Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
323. babble
释义: chatter idly
例句: The little girl babbled about her doll.
324. bacchanalian
释义: drunken
例句: Emperor Nero attended the bacchanalian orgy.
325. badger
释义: pester; annoy
例句: She was forced to change her telephone number because she was badgered by obscene phone calls.
326. badinage
释义: teasing conversation
例句: Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful badinage.
327. baffle
释义: frustrate; perplex
例句: The new code baffled the enemy agents.
328. bait
释义: harass; tease
例句: The soldiers baited the prisoners, terrorizing them.
329. baleful
释义: menacing; deadly
例句: Casting a baleful eye at his successful rival, the rejected suitor stole off, vowing to have his revenge.
330. balk
释义: stoop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
例句: The chief of police balked at sending his officers into the riot-torn area.
331. balk
释义: foil
例句: When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape, he took steps to balk their attempt.
332. ballast
释义: heavy substance used to add stability or weight
例句: The ship was listing badly to one side; it was necessary to shift the ballast in the hold to get her back on an even keel.
333. balm
释义: something that relieves pain
例句: Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
334. balmy
释义: mild; fragrant
例句: A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.
335. banal
释义: hackneyed; commonplace; trite
例句: His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal.
336. bandy
释义: discuss lightly; exchange blows or words
例句: The president refused to bandy words with reporters at the press conference.
337. bane
释义: cause of ruin
例句: Lack of public transportation is the bane of urban life.
338. bantering
释义: good-naturedly ridiculing
例句: They resented his bantering remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.
339. barb
释义: sharp projection form fishhook, etc.; pointed comment
例句: The barb from the fishhook caught in his finger as he grabbed the fish.
340. bard
释义: poet
例句: The ancient bard Homer sang of the fall of Troy.
341. barefaced
释义: shameless; bold; unconcealed
例句: Shocked by Huck Finn's barefaced lies, Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
342. baroque
释义: highly ornate
例句: Accustomed to the severe, angular lines of modern skyscrapers, they found the flamboyance of baroque architecture amusing.
343. barrage
释义: barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion
例句: The company was forced to retreat through the barrage of heavy canyons.
344. barrister
释义: counselor-at-law
例句: Galsworthy started as a barrister, but when he found the practice of law boring, turned to writing.
345. barterer
释义: trader
例句: The barterer exchanged trinkets for the natives' furs.
346. bask
释义: luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
例句: basking on the beach, she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
347. bastion
释义: stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
例句: The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could protect them from the guerrila raids.
348. bate
释义: let down; restrain
例句: Until it was time to open the presents, the children had to bate their curiosity.
349. bauble
释义: trinket; trifle
例句: The child was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.
350. bawdy
释义: indecent; obscene
例句: She took offense at his bawdy remarks.
351. beatific
释义: giving bliss; blissful
例句: The beatific smile on the child's face made us very happy.
352. beatitude
释义: blessedness; state of bliss
例句: Growing closer to God each day, the mystic achieved a state of indescribable beatitude.
353. bedizen
释义: dress with vulgar finery
例句: The witch doctors were bedizened in their gaudiest costumes.
354. bedraggle
释义: wet thoroughly
例句: We were so bedraggled by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.
355. befuddle
释义: confuse thoroughly
例句: His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only on befuddling her further.
356. beget
释义: father; produce; give rise to
例句: One good turn may deserve another; it does not necessarily beget another.
357. begrudge
释义: resent
例句: I begrudge every minute I have to spend attending meetings.
358. beguile
释义: amuse; delude; cheat
例句: I beguiled himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
359. behemoth
释义: huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
例句: Sportcasters nicknamed the linebacker "The Behemoth."
360. beholden
释义: obligated; indebted
例句: Since I do not wish to be beholden to anyone, I cannot accept this favor.
361. behoove
释义: be suited to; be incumbent upon
例句: In this time of crisis, it behooves all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.
362. belabor
释义: explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
例句: The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by belaboring his point.
363. belated
释义: delayed
例句: He apologized for his belated note of condolence to the widow of his friend and explained that he had just learned of her husband's untimely death.
364. beleaguer
释义: besiege
例句: As soon as the city was beleaguered, the life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assitance.
