托福考试词汇向导（之二）6_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之二）6

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burnish¹ v.光辉;光泽 [ME

burrow² n.v.洞穴;潜伏;探索 [ME, app var of BOROUGH(

bushed³ a.被草丛笼罩的;疲倦的

buskin n.悲剧演员的短统靴;悲剧 [prob.

buss n.v.接吻 [earlier bass⁴ (n. & v.): c

bust⁵ n.半身像 [orig a(dial)pronunc of BURST<炸弹等>爆炸;<水泡、栗子等>爆裂]

bustle⁶ v.到处乱跑;喧躁;催促

buttress⁷ n.拱壁;支持物

[ME

buxom⁸ a.活泼的 [earlier sense pliant⁹: ME

buzz v.n.嗡嗡声;蜂鸣

bye a.n.附属的;偶然的;秘密的 [BY as noun]

bypass v.省略

byre n.牛房 [OE byre: perh rel to BOWER]

byte n.(电脑)字节(八bit组成) [20th c.: perh. based on BIT and BITE

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1 burnish
v.磨光；使光滑
参考例句：
Many people,fearful for their jobs,are trying to burnish their contacts at other firms.许多人因为担心自己的工作，正在努力抹去和其他公司接触的痕迹。 I burnish joyful sparks from my sorrows.我从伤痛里擦亮喜悦的火花。

2 burrow
vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞
参考例句：
Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。 The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。

3 bushed
adj.疲倦的
参考例句：
I'm bushed.Let's call it a day.我很疲倦，今天到此为止吧！ I'm bushed.I'm going to bed.我太累了，我要睡觉了。

4 bass
n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴
参考例句：
He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。 The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

5 bust
vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部
参考例句：
I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。 She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

6 bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹
参考例句：
The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。 There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

7 buttress
n.支撑物；v.支持
参考例句：
I don't think they have any buttress behind them.我认为他们背后没有什么支持力量。 It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.人们决定建造扶壁以支撑崩塌中的墙。

8 buxom
adj.（妇女）丰满的，有健康美的
参考例句：
Jane is a buxom blond.简是一个丰满的金发女郎. He still pictured her as buxom,high-colored,lively and a little blowsy.他心中仍旧认为她身材丰满、面色红润、生气勃勃、还有点邋遢。

9 pliant
adj.顺从的；可弯曲的
参考例句：
She's proud and stubborn,you know,under that pliant exterior.你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。 They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。