axle n.轮轴;轴;车轴 [axle-tree axel-tre]

　　azure¹ a.天青色的 [ asur, azur, Arab al the+lazaward]

　　babble² v.唠叨 [babbelen, or imit]

　　baccalaureate n.学士学位;告别训辞 [ baccalaureatus baccalaureus bachelor]

　　bacchanalian³ a.饮酒狂欢的 [Bacchus god of wine bacchant酒徒Bacchae酒神Bacchus女伴]

　　backbite⁴ v.背后诽谤 [backbiting 诽谤;背后造谣中伤]

　　backlog⁵ n.积压订货;蓄积;预备 [backblocks人烟稀少的backboard篮板 backbreaker 艰苦的工作,]

　　bacteria n.pl.细菌;传染菌

　　badge n.v.徽章;标记;象徵

　　badger⁶ v.獾;困扰;小贩 [BADGE徽章;标记, with ref to its white forehead mark ]

　　[badger game美人计 Badger State (the ~)美国威斯康辛州别称]

　　badinage⁷ n.嘲弄;揶揄;开玩笑 [badiner to joke]

　　baffle v.使迷惑;阻挠 [ bafouer ridicule⁸, OF beffer mock baffling阻碍的;使困惑]

　　bail⁹ n.保释金;担保

　　bait n.v.饵;小憩;置饵于 [ beita hunt or chase badger baiting 耍獾的游戏]

　　bald a.无毛的;单调的 [ ballede, orig 'having a white blaze', ball- 'whitepatch']

　　bale v.灾难;不幸

　　balk¹⁰ v.中止;阻碍

　　ballad¹¹ n.民谣;歌谣 [ balade Prov balada dancing-song balar to dance]

　　ballast n.压载物;压仓物 [16th  or Scand, of uncert orig]

　　ballerina n.芭蕾舞女 [ ballerino dancing-master ballare dance :BALL]

　　ballot¹² n.投票用小球;投票."小球 "

　　balmy a.温和的;芳香的 [BALM香油,镇定剂,安慰,芳香]

　　bamboozle¹³ v.欺骗;愚弄;使迷惑 [the Bamboo Curtain竹幕(中国大陆与西方世界在政治和意识形态上不同所形成的障碍;尤其194]9[至1976年间)]

　　ban v.n.禁令;法规;逐出教门 [ bannan summon ]

　　banal¹⁴ a.平凡的;陈腐的 ['compulsory', 'common to all',ban(BAN)banality平凡,陈腐]

　　bandage n.绷带;蒙眼用布;包扎

　　bandanna¹⁵ n.大手帕 [prob Port Hindi]

　　bandbox n.装帽纸盒;薄板盒

　　bandit n.强盗,盗贼,土匪;歹徒 [bandito (pl. -iti), pp. of bandire ban:　BANISH驱逐]

　　bane n.毒;危害;毁灭(的原因) [Gambling was the ~ of his life. 赌博是他的致命伤.]

　　baneful¹⁷ a.有害的 [BANE毒,危害;毁灭(的原因)]

　　banish¹⁶ v.放逐;驱逐出境;忘忧 [ banir ult]

　　banister n.栏杆小柱 [同baluster balustrade有小柱(baluster)的栏干bap小型卷式面包]

　　bankrupt n.a.v.破产;使破产 [BANK,  rumpere rupt- break]

　　banner n.v.旗;标志;大标题

　　banter¹⁸ n.嘲弄

　　baptism n.洗礼 [ecclGk baptismos baptizo BAPTIZE施行洗礼;取名]

　　barb¹⁹ n.倒钩;刺人的话 [ barbe barba beard barbed有刺的]