borrow[5bRrEJ] v.(向別人)借用;借:I borrowed money from him. 我向他借了錢。
【辨析】borrow, lend 與 keep:1. borrow 指“借入”,而 lend 則指“借出”,兩者其實是一對反義詞,而不是同義詞:Can I borrow your bike? 我可以借用你的自行車嗎? / He lent his bike to me. 他把自行車借給我。/ Some people neither borrows nor lends. 有的人既不借也不貸。2. 從句型上看,lend 可接雙賓語(即可用于 lend sb sth),但 borrow 則不能接雙賓語(即不能用于 borrow sb sth), 而要用 borrow sth from sb。3. keep 是延續(xù)性動詞,通常指某物能“借用”或“保留”多久:May I keep the dictionary for another week? 這本詞典我能再借一個星期嗎?
boss[bRs] n. [C]領班;老板:The boss has always been very good to him. 老板對他一直非常好。
botany[5bRtEnI] n. [C]植物;植物學
both[bEJW] adj.兩者(都);雙:Both guests have arrived. 兩個客人都已到了。 / Both sides are ready for the contest. 雙方均準備好比賽。 pron.兩者;雙方:Both of them are doctors. 他們倆都是醫(yī)生。
【辨析】both, either 與 neither:1. 這三個詞都用來談論兩者:both 意為“(兩者)都”,either意為“(兩者中)任意一個”,neither 意為“(兩者)都不”:He has two daughters; both of them are beautiful. / He has two daughters; either of them is beautiful. / He has two daughters; neither of them is beautiful. 2. 它們既可用作代詞,也可用作形容詞。用作形容詞時,both 后接復數(shù)名詞,而 either 和 neither 之后要接單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞:Both of the brothers are here. 兄弟倆都在這兒。/ Either book is good. 兩本書中哪一本都好。/ Neither story isinteresting. 兩個故事都沒有趣。注:三者用作代詞并用作主語時,both 之后的謂語動詞總是復數(shù),either 和 neither 后的謂語動詞通常用單數(shù)。
bottle[5bRtl] n. 1. [C]瓶子:an empty bottle 一個空瓶2.[C]一瓶之量:He drank a whole bottle of soda. 他喝了整整一瓶汽水。
bottom[5bRtEm] n. 1. [C]底部;底:The house is at the bottom of a hill. 這座房子位于山腳。2. [C]盡頭,末端:I’ll walk with you to the bottom of the road. 我陪你走到路的盡頭。
bound[baJnd] adj.1.被束縛的;被綁的:Our ideas are bounded by our experience. 我們的思想受我們的經(jīng)驗的限制。2.肯定的,必然的:You’ve done so much work that you’re bound to pass the exam. 你做了這么多努力,這次考試準會及格。vi.跳躍:A ball bounds back when it is thrown on the pavement. 球扔到人行道上彈了回來。n. [C]跳躍:With one bound, he was over the wall. 他縱身一躍就跳過了墻。
bow[bEJ] n. 1. [C]弓;弓形物;虹:An arrow is shot by a bow. 箭是用弓射出的。2. [C]蝴蝶結(jié):He tied the ribbon into a bow. 他把絲帶打成一個蝴蝶結(jié)。v.[baJ] 鞠躬,彎腰行禮:He bowed down to the Queen. 他向女王躬身行禮。
bowl[bEJl] n. [C]碗:He wanted a bowl of soup. 他要了一碗湯。
box[bRks] n. [C]盒子,箱子;小亭子:a telephone box 電話亭 / The box was red outside and green inside. 這盒子外面是紅的,里面是綠的。
boxing[5bRksIN] n. [U]拳擊(運動):a boxing match 拳擊比賽
boy[bCI] n. [C]男孩:There’s a new boy in our class at school. 我們班里來了一個新男生。
brain[breIn] n. 1. [C,U]腦(子);智力:She has both a good brain and beauty. 她才貌雙全。2.[C](常用復數(shù))聰明人,有頭腦的人:He is the brains of the company. 他是該公司的智囊。
【用法】1. 表示“頭腦”、“腦子”,通常是不可數(shù)名詞,有時用作可數(shù)名詞,但通常用復數(shù)形式:He has (a) good brain.他很有頭腦。/ Use your brain(s). 動動腦筋吧。注:可說 little brains 或 much brains, 但是通常不說 few brains, many brains。2. 表示“極聰明的人”、“智者”,是可數(shù)名詞:He is one of the leading brains in the countru. 他是該國的主要智囊之一。
brake[breIk] n. [C]閘,剎車:The car brakes didn’t work well. 這輛車的剎車失靈了。vi.剎車:She braked suddenly to avoid the dog. 為了不撞上那條狗,她突然急剎車。 branch[brB:ntF] n. 1. [C]樹枝:He cut down all the branches of that tree. 他把那棵樹的樹枝都砍了下來。2. [C]分支;支部:branch stores 分店 / a branch of a river 河的支流 brave[breIv] adj.勇敢的:a brave act 勇敢的行為 / He showed himself a brave soldier. 他證明自己是一位勇敢的戰(zhàn)士。 bravery[5breIvErI] n. [U]勇氣,無畏:We applauded him for his bravery. 我們稱贊他的勇敢。 bread[bred] n. [U]面包:a loaf of bread 一條面包 / Bread is made from flour.面包用面粉做成?!?/font>bread and water 簡單的飲食,粗茶淡飯/ bread and butter 抹黃油的面包;生計,謀生之道 【辨析】bread, loaf 與 roll:三者都可表示“面包”,bread 是物質(zhì)名詞,表總稱,它是不可數(shù)的。bread 可以做成不同的形式:比如做成一個一個小的圓形的或長形的面包,這叫 roll(可數(shù))