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bribe

n.賄賂(的錢) [ money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.]

v.行賄  [= suborn]

  ex. They tried to bribe the reporter into silence.
  他們試圖收買該記者,不讓他張揚。

  ex. bribe•incorruptible   行賄•不腐敗的

bricklayer

brick(磚)-lay(放)-er

n. [the act or occupation of laying bricks in construction.]

n. [A bricklayer is a person whose job is to build walls using bricks. ]

ps.

lie  lie-lied-lied lying  v.說謊
lie  lie-lay-lain lying   v.躺

lay  lay-laid-laid   v.下蛋,放

bridle

n.轡頭

v.控制

  ex. I advise you to bridle your temper.
  我勸你控制自己的脾氣。

c.f

bride      n.新娘 ，婚後新娘會控製新郎

bridle     v.控制

brindle    n.灰色or黃褐色斑紋; brindled color

brink

n.邊緣 (河、海、峭壁等的邊緣) [the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water]

  ex. on the brink of the cliff.

blink   v.眨眼

brink   n.邊緣 (河、海、峭壁等的邊緣)  [較有risk的字型]

                 (在峭壁上眨眼)

brisk

adj.活潑的,生氣勃勃的 [quick and active; lively]

  ex. a brisk walk.

  b＋risk（冒險）→ 敢冒險的比較活潑

bristle

n.短而硬的毛  n.刷子毛

v.發怒 (ex.怒髮衝冠)

  ex. bristle ◆ cower   怒髮衝冠 ◆ 畏縮

brittle

adj. 脆的,易碎的

  ex. This material is highly brittle.
  這種材料非常脆。

  想成 break little

broach

v.鑽孔開啟(桶等),開飲用口

  ex. He broached a barrel of cider.
  他鑽孔開了一桶蘋果酒。

v.提出;開始討論

  ex. She broached the subject of a picnic to her mother.
  她向母親提起野餐的問題。

  ps. To broach is to cautiously bring up a sensitive or controversial topic

broach ◆ close off 開啟 ◆ 關閉

brochure

n.小冊子 [a pamphlet or leaflet.often containing promotional material or product information.]

broker

n.經紀人

brake     v/n.煞車

broke    break的pt.   // broker n.經紀人
                      (煞車器has been broken.)

bromide

n.溴化物 [as sodium bromide, NaBr]

n.【口】陳腐庸俗的話 [a platitude or trite saying.]

bromide ◆ unhackneyed 陳腐的 ◆ 新奇的

brood

n.一窩孵出的雛雞(或雛鳥);(昆蟲等)一次產出的卵;一次孵化的幼蟲

  ex. The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
  鳥兒在為牠的一窩小鳥覓食。

v.孵蛋;抱窩似地靜坐

v.憂悶地沈思,考慮;憂傷,擔憂

   ex. She brooded over her failure.
  她為失敗而鬱鬱沈思。