2014英语六级考试基础词汇精讲（19）

　　vi. 猛然弓背跃起

　　buck up 振奋，打起精神

　　A: I like your new shoes.

　　B: Thanks, but the buckles are too stiff at the moment.

　　A: What happed to your bicycle?

　　B: The wheel buckled when I hit a stone in the middle of the road.

　　buckle

　　v. 1.用搭扣扣紧; 2.变形，弯曲

　　n. 搭扣，扣环

　　buckle down 倾全力,开始认真从事

　　A: I am looking forward to the spring when the flowers will come into bud.

　　B: Me too, it has been a long winter.

　　bud

　　n. 叶芽,花蕾

　　vi. 发芽，萌芽

　　A: Do you think that the Buddhist way of life is the best?

　　B: I am not quite sure yet, I still need to think about it.

　　Buddhist

　　n. 佛教徒

　　a. 佛教的

　　A: Have you ever seen a buffalo?

　　B: No, but I would like to.

　　buffalo

　　n. 水牛，野牛

　　A: He used his pillow as a buffer against the noise.

　　B: Why, did he have difficulty sleeping?

　　A: The mirror needs a polish.

　　B: But I don t have anything to buffer it with.

　　buffer

　　n. 1.起缓冲作用的人; 2.缓冲器,减震器

　　vt. 缓冲，减轻

　　A: Will there be any food at the party?

　　B: I heard that the hosts are providing a buffet.

　　buffet

　　n. 1.饮食柜台，餐车

　　vt. 反复敲打，连续猛击

　　A: There is a bug crawling over foot, watch out.

　　B: You could have warned me soon, I hate insects in any shape or form.

　　A: Go away, you are bugging me.

　　B: Please, I just have one more question.

　　bug

　　n. 1.虫子;2.小病,故障,缺陷; 3.窃听器

　　vt.1.烦扰，纠缠;2.在 装窃听器

　　A: I have bulges in all the wrong places.

　　B: Stop worrying about your weight, I think you are beautiful.

　　A: Your bag is bulging, what have you got in it?

　　B: Far too much, it is too heavy.

　　bulge

　　n. 膨胀，肿胀

　　vi. 1.膨胀，凸出,鼓起;2.塞满，装满

　　A: Be careful, there is a bull in that field over there.

　　B: Oh, I am not afraid of him.

　　bull

　　n. 1.公牛，雄兽; 2.买进证券投机图利者, 看涨的人

　　A: Did you receive the bulletin I sent you?

　　B: No, but I did not check my post today.

　　bulletin

　　n. 1.简明资讯，最新消息; 2.公告,布告，公报; 3.学报，期刊

　　A: Were you ever bullied in school?

　　B: Just once, but the teacher found out and put a quick stop to it.

　　bully

　　n. 恃强欺弱者

　　vt.威吓，欺负

　　A: I must buy Time this week, there will be a bumper issue.

　　B: It must be larger on account of the new year.