B

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by word of mouth

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orally

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by way of caution

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as an alarm

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by virture of

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in virture of;
On the grounds of, by reason of;
By virtue of a large inheritance she could easily afford not to work

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by leaps and bounds

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Rapidly, or in fast progress, as in The corn is growing by leaps and bounds, or School enrollment is increasing by leaps and bounds. This term is a redundancy, since leap and bound both mean "spring" or "jump," but the two words have been paired since Shakespeare's time and are still so used

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by any stretch

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Beyond ordinary limits, especially of the imagination. For example, She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered a great actress. The phrase sometimes is put in the negative, by no stretch, as in By no stretch can that work be called an opera. [Late 1700s]

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by inches

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Also, inch by inch. Gradually, bit by bit, as in We found ourselves in rush hour traffic, moving by inches. Shakespeare used this term in Coriolanus (5:4): "They'll give him death by inches." Despite the increasing use of metric measurements, it survives, often as an exaggeration of the actual circumstance. The phrase to inch along, first recorded in 1812, means "to move bit by bit," as in There was a long line at the theater, just inching along

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by hook or crook

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by any means

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crook

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1.
adj. - 彎曲的

2.
n. - 彎曲的東西, 曲柄杖, 鉤, 彎曲
v. tr. - 使彎曲, 使成鉤形, 欺騙, 偷竊
v. intr. - 彎曲, 成鉤形

idioms:

crook of 彎曲的部分

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hook, line, and sinker

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completely

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hooky

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逃学者

idioms:

play hooky 逃学, 偷懒

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by fits and starts

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with many interruptions

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by dint of

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by means of

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by degrees

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gradually

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by and large

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For the most part, generally speaking, as in By and large the novel was a success. This expression originated in 17th-century seamanship, where it referred to sailing into the wind and then off it, which made it easier to steer. By the early 1700s the term had been broadened to mean "in one direction and another," whence its present meaning of "in general." For a synonym, see for the most part.

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by all odds

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by far;

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against all odds

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In spite of seeming very unlikely, as in Against all odds we had a snowstorm in early May, or Against all odds the slower team won

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buttress

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support

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butter up

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fawn;
flatter;
To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly: adulate, blandish, flatter, honey, slaver. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk

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butt in;
butt out
butt

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push;
bump

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bustle

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flurry;
fluster;
v. tr. - 使慌亂, 使緊張不安, 使激動
v. intr. - 慌亂, 變得緊張不安
n. - 慌亂, 混亂, 狼狽

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burrow

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den;
hole

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burn the candle at both ends

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Exhaust one's energies or resources by leading a hectic life

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burn one's finger

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Harm oneself

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burn one's bridge(boat)

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Commit oneself to an irreversible course

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buoyant
(boi'ənt, bū'yənt)

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有浮力的, 心情愉快的

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buoy

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n. - 浮標, 救生圈, 浮筒
v. tr. - 使浮起, 鼓勵, 支撐

idioms:

buoy up 使浮起, 支持

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moor

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1.
v. tr. - 使停泊, 系泊, 固定, 系住
v. intr. - 停泊, 系泊, 被固定, 被系住

2.
n. - 沼澤, 禁獵的沼澤地

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heath

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moor

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peat bog

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heath

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bungle

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v. intr. - 把工作搞糟
v. tr. - 笨手笨腳地做, 搞糟
n. - 粗劣, 笨拙, 失敗

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botch

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To ruin through clumsiness.
To make or perform clumsily; bungle.
To repair or mend clumsily.

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hodgepodge

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A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

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bump off

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kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, polish off, remove

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bulwark

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rampart;
fortification;
citadel

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bulge

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v.tr.
To cause to curve outward.

v.intr.
To curve outward.
To swell up.
To stick out; protrude.
To be filled or overfilled: pockets bulging with coins

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buff

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buff
1 (bŭf)
n.
A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
A military uniform coat made of such leather.
A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
Informal. Bare skin: swimming in the buff.
A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
adj.
Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.
Of the color buff.
buff·er, buff·est. Slang. Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.
tr.v., buffed, buff·ing, buffs.
To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
To make the color of buff.
[From obsolete buffle, buffalo, from French buffle, from Late Latin būfalus. See buffalo.]


buff
2 (bŭf)
n. Informal.
One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.

