in the balance (生命等)在危急状态中,(命运等)未定
off balance 不平衡
balcony
have a ball玩得痛快
to place/put……under a bin禁止……
to lift the ban on/against sth, 对……开禁
go bankrupt 破产, be bankrupt of/in 完全丧失
behind bars 在狱中
blank 空白的,没有字体的, hollow 中空的,空虚的,vacant 为被占用的 bare 裸露的,光秃的
bargain for/on 企图廉价获取,预料指望,
drive a hard bargain 杀价,迫使对方接受苛刻条件
pick up 挑选
keep/hold sth at bay 使无法近身
bear down 竭尽全力 on 压倒,击败,
bear on/upon 对…有影响,和…有关,
bear out证实
bear up 支撑下去,振作起来
bear with忍受,容忍
have a bearing on与…有关,对…有影响
beat down 打倒,平息,太阳强烈地照射下来
beat it跑掉,走开,溜走
beat up痛打,狠揍
become of使遭遇,发生于
beg off恳求免除(某种义务)
from beginning to end从头到尾,自始至终,
at the beginning of
on/in behalf of
bring into being 使出现,使形成
come into being 出现,形成
beyond belief 难以置信
believe it or not
bend over backwards 竭尽全力
inward 内向的
beside 和……相比
beside oneself 极度兴奋,对自己的感情失去控制
at best 充其量,至多
do/try the best of 战胜
had best应当,最好
make best of 充分利用
better off境况好起来,生活优越起来,
for the better好转,向好的方向发展
get/have the better of 战胜,在……中占上风
foul adj.污秽的, 邪恶的, 肮脏的, 淤塞的, 恶劣的
vt.弄脏, 妨害, 污蔑, 犯规, 淤塞
vi.腐烂, 犯规, 缠结
n.犯规, 缠绕
adv.违反规则地, 不正当地
beyond his wildly dream做梦也想不到
fill the bill符合要求,适合需要
a bird in (the)hand 已到手的东西,已定局的事情
kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕,一举两得
in black an white白纸黑字
at full blast 大力地,全速地
turn one's back on= turn a blind eye (to) (对…)视而不见
block off 封锁,封闭,block up 堵塞,挡住
in cold blood残忍地
come to blows动手打起来,开始互殴,
deal/give sb a blow给某人以打击
at a blow一举,一下子
out of the blue出乎意外地,突然
in the same boat 处境相同,面临同样的危险
boil down to意味着,归结为
a blot from/out of the blue晴天霹雳,以外事情
have a bone to pick with与…争辩
make no bones about 对…毫不犹豫,对…直言不讳
be bound up in 热中于,忙于
be bound up with与……密切关系
know no bounds不知限量无限
rack one's brains 绞尽脑汁,苦苦地动脑筋
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disfigurement (毁容)
branch out 扩充,扩大活动范围
brand通常仅用于肥皂、牙膏、黄油等小的或不贵重的物品;
make通常用在汽车、冰箱、计算机等的‘’商标、牌子
what brand of toothpaste/soap do you use? what make of computer did you buy?
break away, break down, break into, break off, break out , break through, break up,
break in on/upon someone/someone's conversation/activity
make a clean breast of, 彻底坦白,把……和盘托出
catch one's breath
hold one's breath
out of breath
take sb's breath away
under one's breath
bring about
bring around/round
bring down
bring forth
bring forward
brush aside不理,不顾
brush off不愿见(或听),打发掉
brush up 重温,再练
devote a large slice
finance
bump into偶然遇到,碰见
bundle up 把……捆扎(或包)起来,使穿得暖和
burn down烧毁,火势减弱
burn out 烧光,烧毁的内容,熄灭
burn up 烧掉,烧毁,烧起来,旺起来,使……发愁
bury oneself in (doing) sth 专心致力于(做)……
beat around/about the bush 旁敲侧击,转弯抹角
mind your own business管好你自己的事,少管闲事
mean business是认真的
but for倘没有,要不是
can not but不得不,不能不,不禁要
on the button 准确地,准时地
by and by不久,迟早
by and large大体上,总的来说
on the campus
be capable of doing sth
to one's full capacity 充分展示才能
a case in point有关的事例,例证
to pay in cash 以现金支付,by cheque 用支票支付
cash in on 靠……赚钱,从……中捞钱
cast about/around for到处寻找,试图找到
cast aside把……丢一边,去掉
cast off抛弃,丢弃
cast out赶出,驱除
catch at试图抓住,拼命抓,catch on 流行起来,懂得,理解
catch out 发觉……有错误,(或作坏事)
be cautious of注意,小心
stand on ceremony 拘于礼节,讲究客套,过于客气
certain ,sure的主语一般是人
license
chance on/upon偶然找到,偶然遇到
stand a chance of有……的希望,有……的可能
take a chance,冒险,投机
on the charge 以…罪,
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