托福考试词汇向导（之二）4_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之二）4

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broker¹ n.经纪人;股票经纪人 [a ~ house 证券公司 (

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 [F

brooch n.胸针或领针 [ME broche = BROACH(]

brood n.v.窝;孵;沉思 [OE brod

brook² n.容忍;小河 [OE brucan

browbeat³ 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]

browse⁴ n.嫩叶;放牧;浏览书本 [(n)

bruise⁵ v.打伤 [ME

bruit⁶ v.传布;散布(谣言等) [F, = noise

brunch⁷ n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]

brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [F

brutal⁸ a.野蛮的 [F brutal or medL brutalisbrute⁹="">

brute n.畜生;残暴的人 [F

bubble n.泡沫

buckle¹⁰ n.v.扣子;弯曲;扣住 [ME]

bucolic¹¹ a.乡村的;牧人的 [L bucolicus

bud n.芽;花蕾,未发育的东西

buddy¹² n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt¹³. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]

budget n.预算;预算案;营运费 [ME = pouch¹⁴,

buffalo¹⁵ n.水牛;美国野牛 [prob.

buffer¹⁶ n.缓冲器;减弱冲突的人 [18th c.: prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense 'stutterer']

buffet¹⁷ n.v.冷餐;殴打;冲击;搏斗

buffoon¹⁸ n.丑角;滑稽剧演员 [F bouffon

buffoonery n.滑稽 [F bouffon

bug¹⁹ 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 beetle²⁰ 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: cf Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 调皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]

bugle²¹ n.喇叭

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1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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？

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 bucolic
adj.乡村的；牧羊的
参考例句：
It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.它是处在繁华的大城市之中的世外桃源。 She turns into a sweet country girl surrounded by family,chickens and a bucolic landscape.她变成了被家人、鸡与乡村景象所围绕的甜美乡村姑娘。

12 buddy
n.（美口）密友，伙伴
参考例句：
Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？ Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

13 corrupt
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。 This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

14 pouch
n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件
参考例句：
He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。 The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。

15 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
参考例句：
Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。 The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

16 buffer
n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲
参考例句：
A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。 Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。

17 buffet
n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台
参考例句：
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？ Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

18 buffoon
n.演出时的丑角
参考例句：
They pictured their manager as a buffoon.他们把经理描绘成一个小丑。 That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.这个政客在那场辩论中真是丑态百出。

19 bug
n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器
参考例句：
There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。 The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

20 beetle
n.甲虫，近视眼的人
参考例句：
A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。 He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

21 bugle
n.军号，号角，喇叭；v.吹号，吹号召集
参考例句：
When he heard the bugle call, he caught up his gun and dashed out.他一听到军号声就抓起枪冲了出去。 As the bugle sounded we ran to the sports ground and fell in.军号一响，我们就跑到运动场集合站队。

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