Unit 6
blush v.害羞;脸红 [blyscan]
bluster v.狂吹;咆哮 [16th c.: ult. imit.]
bode v.预示 [ bodian boda messenger送信的人,信差,报信者]
bog n.沼泽;泥塘
boggle v.n.惊跳;畏缩不前 [prob dial boggle BOGEY(高尔夫)以高于标准杆数(par)一杆入<洞> BOGY似沼泽的;多沼泽的 BOG] [湿地,沼泽 陷于泥淖;变得动弹不得]
bogus a.假的;伪造的 [19th-c. word]
boisterous a.喧闹的 [var of boistous]
bolster v.支持;援助;垫木 [20th c.: orig. uncert.]
bolt n.闩门;螺钉脱党 [ bulter, bulete]
bombardment n.炮击 [bombard 炮轰;轰炸 The artillery ~ed the enemy all day炮兵终日炮轰敌人;质问 med.L bombarda a] [stone-throwing engine: BOMB]
bombastic a.夸大的 [earlier bombace cotton wool bombax -acis alt bombyx; bombast大话;夸大的]
bonanza n.富矿带;幸运物;幸运 [orig = fair weather,bonus good]
bondage n.奴役;囚禁 [ bondagium: infl by BOND 束缚;连结物;盟约;联盟]
bonfire n.(庆祝或信号)大沟火;火 [earlier bonefire BONE (bones being the chief material formerly used) + FIRE]
bonnet n.妇女帽;共谋者 [ bonet short for chapel de bonet cap of some kind
of material(medL bonetus)]
bonny a.美丽的;健康的 [16th c: perhbon good =bonnie]
bonus n.奖金;分红;退还款项 [ bonus, bonum good (thing)]
boom v.n.响声;忽然兴隆;宣传
booming a.景气的;受欢迎的;隆隆响 [~ toy sales 日趋兴隆的玩具销售]
boon n.恩惠;愉快的;温和的 [ (orig. = jolly, congenial) bon bonus good]
boor n.农民;乡下人;粗野的人 [bur or Du boer farmer: cf BOWER =Boer boorish粗野的]
boost v.推动 [booster 援助者;升压机;推进器]
booth n.摊棚;电话亭
bootless a.无用的 [botleas(BOOT, LESS)BOOT( "利益")to boot 另外,加之,而且 (常~s)
长靴,长统鞋,半长 靴],[高腰鞋 5(the ~)(俚)解雇,革职,开革]
booze v.酒宴;饮酒 [earlier bouse, bowse,busen drink to excess]
bore v.n.钻孔;使厌;无聊的人
boreal a.北的;北风的 [borealis Boreas god ofthe north wind]
boredom n.无聊;令人厌烦的事物
bosom n.胸;怀中;爱情;拥抱
botany n.植物学(书) [botanic botanique or botanicus botanikos botane plant botanical植物的;植物学的]
botch v.拙笨地修补;糟蹋 [botcher 扭劣的工匠;笨手笨脚的人]
bouillon n.肉汤;牛肉汤 [bouillir to boil]
boulder n.圆石头;玉石 [short for boulderstone, Scand]
boulevard n.林荫大道
boundary n.界限,范围 [dial. bounder BOUND + -ER perh. after limitary]
bounteous a.慷慨的;宽大的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY after plenteous(诗)=plentiful]
bountiful a.大方的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY ("好东西")慷慨,好施,博爱,仁爱,宽大 after plenteous BOUNTY+] [FUL bounteous慷慨的,宽大的]
bounty n.慷慨,宽大;赠与 [ bonitas -tatis bonus good]来
bouquet n.花束;香味;(酒等)芳香 [ dial var of OF bos, bois wood]
bourgeois n.中产阶级的人 [ BURGESS 市民;议员]
bourn n.小河;目标;界限 [ borne bodne BOUND]
bout n.一阵;一回;一次 [16th c: app the same as obs bought bending]
bovine a.似牛的;笨拙的 [ bovinus bos bovis ox]
bowdlerize v.删去不妥的文句 [ Bowdler(d 1825), expurgator of Shakesp]
bower n.树荫;寝室;提琴演奏者 [ Bauer peasant, jack at cards, rel to Du boer:
BOOR[农民;乡下;佬]
boycott v.联合抵制 [Capt Boycott, Irish land-agent d 1897, so treated from 1880]
brace v.支持;使固定 [ brace two arms, bracier embrace, brachia arms bracing紧张的;使心神清爽的;支柱]
bracelet n.手镯;手拷 [dimin. of bracel bracchiale bra(c)chium arm]
brackish a.混有盐的;作呕的 [obs brack(adj) MDu brac]
brag n.自夸,吹牛,自夸的东西 [orig. adj., = spirited, boastful: orig. unkn.]
braggart n.吹牛;吹牛的 [ bragard braguer BRAG自夸,夸耀,吹嘘()(of, about)]
brake n.煞车器;丛林;煞车 [perh shortened BRACKEN, -en being taken as a plending]
bramble n.荆棘 [ br'mbel(earlier br'mel): BROOM 扫帚(植物)金雀花]
brand n.品种;商标;烙印
brandish v.挥 [brandir ult, rel to BRAND("火焰")(打在商品上或牲畜身上的)烙印;商标]
brash a.性急的;仓促的;无礼的 [brashy 易碎的;脆弱的 ~ material 易碎的材质]
brat n.小鬼;小家伙 [a spoiled ~ 调皮捣蛋的小鬼;小坏蛋]
bravado n.作威;虚张的勇气 [ bravata BRAVE, -ADO ado 骚扰;费力,麻烦;骚动;困难]
bravo int.n.好极!暴徒;刺客
bravura n.勇敢尝试;华美演奏 [(与 bravery 对应的意大利语)]
braw a.衣饰华美的;美好的 [var. of brawf BRAVE]
brawl v.争吵 [rel to BRAY 驴的叫声,似驴叫的声音 喧哗 捣碎,擂碎,把捣成粉]
brawny a.肌肉结实的;强壮的 [brawn 肌肉;肌力,膂力,体力;人力,劳力]
braze v.用黄铜制;做黄铜色 [ br'sen br's BRASS]
brazen a.无耻的 [ad.厚着脸皮地]
brazier n.火盆 [ME prob BRASS + -IER, after glass, glazier]
breach n.破裂;违反法纪 [breche]
breeze n.微风
brevity n.简洁 [ brevete, brievete bref BRIEF]
brew v.酿造;图谋 [ breowan ]
bribe n.贿赂;收买 [briber, brimber beg]
bridle n.v.缰绳;拘束;抑制;昂首 [ bridel unbridled激烈的;不受约束的]