B超 type-B ultrasonic1
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous2 rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant3
巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse
八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
霸权主义 hegemonism
吧台 bar counter
把握大局 grasp the overall situation
八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible4 is yet in sight.
八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
八卦(娱乐) gossip
拔河(游戏) tug-of-war
摆花架子 a metaphor5 for presenting an attractive facade6 but in reality lacking substance, do for show
白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace
拜金主义 money worship
白领犯罪 white-collar crime
白领工人 white-collar worker
白领工人 White collar (早在1928年,人们开始用white-collar来形容非体力劳动者,如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义,表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。)
百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
百年老店 century-old shop
白皮书 white paper
白热化 white heat