365. belie
释义: contradict; give a false impression
例句: His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
366. belittle
释义: disparage; depreciate
例句: Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.
367. bellicose
释义: warlike
例句: His bellicose disposition alienated his friends.
368. belligerent
释义: quarrelsome
例句: Whenever he had too much to drink, he became belligerent and tried to pick fights with strangers.
369. bemused
释义: confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
例句: Jill studied the garbled instructions with a bemused look on her face.
370. benediction
释义: blessing
例句: The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a benediction.
371. benefactor
释义: gift giver; patron
例句: Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor and gave him a benediction.
372. beneficent
释义: kindly; doing good
例句: The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.
373. beneficiary
释义: person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy
例句: You may change your beneficiary as often as you wish.
374. benevolent
释义: generous; charitable
例句: His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.
375. benign
释义: kindly; favorable; not malignant
例句: The old man was well liked because of his benign attitude toward friend and stranger alike.
376. benison
释义: blessing
例句: Let us pray that the benison of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.
377. bent
释义: determined; natural talent or inclination
例句: bent on advancing in the business world, the secretary heroine of Working Girl had a true bent for high finance.
378. bequeath
释义: leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
例句: In his will, Father bequeathed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.
379. berate
释义: scold strongly
例句: He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.
380. bereavement
释义: state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
例句: His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.
381. bereft
释义: deprived of; lacking
例句: The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds.
382. berserk
释义: frenzied
例句: Angered, he went berserk and began to wreck the room.
383. beset
释义: harass; trouble
例句: Many problems beset the American public school system.
384. besmirch
释义: soil, defile
例句: The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.
385. bestial
释义: beastlike; brutal; inhuman
例句: The Red Cross sought to put an end to the bestial treatment of prisoners of war.
386. bestow
释义: confer
例句: He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.
387. betroth
释义: become engaged to marry
例句: The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance.
388. bevy
释义: large group
例句: The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of startlets.
389. bicameral
释义: two-chambered, as a legislative body
例句: The United States Congress is a bicameral body.
390. bicker
释义: quarrel
例句: The children bickered morning, noon, and night, exasperating their parents.
391. biennial
释义: every two years
例句: The group held biennial meetings instead of annual ones.
392. bifurcated
释义: divided into two branches; forked
例句: With a bifurcated branch and a piece of elastic rubber, he made a crude but effective slingshot.
393. bigotry
释义: stubborn intolerance
例句: Brought up in a democratic atmosphere, student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.
394. bilious
释义: suffering from indigestion; irritable
例句: His bilious temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.
395. bilk
释义: swindle; cheat
例句: The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
396. bivouac
释义: temporary encampment
例句: While in bivouac, we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.
397. bizarre
释义: fantastic; violently contrasting
例句: The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
398. blanch
释义: bleach; whiten
例句: Although age had blanched his hair, he was still vigorous and energetic.
399. bland
释义: soothing; mild
例句: She used a bland ointment for her sunburn.
400. blandishment
释义: flattery
例句: Despite the salesperson's blandishments, the customer did not buy the outfit.
401. blase
释义: bored with pleasure or dissipation
例句: Your blase attitude gives your students an erroneous impression of the joys of scholarship.
402. blasphemous
释义: profane; impious
例句: The people in the room were shocked by his his blasphemous language.
403. blatant
释义: extremely obvious; loudly offensive
例句: Caught in a blatant lie, the scoundrel had only one regret: he wished that he had lied more subtly.
404. bleak
释义: cold; cheerless
例句: The Aleutian Islands are bleak military outposts.
405. blighted
释义: suffering from a disease; destroyed
例句: The extent of the blighted areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.
406. blithe
释义: gay; joyous; careless
例句: Shelley called the skylark a "blithe spirit" because of its happy song.
407. bloated
释义: swollen or puffed as with water or air
例句: Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.
408. blowhard
释义: talkative boaster
例句: After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere, Sally decided he was just another blowhard.
409. bludgeon
释义: club; heavy-headed weapon
例句: His walking stick served him as a bludgeon on many occasions.
410. bluff
释义: pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff
例句: Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a bluff, she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.
