A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.
B: I hope that you did not accept it.
A: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?
B: I was bribed into it.
bribe vt. 向行贿,买通
n. 贿赂,行贿物
A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?
B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.
briefcase n. 公文包,公事包
A: What was your childhood dream?
B: To become a member of the fire brigade.
brigade n. 1. 旅;2. 队,组
A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.
B: That is because I dont want anyone to notice me.
brim n. 1. 帽檐;2. 边,边缘
vi. 注满,充溢
brim over 充满,洋溢
A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.
B: What changed your mind?
brink n. 边缘,边沿
on the brink of 濒临,处于边缘
A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!
B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.
brisk a. 1. 轻快的,生气勃勃的;2. 兴隆的,繁忙活跃的;3. 寒冷而清新的
A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating.
B: I have one with better bristles if you want to borrow it.
bristle n. 短而硬的毛发,刷子毛
vi. 1. 被激怒,怒发冲冠;2. 毛发直立
bristle with 密集,充满,被布满
A: Dont lean on the glass, it is very brittle.
B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.
brittle a. 1. 易碎的,易损坏的;2. 脆弱的,靠不住的;3. 冷淡的,不友好的;4. 尖厉的
A: What place did you come in in the race?
B: Third. I won a bronze.
bronze n. 1. 青铜;2. 青铜色,古铜色;3. 青铜制品,铜牌
A: This is a very complicated question, professor.
B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.
A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?
B: No, they seem to have neglected them.
brood vi. 1. 沉思,考虑;2. 孵蛋
n. 1. 一窝;2. 全体孩子
A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.
B: Great, Im really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?
brook n. 小溪
vt. 容忍,忍受
A: Where were you this afternoon?
B: In the bookshop, just browsing.
browse vi. 1. 随意翻阅,浏览;2. 吃草
A: That is a nasty bruise.
B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.
A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.
B: Dont listen to him then.
bruise n. 1. 青肿,挫伤;2. 伤痕,擦痕
vt. 1. 打青,使受淤伤;2. 挫伤,伤害
A: That was a brutal crime.
B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.
brutal a. 1. 野兽般的,残忍的;2. 无情的,冷酷的,难以忍受的
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EU after Brexit, human ancestor mystery 英脱欧公投后的欧盟,人类祖先之谜新发现
Darkness over Indonesia and the 'fifth Beatle' dies 印度尼西亚日全食,“第五位披头士”去世
Retailer, wholesaler, distributor, outlet 几个词的区别和用法
Take part in, join in, participate, attend 四个表示“参加”的单词或短语
Zika threat and back from space 寨卡病毒威胁美国,国际空间站宇航员返回地球
Different types of ‘tissue’ 不同种类的“纸巾”
Mars bars and baby gorilla 火星巧克力棒和大猩猩产幼子
Chinwag 闲谈-英语点津
Labour, labourer, workforce, worker 与“工作”相关的四个单词
Distinguished 和 distinguishable 之间的区别
Ten a penny 多得遍地都是
Afghanistan, cancer and athletics boss 英美支持阿富汗政府军,癌症发病原因, 国际田联官员停职
Angelina Jolie to divorce, Karaoke star at 80 安吉丽娜·朱莉提出离婚申请,八十岁老人出唱片
Distinct 和 distinctive 之间的区别
Zika virus and the A4 waist challenge 寨卡病毒,“A4腰挑战”
Teenager, adolescent, kid and child 英语中“孩子”的几种说法
Solar superpower, female commander and hospital demolished 太阳能超级大国,女海军司令官和著名医院化为废墟
Ebola outbreak and brain injuries 埃博拉疫情,脑部创伤
UN female, New flag and Apollo 11 倡议提名女秘书长,新西兰换国旗和阿波罗11号再创历史
Double, treble, triple, quadruple 英语中表示倍数的单词
Emperor/empress 和 king/queen 的区别
Simple, innocent, naive, pure 四个近义词的区别
Acknowledge and admit 两个表示“承认”单词的区别
Shade or shadow? “阴”和“影”的区别
Restrain 和 constrain 的区别
US-Cuba flights and male cosmetic surgery 美国-古巴复航和男性整容手术
Connection and link 两个表示“关系”的单词
All things to all people 八面玲珑
Barrier, hurdle, impediment, hindrance 四个表示“障碍”单词的区别
Shopping for ‘shoes’ 不同种类的“鞋”