舉例. A: My grandfather used to work with horses. B: Was he a blacksmith?
blacksmith n. 鐵匠, 鍛工
舉例. A: Did you hear about the new bilateral agreement between Russia and France? B: No, not yet, I have not listened to the news today.
bilateral a. 雙邊的，雙方的
舉例. A: It is difficult to write this article without being biased. B: Well, make sure you look at the issue from both sides before you start.
bias n. 偏見(jiàn)，偏心，偏袒; vt. 使有偏見(jiàn)
舉例. A: Now students, make sure you include a complete bibliography at the end of your work. B: But that takes so much time.
bibliography n. 1.參考書目; 2.(有關(guān)某一專題的)書目
舉例. A: Oh, I wish I had brought my binoculars to the concert. B: Yeah, the performers look so small from the back row.
binoculars n. 雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡
舉例. A: You have had such an interesting life, I would love to read your biography some day. B: Oh, really. I hadn’t planned on writing one.
biography n. 傳記
舉例. A: Did anyone call the fire brigade when the fire was detected? B: yes, but when they arrived it was too late, the smoke was already billowing out of the windows.
billow n. 巨浪,如波濤滾滾向前之物(如濃煙,濃霧等); vi. 翻騰，洶涌
舉例. A: Please don’t throw your rubbish on the ground, there is a bin beside the door. B: Oh, sorry, I did not see it.
bin n. 1.垃圾箱; 2.大貯藏箱
舉例. A: Last night was bizarre, it snowed when it should have been dry. B: Well, it is difficult to predict the weather.
bizarre a. 奇形怪狀的，怪誕的
舉例. A: Why did you steal the money? B: I was blackmailed into it.
blackmail vt./n. 敲詐，勒索，要挾
舉例. A: Is there a toilet in this building? My bladder is about to burst. B: Just down the hallway, on the right.
bladder n 1.膀胱; 2.囊狀物.
舉例. A: Have you cleaned the bath yet? B: No, sorry. I ran out of bleach.
bleach n. 漂白劑; v. (使)變白,漂白
舉例. A: The food that I cook is usually very bland. B: No, I think it is quite spicy actually.
bland a. 1.溫和的, 無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的; 2.(食物)清淡的，枯燥乏味的
舉例. A: The concert was incredible, the lead singer nearly blazed the house down with his energy. B: Gosh, it sounds almost dangerous.
blaze vi. 1.熊熊燃燒，著火; 2.發(fā)(強(qiáng))光，放光彩; 3.迸發(fā)，爆發(fā); n. 1.火焰,烈火; 2.光輝，強(qiáng)烈(或眩目)的光; 3.迸發(fā),爆發(fā); 4.燦爛，炫耀
blaze a trail 開拓道路，作先導(dǎo)