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budge

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1. 微微移动, 让步, 改变意见, 推动, 移动, 使让步, 使改变主意

2. 羔羊皮, 用羔羊皮装饰的, 庄严的, 浮夸的, 自负的

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brusque
also
brusk

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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
See synonyms at gruff.

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brush up (on)

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review;
improve condition

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brush off

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Dismiss;
rebuff;
snub;
拒绝, 断然解雇

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brook

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n.
A small stream: creek
v.
To put up with

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brood

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一窝, 一伙, 孵, 沉思, 孵蛋;
考虑, 抱窝似地静坐, 忧伤, 担忧, 为繁殖而饲养的

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broach

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To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate.
To announce: We broached our plans for the new year.
To pierce in order to draw off liquid: broach a keg of beer.
To draw off (a liquid) by piercing a hole in a cask or other container.
To shape or enlarge (a hole) with a tapered, serrated tool.

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brooch

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A relatively large decorative pin or clasp

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brittle

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adj., -tler, -tlest.

Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones.
Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See synonyms at fragile.

Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition.
Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof.
Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.

Perishable.
Fleeting; transitory.
n.
A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added: walnut brittle.

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confection

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西点, 果酱, 糖果, 蜜饯;
v.
调制

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caramel
(kăr'ə-məl, -mĕl', kär'məl)

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A smooth chewy candy made with sugar, butter, cream or milk, and flavoring.
Burnt sugar, used for coloring and sweetening foods.
A moderate yellow brown

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caramelize

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To convert or be converted into caramel

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bristle

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刚毛, 猪鬃, 毛发竖立, 怒发冲冠, 给穿鬃毛, 使林立于, 使直立

idioms:

bristle with 充满

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brisk

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Marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic: had a brisk walk in the park.
Keen or sharp in speech or manner: a brisk greeting.
Stimulating and invigorating: a brisk wind.
Pleasantly zestful: a brisk tea

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brink

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边缘
brim

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brimful of

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full of

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bridle

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马勒, 缰绳, 给系以缰绳, 约束, 上马勒, 控制, 昂首表示轻蔑, 动怒, 生气

idioms:

bridle path 骑马专用道

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brazier

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fire pan
火盆

2. 黄铜匠

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braze

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To make of or decorate with brass.
To make hard like brass.

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brawny

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Strong and muscular. See synonyms at muscular.
Hardened; calloused.

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brawl

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争吵, 打架, 哗哗声, 哗哗地流水

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bravado

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Defiant or swaggering behavior: strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.
A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage

虚张声势, 蛮干, 冒险

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swagger

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To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut.
To brag; boast.

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brash

Back 60

Hasty and unthinking; impetuous.
Rash.
Lacking in sensitivity or tact.
Presumptuously forward; impudent. See synonyms at shameless.
Brittle: brash timbers.
n.
A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice

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brandish

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To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly.
To display ostentatiously. See synonyms at flourish.
n.
A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.

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menace

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A possible danger; a threat: the menace of nuclear war.
The act of threatening.
A troublesome or annoying person: a toddler who was a menace in a shop full of crystal.

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brace

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support

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boycott

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To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion. See synonyms at blackball.

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bowl over

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To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment

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boulder

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huge rock

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boon

Back 67

blessing;
help

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boom

Back 68

prosper;
thrive

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monotony

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单调, 无味, 干燥

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tedium

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厌烦, 沉闷

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bombast

Back 71

Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing

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grandiloquence

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Pretentious, pompous speech or writing

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fustian

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Pretentious, pompous speech or writing

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magniloquent

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grandiloquent

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bolster

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n.
A long narrow pillow or cushion
v.
to support

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boisterous

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Rough and stormy; violent.
Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. See synonyms at vociferous.

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bogus

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false

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boastful

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自夸的, 喜夸耀的, 自负的

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bluster

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v.intr.
To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.

To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
To brag or make loud, empty threats.
v.tr.
To force or bully with swaggering threats.

n.
v. intr. - 咆哮, 恐嚇
v. tr. - 風狂吹, 洶湧, 咆哮
n. - 怒號, 嚇唬

A violent, gusty wind.
Turbulence or noisy confusion.
Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.

