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111 badger [()]困扰;纠缠(词源不详)
同义词
pester, harass,
importune
综 用a bad German shepherd(一只很坏的德国牧羊犬)来记忆badger(请注意加底线的字母)。想象一只很坏的德国牧羊犬每天都在上学途中纠缠你。
句 Reporters kept badgering me about my private life.记者们持续纠缠我打听我的私生活。
| ban | 寻常的
112 banal []平庸的;陈腐的;平淡乏味的
同义词
mundane,
pedestrian,
hackneyed
形 用banana(香蕉)来记忆banal。
助 Don’t use the phrase “go bananas” in your composition. It is utterly banal.(你的作文里不要用“go bananas”这个短语。它很平淡乏味。)
句 The novel is not interesting at all; it is banal.这本小说一点也不有趣;它很平庸。
| bane | 毁灭
113 baneful []有害的;有毒的;引起灾难的
同义词
lethal, disastrous
音 baneful 的读音类似 painful(痛苦的;恼人的)。These baneful events were painful to recall.(回想这些引起灾难的事件真是令人心痛。)
句 Even today people can still feel the baneful effects of racism.甚至在今天人们仍可以感受到种族主义的有害影响。
114 banter [()](善意地)取笑;戏谑;逗弄玩笑;打趣 (词源不详)
同义词
ⓥ joke, jest, tease
ⓝ teasing, wordplay
形 用banker(银行家)来记忆banter。
助 The banker enjoys exchanging banter with his customers.(这个银行家喜欢和客户开玩笑。)
句 Sometimes our friendly banters are not appreciated on solemn occasions.有时候,在严肃的场合中,我们友善的玩笑别人并不领情。
| bastum | 棍
115 baton []警棍;权杖;指挥棒
同义词
stick, club, rod
源 用bat(球棒)来记忆baton。
句 We all hope to see the conductor take the baton one more time.我们都希望看到这个指挥家再拿一次指挥棒。
| be | 影响
116 belie []掩饰;证明……虚假
同义词
disprove
源 和lie(说谎)为同源词。
句 His energy and optimism belie his 70 years.他的活力与乐观掩饰了他已经七十岁了。
| bellum | 战争
117 bellicose []好战的;好斗的
同义词
militant, defiant,
belligerent
谐 谐音“臂力可使”。他仗着臂力可使,成了好斗的人。
句 These young men were rude and bellicose.这些年轻人既粗鲁又好斗。
118 belligerent []挑衅的;交战的
同义词
aggressive,
pugnacious,
contending
源 谐音“臂力惊人”。他仗着臂力惊人,成了四处挑衅的人。
句 She works for a belligerent boss with a violent temper.她替一个很好斗且脾气很坏的老板工作。
| bene | 好
119 benevolent []仁慈的;有爱心的
同义词
altruistic, benign,
philanthropic
源 bene- = well好 + volition = will意愿 → 好的意愿 → 仁慈的。
句 The elderly woman wore a benevolent smile on her face.这位老妇人脸上带着亲切的微笑。
120 benign []亲切的;仁慈的
同义词
amiable, genial
音 benign的读音类似“Be nice to others.”
