bauxite
n.鐵鋁氧石
ps.ore n.礦石;礦砂
bawdy
adj.猥褻的;下流的 [indecent]
ps. bawdy<> decorous 猥褻的 <>高雅的;端正的
ps. decorous from decorate v.裝飾
ps. bawdyhouse n.妓院 = brothel
ps. prostitute n.妓女
bazaar
n.(中東國家等的)市場 [a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the Middle East. ]
新疆把市場叫"巴扎"
1588, from Italy
beacon
n.燈塔
n.燈標(ex.飛機場的) [ a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, esp. one in an elevated position. ]
n.指路明燈;指路人
The philosopher's thinking was the beacon to many young people.
那位哲人的思想曾是許多青年的指路明燈。
beam
n.光束
n.樑 [any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped esp. for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.]
ps. bean n.豆
bearing
for.bear v.克制 [to refrain or abstain from]
forebear n.祖先
bear bear bore born
v.承擔 (Mrs. Ann bears all expenses.)
v.忍受 (I can't bear this weather.) // for.bear v.克制
v.生小孩 (She has born five children.) // forebear n.祖先
n.熊
bearing n.忍耐 (His behavior was beyond bearing.)
n.關係 (What you have said has no bearing on the subject .)
n.方向、方向感 (The sailors lost their bearings last night.)
beat
n/v.打
ex. He beat his brother for lying.
他因為他的兄弟說謊而揍他。
n.心跳聲
bedeck
be-deck
v.裝飾 [adorn, esp. in a showy manner.]
deck
n.甲板
v.裝飾
ex. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season.
bedlam
n.吵鬧 [a state of wild uproar and confusion]
n.【古】精神病院
記: bed(床) lam(亂)
befuddlement
be-fuddle(v.灌醉)-ment
n. [confusion resulting from failure to understand]
ps. syn: bewilderment
ps. If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
ex. Randolph liked to befuddle his readers with at least one unfamiliar word per article.
begrudge
be-grudge(v.吝嗇;不情願 v.嫉妒)
v.吝嗇;不情願 [to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow]
ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
v.嫉妒 [to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone)]
ex. She begrudged her friend the award.
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**GR音如壓擠聲,以gr開頭的字,隱含「緊憋或緊張」
groan | v.呻吟 [因痛苦、悲痛發出低而含混不清的聲音] |
growl | v.動物咆哮 [動物發出的低沉,具有威脅性的聲音 ] |
*抱怨系列
gripe | v.抱怨 // grip v.抓緊 |
grouch | n/v.抱怨 |
grouse | v.抱怨 |
grumble | v.抱怨 |
*抓住系列
grasp | n/v.抓住、領會 |
grasping | adj.貪心的 |
grip | v.抓緊 // gripe v.抱怨 |
gripping | adj.引起人注意的 |
grudge | v.吝嗇、不情願 |
grisly | adj.恐怖的、可怕的=gruesome |
gruesome | adj.恐怖的、可怕的 |
ex. Gruesome Gourmet | |
gruff | adj.(指人的行為、外表或聲音) 粗野的 |
grumpy | adj.脾氣暴躁的=peevish=pettish |
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beholder
n.觀看者 [a spectator]
ps. behold v.look; see
ex. They beheld the night scene of the city.
他們看了那個城市的夜景。
ps. beholder n.觀看者 // beholden adj.蒙恩的
behoove
v.對...有此必要 [ to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on ]
ex. It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.
etymology: O.E. behofian "to have need of," from *bihof "advantage, utility," from hof, past tense of hebban "to raise" (see heave).
heave v.舉起
pt. pp. hove
ex. hover n/v.盤旋 (ex.直升飛機)
belabor
be-labor
v.毒打一頓 [ to beat vigorously]
v.作過度的說明 [ to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary ]
ex. He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
ps. assert·belabor 斷言·作過度的說明
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