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blurt

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冲口说出, 不经意说出

idioms:

blurt out 冲口而出, 脱口而出

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blunder

Back 81

To move clumsily or blindly.
To make a usually serious mistake
做错;
笨拙地说出

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bluff

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mislead;
deceive

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blot out

Back 83

obliterate;
wipe out;
obscure

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blizzard

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snowstorm

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blithe (blīTH, blīth)

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欢乐的, 无忧无虑的, 快活的, 漫不经心的

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bliss

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Extreme happiness; ecstasy.
The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy

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blemish

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污点, 瑕疵, 缺点, 弄脏, 损害, 玷污
To mar or impair by a flaw

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bleak

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荒凉的, 寒冷刺骨的

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blaze

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flare up

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blatant

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Unpleasantly loud and noisy
Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie

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gale

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A very strong wind;
blast;
gust

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blandish

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coax;
flatter

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bland

Back 93

gentle;
mild

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blackball

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To prevent or forbid authoritatively;
boycott

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racketeer

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谋取不义之财的人, 敲诈勒索者, 诈骗者
blackmail;
extort

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bivouac

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A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area;
encamp

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bigot

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a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

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bicker

Back 98

To argue back and forth over something unimportant.

Don't bicker over who gets to sit in the front seat!

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bibulous

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Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink: a bibulous fellow; a bibulous evening.
Very absorbent, as paper or soil.

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muddle

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v. tr. - 混合, 使咬字不清晰, 使微醉
v. intr. - 胡亂對付
n. - 困惑, 混濁狀態

idioms:

muddle along 得過且過, 混日子
muddle through 敷衍過去, 敷衍了事

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bewilder

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To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See synonyms at puzzle.
To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.

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fuddle

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muddle;
addle;
befuddle

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discombobulate
(dĭs'kəm-bŏb'yə-lāt')

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confuse

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betoken

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indicate

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bestow

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给予, 安放

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stow

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fill by packing tightly;
load

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bespeak

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indicate;
foretell;
portend

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besiege

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beset;
assail

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beseech

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appeal;
beg

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berserk

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crazy;
mad

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bereave

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deprive;
rob

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berate

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chide;
rebuke

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bequest

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endowment;
legacy

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bequeath

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hand down;
will

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bent for

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like;
be fond of

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benign

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kind;
clement

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benevolent

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kind

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benefactor

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savior;
patron

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benediction

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blessing;
boon

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bellow

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roar;
shout

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belligerent

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warring;
aggresive;
hostile

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belie

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disguile;
cloak

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beleaguer

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besiege;
beset

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belch

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burp

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beguile

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deceive;
trick

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begrudge

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grudge;
envy

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beget

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produce;
cause

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beg off

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apologize for

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befuddle

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addle;
muddle;
fuddle;
perplex

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befoul

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foul;
soil;
sully;
dirty

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beef up

Back 131

reinforce;
strengthen

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bedeck

Back 132

adorn;
decorate;
To adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

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beckon

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向...示意, 吸引, 召唤, 引诱, 示意, 点头, 手势

The Darkness Beckons

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gesticulate

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Because silence was demanded at the concert, they had to gesticulate to each other across the aisle to be able to communicate

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bawl

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To cry or sob loudly; wail.
To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout

Everyone heard him "bawl" (loud outcry) at the "ball" (formal party with dancing) when his partner stepped on his toe

Many chairs were broken when a brawl broke out in the saloon.

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batter

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baste;
beat;
pound;
thrash

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baste

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beat;
cane;
thrash

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bask

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sunbathe;
soak up warmth

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barter

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exchange

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barbarian

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brute;
savage

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banter

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friendly tease

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banish

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evict;
exile;
deport

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bane

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woe;
curse

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banal

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Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite

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balmy

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soothing;
fragrant

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bale

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sorrow;
sadness

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balk

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hinder;
restrain

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baffle

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bewilder;
puzzle

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badger

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annoy;
vex

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babel

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noise

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babble

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chatter;
gibber

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avert

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avoid;
prevent

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aversion

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antipathy;
dislike

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avid

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desirous

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avow

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declare

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awry

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uneven;
crooked

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azure

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cerulean;
clear blue