bribe [braɪb]
n. 賄賂
to offer sb. a bribe to do sth. 賄賂某人做某事
to give sb. a bribe 向某人行賄
vt. 向…行賄; 哄騙
to bribe sb. with sth. 用某物賄賂某人
the children have to be bribed with sweets 孩子得用糖果哄
brickbrɪk]
n. 磚
made of brick 磚砌的
modif. 磚砌的
to bang one's head against a brick wall 屢屢碰壁
to come or run up against or hit a brick wall 碰釘子
vt. 害怕; 擔心
to be bricking it 擔心得要命
bride and groom新娘和新郎
bride photo婚紗攝影
光輝的;明亮的;色彩豔麗的
The moon was brilliant. 月光明亮極了。
2.傑出的,優秀的;輝煌的;出色的
He came up with a brilliant idea. 他想出了一個絕妙的主意。
3.才華橫溢的;技藝高超的;英明的
She is a brilliant swimmer. 她是個技藝超群的游泳健兒。
4.極為順利的
相似詞
intelligent智能的;聰明的;理解力強的
alert警戒,警惕;警報;警戒期;(電子設備的)提示信號
smart(Smart)人名;(法)斯馬爾;(英、德)斯馬特
bright(Bright)人名;(英)布賴特
clearad 清晰地;完全地
sparkling閃閃發光的,閃爍的;起泡沫的
vivid生動的;鮮明的;鮮艷的
shining閃爍,發亮;把……照向;擦亮,擦光;(眼睛因情感而)發亮;出色,出類拔萃;(品質或技能)顯露(shine 的現在分詞)
understanding了解的;聰明的;有理解力的
dashing(尤指男子)風度翩翩的,浪漫迷人的;時髦的,流行的
smart(Smart)人名;(法)斯馬爾;(英、德)斯馬特
shiny光滑的,有光澤的,閃亮的
clearad 清晰地;完全地
purple紫色;紫袍
noted(尤指因有特別之處而)著名的,知名的
artistic藝術的;風雅的;有美感的
bright(Bright)人名;(英)布賴特
gifted給予(gift的過去分詞)
gorgeous華麗的,燦爛的;極好的
resplendent光輝的;華麗的
vivid生動的;鮮明的;鮮艷的
pearl使成珠狀;用珍珠裝飾;使呈珍珠色
magnificent高尚的;壯麗的;華麗的;宏偉的
alert警戒,警惕;警報;警戒期;(電子設備的)提示信號
shining閃爍,發亮;把……照向;擦亮,擦光;(眼睛因情感而)發亮;出色,出類拔萃;(品質或技能)顯露(shine 的現在分詞)
dazzling使…眼花(dazzle的ing形式)
sparkling閃閃發光的,閃爍的;起泡沫的
colorful華美的;有趣的;富有色彩的
stunning把…打昏;使震耳欲聾;使大吃一驚(stun的ing形式)
burning燃燒的;強烈的;發熱的
splendid輝煌的;燦爛的;極好的;杰出的
capable有能力的;有才干的;容許……的;可以做(某事)的;綜合性的;有資格的
intelligent智能的;聰明的;理解力強的
flamboyant鳳凰木
ablazead 著火;閃耀
signal顯著的;作為信號的
flashy俗麗的,浮華的;穿著奢華的;閃光的;瞬間的;暴躁的;炫耀技藝的
on the brink of
ph. 瀕於;在……之邊緣
We were on the brink of disaster when the rescue team arrived. 當救生隊到達時,我們已經處於災難的邊緣。
The stock market was on the brink of collapse. 股市已到崩盤的邊緣。
活潑的,生氣勃勃的
2.輕快的,快的步伐
He is a brisk walker. 他是個走路輕快的人。
3.興旺的,繁榮的
Sales are amazingly brisk. 銷售出奇地興旺。
4.尖刻辛辣的
She spoke in a brisk tone of voice. 她用尖刻的語調說話。
5.(酒)起泡的,味濃而可口的
6.(天氣,風)寒冷而清新的
vt.及物動詞
1.使輕快;使活躍;使興旺[(+up)]
He brisked up his pace. 他加快了步子。
vi.不及物動詞
1.變得輕快;活躍起來;興旺起來[(+up)]
I believe that the market will brisk up. 我相信市場會活躍起來。
broil
verb [ T ] US
UK /brɔɪl/ US /brɔɪl/
(UK grill)
to cook something under a very hot surface in a cooker
燒烤,烤製
I'll broil the bacon rather than fry it.
