Unit 5
bathos n.比小法;平凡而陈腐风格 [ depth]
baton n.警棒;指挥棒;接力棒 [baston bastum stick]
bats a.神经不正常的;怪异的 [phr. (have) bats in the belfry: BAT]
batten v.长肥 [batna get better bati advantage]
batter v.n.以物易物;交换
battery n.殴打 [batterie batre, battre strike battuere]
battlement n.城墙牒口 [battlemented 有城垛的]
bauble n.美丽而无价值的装饰物 [ babel child's toy]
bawd n.淫话;鸨母;妓女 [ baudetrot, baudestroyt procuress bawdy 淫秽的]
bawl v.n.大叫;叫卖;叫骂 [med baulare bark, Icel baula]
bayou n.海湾;支流;河口 [Amer. Choctau bayuk]
bazaar n.市场;杂货市集;义卖 [Pers bazar, prob through Turk and It]
beacon n.v.信号塔;警告;照明引导 [ beacn ]
beam n.v.杆;光线;放射;微笑 [ beam tree ]
beat n.a.脉博;独家报导;疲倦的 [ beatan ]
beatific a.祝福的 [ beatifique or beatificus beatus blessed]
beatitude n.至上的幸福;至福 [ beatitude or beatitudo beatus blessed]
beaver n.海狸;礼帽;下巴胡子 [work like a beaver勤奋地工作 eager beaver 勤奋的人]
bedeck v.装饰 [ (~ oneself)打扮,修饰(用)装饰(with);甲板]
bedizen v.俗丽地穿著或装饰 [BE-+obs dizen deck out]
bedlam n.疯狂行为;精神病院 [hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London]
bedraggle v.全身湿透;把衣服拖脏 [(在泥中等)拖而弄脏;拖曳;下摆拖地]
beefy a.健壮的;结实的 [BEEF 牛肉;(人的)肌肉;身体的胖瘦,体重]
beet n.甜菜 [ bete beta, perh of Celt orig]
beetle n.甲虫;木槌
befall v.发生;产生;降临 [ feallan FALL) Evil befell him. 灾难临到他头上]
beget v.引起;产生 [ begietan, formed as = procreate生育,生殖;产生]
begrudge v.羡慕;嫉妒 [GRUDGE]
beguile v.欺骗;诱骗 [guile to deceive beguiling欺骗的;消遣的]
behold v.看;(命令式)看呀 [haldan hold) lo and ~ 你瞧瞧 beholder n.目睹者]
beholden a.蒙恩的;负有义务的 [pp.(obs except in this use)of ())BEHOLD看; 看呀, =bound]
behoove v.理应;有益于 [HOOVE(兽医)鼓胀症 hoover 用吸尘器扫除]
belabor v.重打;辱骂
belated a.误期的 [pp. of obs belate delay(BE-, LATE)]
beleaguer v.围攻 [camp round (BE-, leger a camp) beleaguered 面临很多困难]
belie v.掩饰 [ beleogan(leogan LIE)]
belittle v.轻视
belle n.美女;绝世美女 [ bella fem. of bellus beautiful]
bellicose a.好战的;好争吵的 [bellicosus bellum war]
belligerent a.交战的 [belligerare wage war bellum war+gerere wage]
bellow v.吼叫声;咆哮 [ perh. rel. to BELL]
belly n.腹;胃;食欲;鼓胀 [belig (orig. = bag) ]
belongings n.pl.财产;附属物;家眷
bemoan v.悲叹 [牢骚,悲叹,哀悼]
benediction n.祝福;恩赐 [benedictio -onis benedicere -dict- bless]
benefactor n.施主;捐助人
beneficial a.有益的;有利的;慈善的 [BENEFICE 圣俸(在英国国教为vicar或rector之收入)]
beneficiary n.受益人 [ beneficiarius(BENEFICE)]
benevolent a.慈善的;和蔼可亲的 [ bene volens -entis well wishing
benevolence仁爱;慈善
benighted a.蒙昧的;被黑暗笼罩的 [obs benight 使陷入黑暗;使愚昧;使无知]
benign a.亲切的;良好的 [ benigne bene well genus born benignity亲切,仁慈]
benison n.祝福 [ benein benedictio -onis]
benumb v.使麻痹;使昏迷不醒 [ niman take]
bequeath v.遗赠;留传 [ becwethan(cwethan say: cf QUOTH)bequest遗赠;遗产]
bequest n.遗赠;遗赠物 [quiste -cwiss, cwide saying]
berate v.痛骂 [BE-+RATE严斥,斥责,骂 严斥(人),谩骂(at)]
bereave v.夺取 [ bereafian(REAVE掠夺;劫夺;窃夺]
bereft a.被剥夺的 [pp. of BEREAVE]
berserk a.疯狂的 [bern- BEAR+serkr coat; go ~ 发狂send a person ~ 使人狂暴]
berth n.v.睡床;停泊处;停泊 [BEAR 开花;结实("搬运")生儿女;具有,带有]
beseech v.恳求;哀恳 [secan SEEK]
beset v.包围 [ besettan]
besiege v.围 [assiege by substitution of asegier]
besmear v.涂;搽脏 [SMEAR)]
besmirch v.污;糟蹋 [BE-+ SMIRCH 弄脏;玷污;污点]
besom n.扫把 [besema]
bespeak v.指出 [ bisprecan(SPEAK)]
bestial a.残忍的;野蛮的 [bestialis bestia beast]
bestow v.赠与;利用 [stow a place]
bestride v.跨骑 [ bestridan]
betimes ad.早;及时;不久;有时 [betime(BY, TIME)]
betoken v.表示 [OE(tacnian signify: TOKEN记号;证据(of);纪念品]
betray v.背叛;出卖;泄露 [tray, tradere hand over]
betroth v.订婚 [trouthe, TRUTH, later assim to TROTH真实,誓言;婚约]
beverage n.饮料 [ bevrage, bibere drink]
bevy n.一群鸟;一群人
beware v.注意;小心;警戒 [Beware of pickpockets. 谨防扒手 WARE小心;器具;货物]
bewilder v.使为难,使不知所措 [wilder lose one's way]
bewitch v.迷惑;陶醉 [wiccian enchant wicca WITCH 女巫;迷人的女人;狐狸精]
bias n.n.斜线;成见,心里的倾向