411. <blunder
释义: error
例句: The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
412. blurt
释义: utter impulsively
例句: Before she could stop him, he blurted out the news.
413. bode
释义: foreshadow; portend
例句: The gloomy skies and the sulfurious odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
414. bogus
释义: counterfeit; not authentic
例句: The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus twenty-dollar bills.
415. boisterous
释义: violent; rough; noisy
例句: The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.
416. bolster
释义: support; reinforce
例句: The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster their arguments.
417. bombast
释义: pompous, inflated language
例句: Filled with bombast, the orator's speech left the audience more impressed with his pomposity than with his logic.
418. boon
释义: blessing; benefit
例句: The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.
419. boorish
释义: rude; insensitive
例句: Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorish behavior, for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
420. bouillon
释义: clear beef soup
例句: The cup of bouillon served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.
421. bountiful
释义: generous; showing bounty
例句: She distributed gifts in a bountiful and gracious manner.
422. bourgeois
释义: middle class
例句: The French Revolution was inspired by the bourgeois, who resented the aristocracy.
423. bovine
释义: cowlike; placid and dull
例句: Nothing excites Esther; even when she won the state lottery, she still preserved her air of bovine calm.
424. bowdlerize
释义: expurgate
例句: After the film editors had bowdlerized the language in the script, the motion picture's rating was changed from "R" to "PG."
425. brackish
释义: somewhat saline
例句: He found the only wells in the area were brackish; drinking the water made him nauseous.
426. braggadocio
释义: boasting
例句: He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.
427. braggart
释义: boaster
例句: Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
428. bravado
释义: swagger; assumed air of defiance
例句: The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.
429. brawn
释义: muscular strength; sturdiness
例句: It takes brawn to become a champion weight-lifter.
430. brazen
释义: insolent
例句: Her brazen contempt for authority angered the officials.
431. breach
释义: breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap
例句: They found a breach in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.
432. breadth
释义: width; extent
例句: We were impressed by the breadth of her knowledge.
433. brevity
释义: conciseness
例句: brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
434. brindled
释义: tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
例句: He was disappointed in the litter because the puppies were brindled; he had hoped for animals of uniform color.
435. bristling
释义: rising like bristles; showing irritation
例句: The dog stood there, bristling with anger.
436. brittle
释义: easily broken; difficult
例句: My employer's brittle personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.
437. broach
释义: open up
例句: He did not even try to broach the subject of poetry.
438. brocade
释义: rich, figured fabric
例句: The sofa was covered with expensive brocade.
439. brochure
释义: pamphlet
例句: This brochure on farming was issued by the Department of Agriculture.
440. brooch
释义: ornamental clasp
例句: She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
441. brook
释义: tolerate; endure
例句: The dean would brook no interference with his disciplinary actions.
442. browbeat
释义: bully; intimidate
例句: Billy resisted Ted's attempts to browbeat him into handing over his lunch money.
443. brusque
释义: blunt; abrupt
例句: She was offended by his brusque reply.
444. bucolic
释义: rustic; pastoral
例句: The meadow was the scene of bucolic gaiety.
445. buffoonery
释义: clowning
例句: John Candy's buffoonery in Uncle Buck was hilarious.
446. bugaboo
释义: bugbear; object of baseless terror
例句: If we become frightened by such bugaboos, we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.
447. bullion
释义: gold and silver in the form of bars
例句: Much bullion is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
448. bulwark
释义: earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
例句: The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
449. bungle
释义: spoil by clumsy behavior
例句: I was afraid you would bungle his assignment but I had no one else to send.
450. bureaucracy
释义: government by bureaus
例句: Many people fear that the constant introduction of federal agencies will create a government by bureaucracy.
451. burgeon
释义: grow forth; send out buds
例句: In the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come.
452. burlesque
释义: give an imitation that ridicules
例句: In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary.
453. burly
释义: husky; muscular
例句: The burly mover lifted the packing crate with ease.
454. burnish
释义: make shiny by rubbing; polish
例句: The maid burnished the brass fixtures until they reflected the lamplight.
455. buttress
释义: support; prop up
例句: Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses, debates buttress their arguments with facts.
456. buxom
释义: full-bosomed; plump; jolly
例句: High fashion models usually are slender rather than buxom. |
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