句 To everyone’s relief, it was a benign tumor. 大家都松了一口气,这是个良性肿瘤。
| be | 过度、脱离、遍及
121 berate []痛斥;严厉指责
同义词
scold, castigate,
censure
综 be(类似B)+ rate(等级)。如果骂人家是B等级的,肯定是一种严厉指责。
句 The mother berated her kid for the noise he made.这位母亲严厉斥责她的孩子制造噪声。
122 bereaved [](新近)丧失亲人的;死了……的
同义词
dispossessed
音 把 bereaved(丧失亲人的)和 deprived(被剥夺的;穷困的)一起读,两者读音类似。
句 The mayor showed her sympathy for the bereaved.市长对死者的亲友表示同情。
123 besmirch []弄脏;诋毁
同义词
defame
源 源自 smirch(脏污;污点)。记忆方式请见 smirch 条目。
句 He complained that the newspaper besmirched his reputation.他抱怨该报纸诋毁他的名声。
| bias | 拐弯的
124 biased []偏见的
同义词
prejudiced,
distorted, slanted
源 把based(有根基的)加上字母i就能得到biased。
助 The conclusion is based on biased information.(这个结论是依据片面的信息而来的。)
句 Mary complained that the judge was biased.玛丽抱怨法官心存偏见。
| biblio | 书
125 bibliophile []爱书的人;藏书家
同义词
intellectual
源 我们先了解一下 Byblos(比布鲁斯)这个古代的港口城市,该城市以出口纸莎草纸(papyrus)而闻名。Bible(圣经)一词即源自于此地名,而 biblio 词根指的就是“书本”。bibliophile 的词源解析:biblio = book书 + -phile = that loves 喜爱者 → 爱书的人。
句 Collectors and bibliophiles call this prestigious bookstore a paradise.收藏家与藏书家把这家赫赫有名的书店称为天堂。
| bite | 咬
126 bitter [()]有苦味的;痛苦的;激烈的
同义词
sour, acrid,
harsh, intense
源 bitter源自bite(咬)。
句 On the eve of the general election, campaigning was bitter.在大选前夕,竞选活动非常激烈。
127 bizarre [()]奇异的;异乎寻常的(词源不详)
同义词
weird, queer
谐 谐音“比萨”。想象比萨斜塔(the Leaning Tower of Pisa)的确是个奇异的景观。
句 Drugs can make a person do all kinds of bizarre things.药物可以让一个人做出各种奇怪的事情。
| blend | 混合的液体
128 bland []和蔼的;温和的
同义词
gentle
源 其实bland与blend(混合)是同源词。我们可以这样想象,把烈酒加水就会成为一种混合物(blend),而且比较温和(bland)。
句 John has a bland personality, while his father is hot-tempered.约翰的性情温和,而他的父亲性格暴烈。
| bland | 温和的
129 blandishment []奉承;劝诱
同义词
flattery
源 blandishment 的动词形态为 blandish(奉承;劝诱),这两个单词均源自 bland(温和的)(见 bland 条目)。blandish 的英语定义仍然与 gentle 有关,就是 to flatter gently。
句 The fans’ blandishments at first made him embarrassed.起初,这些球迷的奉承让他不知所措。
| bleach | 漂白
130 blight []①枯萎病 ②有害的事物;不利因素;祸害;毁坏
同义词
① disease, pestilence
② curse, affliction, calamity
综 我们用 bright(明亮的;灿烂的)这个常用词来记忆 blight。既然一点都不 bright,那么一定是 blight(不利因素;祸害;毁坏)。
句 These beetles are a blight to the trees.这些甲虫是这些树的祸因。
| bliss | 快乐
131 blithe []欢乐的;无忧无虑的
同义词
heedless,
unconcerned,
untroubled
源 blithe 源自 bliss(快乐;福气)。
句 He is a blithe and cheerful student.他是个无忧无虑很乐观的学生。
| bombace | 棉
132 bombastic []夸大的;大放厥词的
同义词
grandiloquent,
pompous, wordy
形 和bomb(炸弹)无关,但可以利用bomb来记忆bombastic。
句 The young lawyer is bombastic and conceited, always ready to correct everyone around him.这个年轻律师喜欢大放厥词,而且又很高傲,随时都在斥责身边的人。
| bind | 捆绑
133 bond []①纽带;联系 ②债券
同义词
① tie, attachment
② agreement, contract
谐 谐音就是“绑”。债券就是一纸合约,把你和政府绑在一起。
句 The completion of the tunnel will strengthen the bonds between the two countries.这条隧道的完工会加强两国的联系。
| bon | 好
134 boon []恩惠;利益
同义词
benefit,
advantage,
blessing, favor
源 ben-, bon- 词根的意思是 good(好),如 benefit 是“利益”;bonus 是人见人爱的“奖金”;法语的 bonbon 就是“good-good”,是大家喜爱的“糖果”;bon vivant指“讲究美食与生活享受的人”。
句 Linux will prove a boon to computer users worldwide.Linux操作系统对于全世界的电脑使用者会大有益处。
135 bribe []收买;行贿
同义词
corrupt, reward
形 用bride(新娘)来记忆bribe。古代的人为了让女儿成为达官贵人的新娘,不是常使尽各种方法来贿赂吗?
