托福词汇研究 Unit 1-5_托福词汇
biennial a.两年一次的 [l biennis(bi-, annus year)]
bifurcate a.分为两部分 [medl bifurcare<l bifurcus two-forked(bi-, furca fork)]
bigotry n.顽固 [bigot 顽固者,乖僻的人]
bilateral a.两边的;左右对称的
bile n.胆汁;不开心;脾气 [f<l bilis biliary 胆汁的;输送胆汁的]
bilge n.船底;船底的污垢 [prob var of bulge(<l."袋")鼓起,凸出<out>]
bilingual a.能说两种语言的 [l bilinguis(bi-, lingua tongue)]
bilious a.患胆病的;坏脾气的 [l biliosus<bilis bile]
bilk v.欺骗;挫折;使人失望 [perh = balk: (17th c) = spoil one's opponent's score]
billingsgate n.下流话
bin n.储藏箱;收入收藏室 [oe bin(n), binne]
binary a.二进位的;二元的 [ll binarius <bini two together]
binge n.狂闹 [prob orig dial, = soak浸泡(在液体中)吸收,浴于(阳光)中]
bionomics n.生态学 [bio- after economics]
biopsy n.活体检查法 [f biopsie<gk bios life+opsis sight, after necropsy验尸]
biosphere n.圈 [bio-, sphere(<g."球")球;天体;(活动、知识等)范围,领域]
biped n.两足动物 [l bipes -edis(bi-, pes pedis foot)]
bisect v.分为两断;(数)平分 [bi- + l secare sect- cut]
bison n.北美野牛;欧洲野牛 [me <l <gmc 同aurochs)]
bit n.片刻;小钱币;十二分半 [~s of glass玻璃碎片a ~ of hope一点希望on the bit使马快奔]
bitch n.母狗;妓女;婊子
bivouac n.v.野营;露营地 [f, prob. <swiss g beiwacht additional guard at night]
bizarre a.古怪的 [f, = handsome, brave,<sp & port bizarro<basque bizarrabeard]
blab v.多嘴的人
blackmail n.勒索 [black+obs mail rent, oe mal<on m l agreement]
blade n.叶;刃;扁平的部份;荡子
blanch v.使变白 [me<of blanchir<blanc white, blank空白的;空虚的;完全的]
bland a.温柔的;殷勤的 [l blandus soft, smooth]
blandish v.逢迎 [<l blandus soft, smooth. blandishment n.奉承,逢迎 despite his~s, the young lady rejected his] [companionship.]
blare v.响声 [me<mdu blaren, bleren, imit]
blarney n.恭维话 [blarney, an irish castle near cork with a stone said to
confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it]
blase a.厌烦于享乐或人生的
blasphemy n.骂神;冒渎;不敬;咒骂 [me<of blasfemie<eccll<gk blasphemia slander,
blasphemy blasphemous 不敬神的 blaspheme 亵渎];[ 说不恭敬的话
blatant a.喧哗的;炫耀的 [a word used by spenser(1596), perh after sc blatand =
bleating bleat 咩地叫;抱怨地说]
blazon v.宣布;用纹章装饰 [me<of blason shield;verb also<blaze 传播;火焰;烈火地狱]
bleach v.n.漂白 [bleachers 露天座位]
bleak a.寒冷的;荒凉的 [me prob<on bleikja, ohg bleicha<gmc]
bleed v.流血;流出树液;榨钱 [oe bledan <gmc]
blemish n.v.伤;污点;缺点;损伤 [me<of ble(s)mir(-ish)make pale, prob of gmc orig]
blench v.退缩;变白;使变白 [me<oe blencan, ult<gmc]
blend v.混杂;混合[~ mayonnaise with other ingredients把蛋黄酱与其他材料混合 the colors of the rainbow~ into one anothe]r虹的色彩交融调和
bless v.神圣化;祈福 [oe bloedsian, <blod blood(hence mark with blood,consecrate)]
blight n.v.障害;阴影;枯凋;挫折 [blighted毁灭的;受虫害的]
blink v.闪烁 [partly var of blenk = blench, partly<mdu blinken shine]
bliss n.极乐;极大幸福;喜悦 [oe bliths, bliss <blithiz blithe: sense infl. bybless]
blithe a.快乐的;无忧无虑的
blitz n.v.闪击战;以闪击战攻击 [abbr of blitzkrieg(<德语)= blitz]
blizzard n.大风雪;突发事件 [us 'violent blow'(1829), 'snowstorm'(1859)]
bloat v.n.熏制;膨胀;自负 [obs. bloat swollen, soft and wet, perh. <on blautrsoaked, flabby]
bloated a.发胀的;傲慢的 [a ~ face 浮肿的脸 ~ with (from) overeating 因吃得太多而浮胖 a ~
politician 自大的政客 he is ~ with] [pride 他狂妄自大]
blockade n.v.封锁;堵塞;堵塞 [block+-ade, prob after ambuscade= ambush]
blond a.金发男人 [me <f <med.l blondus, blundus yellow, perh. of gmc orig.]
bloom n.花,开花;鲜美;红润 [oe bloma]
blossom n.花;群花;开花期,花季 [oe blostm(a) prob. formed as bloom]
blot n.v.污痕;弱点;抹脏;吸干 [me prob. <scand.: c<icel. blettr spot, stain]
blotch n.v.污点;斑点;弄脏 [17th c:<plotch and blot(墨水)污渍 blotchy满是疙瘩的]
bloted a.肿胀的
blotto a.烂醉的 [20th c: perh<blot]
blouse n.罩衫
blowhard n.吹牛大家
bludgeon n.v.棍棒;强迫;胁迫;恫吓 [~ a person to death 把某人打死 ~ a person into going along 强迫某人同行]
blueprint n.蓝图;设计图
bluestocking n.女学者;醉心文学的女人 [from the (less formal) blue stockings worn byone man at a literary society meeting c.1750]
bluff v.虚张声势
blunder v.犯错误 [me prob<scand: cf msw blundra shut the eyes]
blunt a.钝的;粗卤的;生硬的 [blunge 混合(泥土与水等);参水拌]
blur v.使乌黑;变模糊 [16th c: perh rel to blear<眼睛>花的;朦胧的,模糊不清的]
blurt v.滑口说出 [in his anger he ~ed out the secret 他在生气之下脱口说出了秘密]