怒發(fā)沖冠;2. 毛發(fā)(因驚懼等)直立
bristle with 密集，充滿，被布滿
A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.
B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.
brittle a. 1. 易碎的，易損壞的;2. 脆弱的，靠不住的;3. 冷淡的，不友好的;4. (聲音)尖厲的
A: What place did you come in in the race?
B: Third. I won a bronze.
bronze n. 1. 青銅;2. 青銅色，古銅色;3. 青銅(藝術(shù))制品，銅牌
A: This is a very complicated question, professor.
B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.
A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?
B: No, they seem to have neglected them.
brood vi. 1. (on, over, about)沉思，考慮;2. 孵蛋
n. 1. (雛雞等)一窩;2. (一個家庭)全體孩子
A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.
B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?
brook n. 小溪
vt. [常用于否定句或疑問句]容忍，忍受
A: Where were you this afternoon?
B: In the bookshop, just browsing.
browse vi. 1. 隨意翻閱，瀏覽;2. (牛，羊等)吃草
A: That is a nasty bruise.
B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.
A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.
B: Don’t listen to him then.
bruise n. 1. 青腫，挫傷;2. (水果等的)傷痕，擦痕
vt. 1. 打青，使受淤傷;2. 挫傷，傷害(感情等)
A: That was a brutal crime.
B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.
brutal a. 1. 野獸般的，殘忍的;2. 無情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的
B: I hope that you did not accept it.
A: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?
B: I was bribed into it.
bribe vt. 向…行賄，買通
n. 賄賂，行賄物
A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?
B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.
briefcase n. 公文包，公事包
A: What was your childhood dream?
B: To become a member of the fire brigade.
brigade n. 1. 旅(陸軍編制單位);2. 隊，組
A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.
B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.
brim n. 1. 帽檐;2. (容器的)邊，邊緣
vi. 注滿，充溢
brim over (with) 充滿，洋溢
A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.
B: What changed your mind?
brink n. (懸崖，河流等的)邊緣，邊沿
on the brink of 瀕臨，處于…邊緣
A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!
B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.
brisk a. 1. 輕快的，生氣勃勃的;2. 興隆的，繁忙活躍的;3. 寒冷而清新的
A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating.
B: I have one with better bristles if you want to borrow it.
bristle n. 短而硬的毛發(fā)，刷子毛
vi. 1. 被激怒，怒發(fā)沖冠;2. 毛發(fā)(因驚懼等)直立
bristle with 密集，充滿，被布滿
A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.
B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.
brittle a. 1. 易碎的，易損壞的;2. 脆弱的，靠不住的;3. 冷淡的，不友好的;4. (聲音)尖厲的
A: What place did you come in in the race?
B: Third. I won a bronze.
bronze n. 1. 青銅;2. 青銅色，古銅色;3. 青銅(藝術(shù))制品，銅牌
A: This is a very complicated question, professor.
B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.
A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?
B: No, they seem to have neglected them.
brood vi. 1. (on, over, about)沉思，考慮;2. 孵蛋
n. 1. (雛雞等)一窩;2. (一個家庭)全體孩子
A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.
B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?
brook n. 小溪
vt. [常用于否定句或疑問句]容忍，忍受
A: Where were you this afternoon?
B: In the bookshop, just browsing.
browse vi. 1. 隨意翻閱，瀏覽;2. (牛，羊等)吃草
A: That is a nasty bruise.
B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.
A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.
B: Don’t listen to him then.
bruise n. 1. 青腫，挫傷;2. (水果等的)傷痕，擦痕
vt. 1. 打青，使受淤傷;2. 挫傷，傷害(感情等)
A: That was a brutal crime.
B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.
brutal a. 1. 野獸般的，殘忍的;2. 無情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的