句 They bribed the officials with a considerable amount of money.他们用大笔金钱贿赂这些官员。
| buffo | 小丑
136 buffoon []丑角;喜剧演员
同义词
clown, comedian,
jester
谐 想象一个生不逢时的丑角。
句 The editorial emphasizes that having a buffoon as President is not cute.这篇社论强调,一个小丑当总统可一点也不好玩。
| bulk | 货物
137 bulk []体积;容积;大量
同义词
immensity,
largeness,
volume
音 形容词是 bulky(庞大的;体积庞大的)。bulk 的读音类似book,我们可以想象一堆庞大的《大英百科全书》纸质版。
助 Those bulky books occupy most of my study.(那些庞大的书籍占了我大半个书房。)
句 It’s much cheaper to buy stationery in bulk.大批购买文具会便宜得多。
| bole | 树干
138 bulwark []堡垒
同义词
fortification,
defense
形 词形类似“bull公牛 + work工作”。想象一座堡垒的形状,如公牛般的防御工事。
句 This amendment provides a powerful bulwark against dictatorship.这项修正案将是对抗独裁的坚强堡垒。
| bump | 打
139 bumptious []自大的;傲慢的
同义词
arrogant,
conceited
拆 bump 撞 + us 我们。这样记:他撞到我们还表现出傲慢的(bumptious)样子。
句 The young lawmaker is a bumptious and ambitious man.这位年轻的立法者态度傲慢且野心勃勃。
| bureaucrat | 官僚
140 bureaucratic []官僚政治的
同义词
governmental
源 bureau 可指“五斗柜;梳妆台”,也可指“局;司;署;处”。
句 Bureaucratic inefficiency has caused some hindrance to my plans.官僚政治的无效率使得我的计划遇到一些阻碍。
核心
words
选词填空练习
以下每个单元各有八个句子。请从下列八个选项中选出最适合者填入空格之中,使句意完整。每个选项只能用一次。
1
(A) belie
(B) baton
(C) banal
(D) benevolent
(E) badger
(F) baneful
(G) belligerent
(H) benign
1. You use to describe a person who is kind and gentle.
2. A person is kind and generous.
3. A person is unfriendly and wanting to fight.
4. If you something, you show that it cannot be true.
5. A is a short thin stick used by a conductor.
6. If you someone, you try to persuade them by asking them something several times.
7. things are ordinary and not interesting.
8. You use to describe evil or bad things.
2
(A) biased
(B) bibliophile
(C) berate
(D) blight
(E) bizarre
(F) bitter
(G) bland
(H) besmirch
1. If people your honor, they spoil the good opinion that people have of you.
2. If someone is , they unfairly prefer one person or group over another.
3. To someone is to speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong.
4. A is a person who loves or collects books.
5. A is something that has a bad effect on a situation or a person’s life.
6. If you describe a person as , you mean that they are dull and unexciting.
7. A situation is strange and unusual.
8. A argument is one in which people criticize each other with strong feelings of anger.
3
(A) blithe
(B) bulwark
(C) bribe
(D) boon
(E) bulk
(F) bumptious (G) buffoon (H) bond
1. If you are a person, you are cheerful and have no serious problems.
2. You use to refer to something that unites two or more people, such as friendship, love, or shared beliefs.
3. A is something that is useful and makes one’s life a lot better.
4. A is a person who does silly things that make people laugh.
5. To someone is to illegally give people, especially public officials, money in order to persuade them to do something for you.
6. If you are , you are too proud of your abilities.
7. A is something that protects people from an unpleasant situation.
8. You use to describe a big mass or shape of something.