2014英语六级考试基础词汇精讲（20）

　　bumper

　　n.保险杠,缓冲器

　　a.特大的，丰盛的

　　A: Why do you always wear your hair in a bun?

　　B: Because I think it is very elegant.

　　bun

　　n. 1.圆形的小面包或点心; 2.圆发髻

　　A: As a child I always wanted to sleep on the top bunk.

　　B: Me too, but so did my brother so we always argued.

　　A: Hey, will you do a bunk today?

　　B: No, I am afraid that the teacher will find out.

　　bunk

　　n.1.铺位; 2.空话，废话

　　do a bunk 匆忙逃走

　　A: Typical bureaucracy, always too many forms to fill in.

　　B: Be patient, you can not change the whole system straight away.

　　bureaucracy

　　n. 1.官僚主义,官僚作风; 2.政府机构，官僚

　　A: A burglar broke into our house last night and stole the TV.

　　B: My goodness, did the police catch him?

　　burglar

　　n. 窃贼，破门盗窃者

　　A: John s sudden death was tragic.

　　B: I know, I would like to go to the burial to show my respect to his family.

　　burial

　　n. 葬,掩埋，葬礼

　　A: Did you spot where the rabbit just went?

　　B: Yeah, into his burrow by the tree.

　　burrow

　　vt. 1.挖掘; 2钻进

　　vi. 1.挖洞;2.翻寻

　　n. 地洞

　　A: He bust into the room and started shouting at me.

　　B: Well, you should have locked the door.

　　bust

　　vt. 打破，打碎

　　vi. 爆裂,坏掉

　　n. 1.胸像，半身像; 2.胸部,胸围

　　A: I hate going into the city at the weekend.

　　B: I agree, too much bustle and people.

　　bustle

　　vi. 闹哄哄地忙乱，奔忙

　　n. 1.忙乱，喧扰; 2.裙撑，衬垫

　　A: Could you please put your cigarette butt into the ashtray rather than on the floor?

　　B: Sorry, I did not realize it would bother you.

　　butt

　　n. 1.笑柄;2.烟蒂;3.枪托; 4.大酒桶,大水桶; 5.臀部

　　v. 用头撞或顶

　　butt in 插嘴，插手，干涉

　　A: There is a wonderful atmosphere at this party.

　　B: Yes, there is a great buzz.

　　A: What is that annoying noise?

　　B: My alarm clock buzzing. I forgot to switch it off.

　　buzz

　　vi. 1.发出嗡嗡声; 2.忙乱，急行; 3.发出嘈杂的谈话声

　　n. 1.嗡嗡声; 2.嘈杂的谈话声

　　A: The local government wants to build a bypass to direct traffic away from our town.

　　B: That will be bad for business in the town. What do the locals think about it?

　　bypass

　　n. 1.旁道,迂回道; 2.分流术,旁通管

　　vt. 1.绕过，绕 走; 2.越过，置 于不顾

　　H

　　A: I think we have an obligation to protect our natural habitat.

　　B: I agree. That is why I promote recycling.