我將烤培根而不是煎。
brooch
noun [ C ] (US also broach)
UK /brəʊtʃ/ US /broʊtʃ/
(US also pin)
a small piece of jewellery with a pin at the back that is fastened to a woman's clothes
胸針
She wore a small silver brooch.
她戴著銀製小胸針。breastpin胸針;領帶夾針;裝飾針
孵(蛋);孵出
The hen is brooding twelve eggs this time. 這次那隻母雞孵十二個蛋。
The bird was trying to find food for its brood. 鳥兒在為牠的一窩小鳥覓食。
creek brook小河
broomstick
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈbruːm.stɪk/ /ˈbrʊm.stɪk/ US /ˈbruːm.stɪk/ /ˈbrʊm.stɪk/
a broom made of sticks
長柄掃帚
In children's books, witches are often shown riding broomsticks.
兒童讀物中,巫婆常常是騎著掃帚現身的。
broth
noun [ U ]
UK /brɒθ/ US /brɑːθ/
a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it
(與蔬菜或米一起烹製的)肉湯
chicken/turkey/beef broth
雞/火雞/牛肉湯
brow [braʊ]DJ[brau]n.[C]額頭;眉毛[P1]
名詞複數:brows
eyebrow眉
bruise
noun [ C ]
UK /bruːz/ US /bruːz/
傷痕,青腫;(水果等的)碰傷
2.擦傷
I'm okay; just a few cuts and bruises. 我沒有事,僅有幾處劃破和擦傷。
3.(感情等方面的)挫傷
vt.及物動詞
1.使受瘀傷,使青腫;碰傷(水果等)
a bruised apple 碰傷的蘋果
He fell from his bike and bruised his knee. 他從自行車上跌下,擦傷了膝蓋。
2.使(木料,金屬)產生凹痕
3.搗碎,研細
4.挫傷(感情等)
a bruised pride 受到傷害的自尊;受挫的傲氣
His sarcastic comment bruised her feelings. 他的挖苦話傷了她的感情。
vi.不及物動詞
1.變成青腫;產生傷痕
2.(水果等)易碰傷;(感情等)易受傷[Q]
Her skin bruises easily. 她的皮膚容易瘀傷。
brush
noun
UK /brʌʃ/ US /brʌʃ/
brush noun (TOOL)
A2 [ C ]
an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic, or wire attached to a base or handle, used for cleaning, arranging your hair, or painting
刷子;畫筆
I can't find my brush, but I still have my comb.
我找不到髮刷,不過我還有梳子。
You'll need a stiff brush to scrape off the rust.
你需要用硬刷子把銹跡刷掉。
a clothes brush
衣服刷
a scrubbing (US scrub) brush
硬毛刷
a pastry brush
軟毛刷
A2 [ C ]
used as a combining form
(用作構詞成分)
a hairbrush
髮刷
a toothbrush
牙刷
a paintbrush
油漆刷
B2 [ S ] mainly UK
an act of cleaning with a brush
刷;撣;擦;抹
These shoes need a good brush.
這些鞋子需要好好刷一下。
Don't forget to give your hair a brush before you go out.
出門前別忘了梳一下頭髮。
獸;畜生
2.人面獸心的人,殘暴的人
The brute guarding him beat him to a pulp. 那個看守他的兇漢把他打得一塌糊塗。
3.獸性[the S]
a.[Za.[Z
1.畜生的;畜生般的
2.殘忍的;蠻橫的;淫蕩的
Brute force was used to put down the revolt. 使用殘忍的武力平息反叛。
3.沒有理性的
粗野的人
an ugly/clumsy brute 醜陋/笨拙的粗人
adj. 身體的
by (sheer) brute force 用蠻勁
brute
畜生,殘忍或好色之人殘忍的,無理性的,畜生的
brutality
noun [ U or C ]
UK /bruːˈtæl.ə.ti/ US /bruːˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others, or an act of this type
殘酷;殘忍行徑
the brutalities of war
戰爭的殘酷
Seeing so much brutality towards prisoners had not hardened them to it.
儘管目矚了諸多對待囚犯的殘忍行徑,他們也沒有變得冷酷無情。