Vocabulary - B(b)

• backdrop:(n)背景。

〉〉 The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding poctures. (山巒為婚禮照片提供了完美的背景。)

• bound:(v)指彈跳、限制、接壤；(n)指界線、範圍；(a)指裝訂好的、有義務的、有決心的、被限制或束縛的。

〉〉 I'm bound to say that you made an awesome presentation. (我不得不說，你剛剛的報告棒透了。)

• blast off:(phr.)發射、升空。

〉〉 The rocket will blast off in a few moments. (火箭即將發射升空。)

• be home to:(phr.v.)指所在地、發源地。

〉〉 That drain is home to mice and cockroaches. (那處排水溝是老鼠及蟑螂的大本營。)

• bring back to life:(慣用語)起死回生。

〉〉 An Australia man who was clinically dead for 40 minutes was bought back to life, thanks to a relatively new CPR procedure. (拜一種較新的CPR程序之賜，一名臨床上死了40分鐘的澳洲男子起死回生。)

• boycott:(v)聯合抵制，拒絕參加。

〉〉 We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment. (我們抵制汙染環境的公司。)

• breeze:(n)美語口語，非正式用法，輕而易舉的事。

〉〉 Parking is not a breeze in Taipei. (在台北停車可不是一件簡單的事。)

• boast:(v)自豪、誇耀，亦可作名詞。

〉〉 Your sister is always full of boasts. (你妹妹總是滿口大話。)

• book: (n)指書本、帳簿；（v）指預訂、登記、立案控告。bring a person to book指斥責某人、要某人負起責任。

〉〉　People hope that the guilty can be brought to book soon. (人們希望罪犯能早日被繩之以法。)

• bucolic: (a)田園的、鄉下的。

〉〉 The war interrupted his bucolic plans, but only briefly. (戰爭打斷了他的田園生活計畫，但只有一陣子。)

• behind-the-scenes: (a)幕後、私下。

〉〉　There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes lobbying for more money. (有許多為了牟取更多錢的幕後遊說活動。)

• be armed with:(片語動詞)指配有武裝。

〉〉 Teachers must be armed with patience. (教師必須要有耐心。)

• behind:(介意詞)支持。

〉〉 The leaders have the army behind them. (領袖們有軍隊做後盾。)

• be about to:(片語動詞)指正打算、將要。

〉〉 A new era seens to be about to dawn for this company. (對這家公司而言，新時代似乎即將到來了。)

• beat:(v)戰勝；另有俚語「詐騙」、(a)疲累之意。

〉〉 I'm beat. (我累死了。)

• beset:(v)包圍，或指苦惱。

〉〉 I was beset by doubts. (我疑慮不斷。)

• bilateral:(a)雙邊的、對稱的。

〉〉 bilateral agreement. (雙邊協議。)

• brave:(v) 指勇於面對、敢於冒犯、藐視；(a)指勇敢的、美好的、華麗的、壯觀的；(n)指勇士。

〉〉 He braved dangers to save me. (他冒著危險就我。)

• backward:(a)指向後的、返回的、怕羞畏縮的、落後的、猶豫的、發展遲緩的；(ad)指向後地、相反地、追朔。

〉〉 The rainy season was backward last year. (去年雨季出現得晚。)

• best:(v)勝過，打敗。

〉〉 He was bested in the contest. (他在競賽中落敗。)

• be prone to sth/do sth:(片語)易於...的,有...傾向的。

〉〉 She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure. (她喜歡誇大，這點無庸置疑。)

• burn off:(片語)消耗(能量)，燒掉。

〉〉 Running is an excellent way to burn off excess calories, (跑步是消耗多於熱量的絕佳方法。)

• be under somebody's thumb:(片語)受到某人掌控。

〉〉 The committee is firmly under his thumb and will agree to whatever he asks. (委員會完全受到他的掌控，不論他說什麼，委員會都會同意。)

• backfire:(v)產生與預期完全相反的效果。

〉〉 Their plans backfired. (他們的計畫產生反效果。)

• belittle:(v)輕視，貶低。

〉〉 Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittle her efforts. (雖然她花了好幾個小時修理電腦，他仍無視他的努力。)

• bash:(v)猛擊、(n)有盛大宴會、狂歡之意。

〉〉 a new year's bash(新年狂歡)

• bracket:(n)類別、等級。

〉〉 Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket. (她的薪水漲了，繳稅時也會進入新的級距。)

• be open to: 對...開放，也有樂於接受、還是可以之意。

〉〉 This matter is still open to discussion. (這件事上可討論。)

• be held accountable for: (動詞片語)只被追究責任。

〉〉 He should be held accountable for what he said. (他該為自己說過的話負責。)

• booking:(n)預約，預約(旅館房間，票劵等)。

〉〉 He said he made the booking six month ago. (他說他6個月前就預訂了。)

• bask in something: (慣用語)字面意義：曬太陽(本文用法)：引申形容；享受...(讚美或名聲)。
• bid:(v)指出價、投票、或努力嘗試；(n)指喊價、企圖爭取。

〉〉 Sydney won its bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games. (雪梨成功贏取2000年奧林匹克運動會主辦權。)

• backslide：可當(v)與(n), 倒退、故態復萌、墮落。

〉〉 backslide on one's promise. (背棄承諾。)

• blast off:(動詞片語)火箭發射升空。

〉〉 The rocket will blast off tomorrow morning. (火箭將在明天早上發射。)

• breakup:(n)分手。

〉〉 Money problems often lead to marital breakups. (錢的問題常常導致婚姻已離異收場。)

• be opposed to:(vp)指反對、對立。

〉〉 Night is opposed to day. (黑夜與白天是相對的。)

• breakthrough:(n)突破性進展。

〉〉 Researchers say they have made a breakthrough in cancer treatment. (研究人員說他們在癌症治療方面已有突破性進展。)

• bad press:(n)負面批評。 Press:(n)評論或報導，特別是平面媒體的評論或報導。
• bank on: (v)指望、依靠。

〉〉 I'm banking on you to bring me something to eat. (我正指望你帶些吃的給我。)

• budge: (v)動搖、改變(立場、意見)。

〉〉 Jeff is so determined that he won't budge ab inch on this issue. (傑夫很堅持，他在這件事上絕對不會改變心意。)

• be big on something: (慣用語)非正是用法，非常喜歡某物。

〉〉 I'm not very big on hip hop music. (我並不是很喜歡嘻哈音樂。)

• be bent on something/doing something: (a)決心做某事的。

〉〉 Ben is bent on marrying Lisa. (班決心要娶莉莎。)

• bin:(n)指儲存容器或垃圾箱；(v)指放入儲物箱中。

〉〉 Throw it in the bin. (把它丟進垃圾桶。)

• behind bars: (ph)坐牢，監禁。

〉〉Judge will put John behind bars for at least seven years. (法官至少會判約翰坐7年的牢。)

• buzz:(v)低空掠過、高速逼近。

〉〉The plane buzzed the crowd. (飛機低飛掠過人群。)

• belong:(vi)屬；應歸於。

〉〉They belong to a younger generation. (她們屬於較年輕的一代。)

• break out: (ph.) 爆發、突發、突然出現。

〉〉The sun broke out. (太陽破雲而出。)

• boost: (n)增加

〉〉 Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence. (通過駕駛試驗讓我信心增加。)

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• belief(n)相信；信仰