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备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit6c

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brim n.(杯、碗的)边 [ brimme brimful盈满的]

　　brindled¹ a.有斑纹的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]

　　brink² n.边缘(峭壁等的);水际

　　brisk a.活泼的 [prob brusque BRUSQUE<态度、言词,人>莽撞的,粗率的,无礼的,唐突的 =BRUSK]

　　bristle³ v.竖立毛发;发怒 [ bristel, brestel byrst]

　　brittle⁴ a.脆的 [brittle star 阳遂足 (属棘皮动物,类似海盘车;亦称serpent star)]

　　broach⁵ v.钻孔使流出;初次提出 [ broche(n), brocher(v) brocc(h)us projecting]

　　brocade n.织锦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]

　　brochure n.小册子 [ lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]

　　broil⁶ v.烧;曝晒;争吵 [obs broil to muddle⁷: cf EMBROIL⁸ 使事态混乱]

　　broker⁹ n.经纪人;股票经纪人 [a ~ house 证券公司 ("给葡萄酒桶开口的人")]

　　bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陈腔滥调

　　bronchitis n.支气管炎

　　bronze n.a.青铜;青铜制品;青铜色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]

　　brooch n.胸针或领针 [ broche = BROACH("有突出之齿的")扩孔锥;螺旋钻;谈起,提起,提议;钻孔于<桶等>]

　　brood n.v.窝;孵;沉思

　　brook¹⁰ n.容忍;小河

　　browbeat¹¹ v.恫吓;威吓 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威吓某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 吓阻某人单独去]

　　browse¹² n.嫩叶;放牧;浏览书本 [(n)earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]

　　bruise¹³ v.打伤 [ brysan crush, reinforced by bruser, bruisier break]

　　bruit¹⁴ v.传布;散布(谣言等) [noise bruire roar (对)咆哮,大叫;大笑(at)]

　　brunch¹⁵ n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]

　　brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]

　　brutal¹⁶ a.野蛮的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE¹⁷ brutality¹⁸残忍,野蛮的行为 brute畜生;残暴的人;粗暴的]

　　brute n.畜生;残暴的人 [ brutus stupid]

　　bubble n.泡沫

　　buckle¹⁹ n.v.扣子;弯曲;扣住 [ boucle buccula cheek-strap of a helmet<bucca]

　　cheek: v[ boucler bulge("袋")鼓起,凸] [<out>]

　　bucolic a.乡村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]

　　bud n.芽;花蕾,未发育的东西

　　buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]

　　budget n.预算;预算案;营运费 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]

　　bulga[ (f. Gaulish) knapsack: BULGE]

　　buffalo n.水牛;美国野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo bufalus bubalus boubalos antelope, wild =bison]

　　buffer n.缓冲器;减弱冲突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']

　　buffet n.v.冷餐;殴打;冲击;搏斗

　　buffoon n.丑角;滑稽剧演员 [ bouffon buffone med buffo clown Rmc]

　　buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽剧演员]

　　bug n.昆虫;故障;装置防犯铃 [buggy 多虫的;马车 (虫)amoeba 阿米巴,变形虫 aphis 芽虫,獐螂 beetle

　　甲虫;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot [蝇的幼虫;马的肤病之一种 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制剂]

　　bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 调皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]

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1 brindled
adj.有斑纹的
参考例句：
I saw his brindled cow feeding on fish remnants.我看见他的用鱼杂碎喂养的斑纹奶牛。 He had one brindled eye that sometimes made him look like a clown.他一只眼睛上有块花斑，这使得他有时看上去活象个小丑。

2 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。 The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

3 bristle
v.（毛发）直立，气势汹汹，发怒；n.硬毛发
参考例句：
It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。 He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist.有人暗示他是个种族主义者，他对此十分恼火。

4 brittle
adj.易碎的；脆弱的；冷淡的；(声音)尖利的
参考例句：
The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。 She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。

5 broach
v.开瓶，提出(题目)
参考例句：
It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。 I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。

6 broil
v.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂；n.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂
参考例句：
Bake,broil,grill or roast foods rather than fry them.烧烤或烘烤而不要油炸食物。 He is in a broil of indignation.此刻他正怒气冲冲。

7 muddle
n.困惑，混浊状态；vt.使混乱，使糊涂，使惊呆；vi.胡乱应付，混乱
参考例句：
Everything in the room was in a muddle.房间里每一件东西都是乱七八糟的。 Don't work in a rush and get into a muddle.克服忙乱现象。

8 embroil
vt.拖累；牵连；使复杂
参考例句：
I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.我不愿意卷入到他的问题中去。 Please do not embroil me in your squabbles.请别把我牵连进你们的纠纷里。

9 broker
n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排
参考例句：
He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。 I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

10 brook
n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让
参考例句：
In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。 The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

11 browbeat
v.欺侮；吓唬
参考例句：
They browbeat him into signing the document.他们威逼他签署了文件。 The judge browbeat the witness.那法官威吓证人。

12 browse
vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草
参考例句：
I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。 It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。

13 bruise
n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤
参考例句：
The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。 Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

14 bruit
v.散布；n.（听诊时所听到的）杂音；吵闹
参考例句：
The news was bruited through the town.消息已传遍全城。 Of course their conversation alters,and new themes are bruited.当然他们的谈话也改换题目了，新的话题也悄悄地谈开了。

15 brunch
n.早午餐
参考例句：
They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。 What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？

16 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。 They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

17 brute
n.野兽，兽性
参考例句：
The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。 That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

18 brutality
n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮
参考例句：
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

19 buckle
n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲
参考例句：
The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。 She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。