deck03 Flashcards
barb
n. 尖锐而严厉的批评: a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment
barbarous
adj. 野蛮的, 凶残的: mercilessly harsh or cruel; 未开化的: uncivilized
barefaced
adj. 公然的, 厚颜无耻的: undisguisedly bold, brazen
bargain
n. 协议: agreement between parties in transaction; vi. 讨价还价: negotiate over term of purchase
baroque
adj. 装饰华丽的, 过分雕琢的, 复杂的: extravagance, complexity, flamboyance; (程度上)过分的: beyond acceptable limit
barrage
n. 弹幕: curtain of artillery fire to protect friendly troops; n. 有压倒之势的, 集中的倾泻(如言语): overwhelming outpouring; v. (同时)袭来: attack with rapid or overwhelming outpouring at once
barren
adj. 不育的: incapable of producing offspring; 不产生结果的, 无效的: no results; 贫瘠的: deficient in production of vegetation; 极度匮乏的: utterly lacking
barricade
n. 障碍物: obstruction or rampart across way; vt. 用障碍物阻止通过: prevent access by means of barricade
barter
v. 以物换物: trade without exchange of money
batch
n. 一批次的量: things considered as a unit; 一小群人: small number of persons
bathetic
adj. 平凡的, 陈腐的: characterized by exceptional commonplaceness
bawdy
adj. 下流的, 猥亵的: boisterously or humorously indecent
bedeck
vt. 装饰, 点缀: make more attractive by adding beautiful things
belabor
vt. (当众)严厉批评: criticize harshly; 就···作过度的说明, 喋喋不休: explain excessively
beleaguer
vt. 包围, 围攻: to surround with armed forces for capturing or preventing commerce and communication; 使困扰, 使烦恼, 使消沉: trouble, harass
belie
vt. 错误的描述, 误述: picture falsely; 证明···为假: show to be false or wrong; 掩饰: shut off from view; 与···相对立, 与···相矛盾: to be counter to
bellwether
n. 领导者, 带头人: lead
beneficent
adj. 仁慈的, 好慈善的: charity; (对个人或社会)有益的: contributing to well-being
benign
adj. 好心的, 仁慈的: kindness and gentleness; 无害的: not causing hurt
berate
vt. (长时间)严厉指责: scold vehemently and at length
beseech
vt. (急切地)恳求: to beg for urgently or anxiously
besmirch
vt. 弄脏, 弄污: make dirty; 诽谤, 玷污: detract from the honor
bifurcate
v. (使)分成两支: divide into two branches
bigot
n. 固执己见者, 有偏见的人: obstinately devoted to own opinions and prejudices