barnn.[农]谷仓, 畜棚, 畜舍, 机器房The wind unroofed the barn.风掀掉了谷仓的顶。
barrenadj.不生育的, 不孕的, 贫瘠的, 没有结果的, 无益的, 单调的, 无聊的, 空洞的n.荒地Nothing can grow in this barren land.在这块不毛之地上什么也不能生长。
It's useless to continue such a barren argument.继续这种无聊的争辩是无用的。
barriern.(阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障The horse took the barrier easily.那匹马轻松地越过了障碍。
Heavy duties on imports and exports are a barrier to international trade.进出口的高关税是国际贸易的障碍。
bartern.物品交换, 实物交易v.物品交换, 交换The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom.囚犯们企图和看守做换取自由的交易。
On these islands a system of barter is used.在这些岛上仍然实行着物物交换的制度。
basementn.地下室, 墙脚basinn.盆, 盆地, 水池He washed his hands in a basin.他在盆里洗了手。
be characterized by...的特点在于,...的特点是be taken by对...很喜爱被...迷住, 被...吸引be up to胜任, 从事于beakn.鸟嘴, 喙This parrot has a red beak.这只鹦鹉的嘴是红色的。
beamn.梁, 桁条, (光线的)束, 柱, 电波, 横梁v.播送We enjoy seeing the glorious beams of the rising sun.我们喜欢观赏初升太阳的灿烂光辉。
From a sky of untarnished blue the sun beamed down upon Beijing.阳光透过万里碧空照耀着北京城。
She beamed at me.她对我微笑。
bequestn.遗产, 遗赠besiegevt.围困, 围攻, 包围The city was besieged by the enemy for a few days.这座城市被敌人围困了几天。
He was besieged by visitors.来宾把他围在中间。
bestowvt.给予, 安放The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.奖品授给了优胜者。
Time spent in study is well bestowed.把时间用于学习是值得的。
biasn.偏见, 偏爱, 斜线vt.使存偏见He has a bias against Japanese products.他讨厌日本的产品。
Her scientific bias showed itself in early childhood.她在科学方面的倾向性在孩童时代就已显现出来。
bitternessn.苦味, 辛酸, 苦难The medicine has a special bitterness.这种药有一种特殊的苦味。
bizarreadj.奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等)blanketn.毯子vt.覆盖The traveler wrapped himself with a blanket.旅行者用毯子把自己裹上。
blastn.一阵(风), 一股(气流), 爆炸, 冲击波vt.爆炸, ,毁灭, 使枯萎, 损害A trumpeter sent out a warning blast.号兵吹出告警的号声。
Rock music blasted full from the parlor.摇滚乐声震屋宇，从客厅传来。
Frost blasted the blossoms.霜使花凋谢了。
blazingadj.炽烧的, 闪耀的, 强烈的bleakadj.寒冷的, 阴冷的, 荒凉的, 凄凉的, 黯淡的The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.十二月初的天气又阴冷又难受。
The future of this firm will be very bleak indeed if we keep losing money. 要是我们继续亏本的话，这家公司的前途会非常黯淡。
blendvt.混和n.混和The poem blends the separate ingredients into a unity.这首诗把几个分开的部分融合为一体。
blessingn.祝福The blessing of the Lord be upon you all.愿主赐福于你们大家。
This rain will be a blessing for the farmers.对农民来说，这场雨真是一场甘霖。
The government has given its blessing to the new plan.政府已经批准了这项计划。
blockn.木块, 石块, 块, 街区, 印版, 滑轮, 阻滞, (一)批vt.防碍, 阻塞The floor was made of wooden blocks.地板是用木块拼成的。
We live on the same block.我们住在同一个街区。
The road was blocked by a huge rock.道路被一块大石头堵住了。
The trees outside the window blocked off the sun.窗外的树木挡住了阳光。
blocks[pl.] 赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块blossomn.花(尤指结果实者), 花开的状态, 兴旺期vi.开花, 兴旺, 发展There are many pear trees covered in blossom.那里有许多开满花的梨树。
Her daughter is blossoming into a beautiful girl.她的女儿出落成一个漂亮的女孩。
The apple trees are blossoming.苹果树正在开花。
bluesn.抑郁, 沮丧,忧郁布鲁斯歌曲(蓝调音乐)bluffn.断崖, 绝壁, 诈骗adj.绝壁的, 直率的vt.vi诈骗The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it's all a bluff. 老板威胁说要解雇他，但这不过是恐吓而已。
He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
bluntadj.钝的, 生硬的He cut the meat with a blunt knife.他用一把钝刀子切肉。
bolstern.垫子v.支持There is a bolster across the head of the bed.床头上有一个长枕垫。
It bolstered my belief.这增强了我的信念。
They bolstered their morale by singing.他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。
boomn.繁荣, 隆隆声v.发隆隆声, 兴隆, 大事宣传The oil market is enjoying a boom.石油市场欣欣向荣。
It's a boom year this year.今年是繁荣昌盛的一年。
boonn.恩惠, 实惠, 福利Parks are a great boon to people in big cities.公园对大城市的居民是大有裨益的设施。
boostv.推进boringn.钻(孔)adj.令人厌烦的boundaryn.边界, 分界线They marked the boundaries of the football fields.他们画出了足球场地的边界。
bown.弓, 乐弓, 弓形, 鞠躬, 船首v.鞠躬, 弯腰Every one bowed as the Queen walked into the room.女王走进房间时，每个人都鞠躬致敬。
He moved aside for her with a polite bow.他礼貌地鞠躬，退避一旁让她过去。
breachn.违背, 破坏, 破裂, 裂口vt.打破, 突破Your action is a breach of our agreement.你的行动违反了我们的协议。
You are in breach of your contract.你违反了你签的合同。
breezen.微风, 煤屑, 焦炭渣, 轻而易举的事, 小风波vi.吹微风, 逃走We are enjoying the cool breeze that comes from the lake.我们享受着湖面上吹来的凉爽微风。
She breezed along, smiling at everyone.她轻盈地向前走去，对每个人都嫣然含笑。
He ran for president and breezed in.他竞选总统，结果轻而易举地获胜了。
He breezed through the task.他轻松地做完了这项工作。
brilliancen.光辉, 显赫, 鲜明brinyadj.盐水的, 咸的, 海水的brisknessn.敏捷, 活泼brittleadj.易碎的, 脆弱的He has a brittle temper.他脾气急。
Constant stress has made our nerves brittle.我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。
bronzen.青铜(铜与锡合金), 铜像adj.青铜色的There is a bronze ornament on the wall.墙上有一件青铜饰品。
bubblen.泡沫, 幻想的计划vi.起泡, 潺潺的流One generation blows bubbles, and the next breaks them.前一代人制造出来的空洞理论，下一代人把它们打破。
The gas bubbled to the surface of the water.气体变成气泡升上水面。
He bubbled questions.他接二连三地提问题。