高中英语单词记忆表：b开头的单词(8)

　　brush n. ①刷子，毛刷 ②画笔 vt. 刷，擦

　　[特征]

　　- He is cleaning his shoes with a brush.

　　他正在用刷子刷鞋。

　　- She brushed the tears from her face.

　　她擦去了脸上的泪。

　　[贴心叮咛]

　　brush作“画笔”讲时，指的是像刷子一样的“画笔”，用来画水彩或油画。

　　[备考必背]

　　①重要词组

　　brush off 拂去;刷去

　　- The dirt could be brushed off easily.

　　这个污点很容易刷掉。

　　brush up 复习;重温

　　- I brushed up my French last night.

　　昨晚我复习了法文。

　　②构词：toothbrush n. 牙刷

　　burn (burned, burned或burnt, burnt) v. ①烧，烧焦 ②点(灯) n. 烧伤，灼伤

　　[特征]

　　- He burnt all the garden rubbish.

　　他把花园中的垃圾全烧掉了。

　　- He burnt the candles on the cake.

　　他点燃蛋糕上的蜡烛。

　　- He burned his tongue with red pepper.

　　他的舌头被红辣椒辣得很难受。

　　- She died of the burns that she received in the fire.

　　她死于火灾中所受的灼伤。

　　[贴心叮咛]

　　burn是中学阶段非常重要的一个单词，要仔细琢磨它的用法，另外它的词组也非常重要。

　　[备考必背]

　　①虽然burn的过去式和过去分词既可用burned也可用burnt，但两者是有区别的。作定语时要用过去分词burnt，而不用burned。如：

　　(误)a burned house

　　(正)a burnt house

　　一座被烧毁的房子

　　②重要词组

　　burn down 把……烧成平地，烧光

　　- The house was burnt down.

　　房子被烧成灰烬。

　　burn out 熄灭;烧坏

　　- The fire burnt out.

　　炉火熄灭了。

　　burn... to the ground 把……烧光(烧成平地)

　　- The house was burnt to the ground.

　　房子被烧成平地。

　　burst (burst, burst) v. 爆裂，爆发 n. 突然破裂，爆发

　　[特征]

　　- The pipe burst and water spouted out.

　　管子破裂，水喷了出来。

　　- The hall was bursting with people.

　　大厅里挤满了人。

　　- When I told him about the bad news, his heart burst.

　　当我告诉他这个坏消息时，他的心都碎了。

　　- I heard a burst of laughter in the room.

　　我听到房间里发出一阵笑声。

　　[贴心叮咛]

　　burst是个非常重要的单词，因为它的词组较多且容易混淆，所以常委各类考试所偏爱。

　　[备考必背] 重要词组

　　burst into tears/laughter 突然大哭/大笑

　　- I don't know why she burst into tears.

　　我不知道她为什么突然大哭起来。

　　burst out cryjing/laughing 突然大哭/大笑

　　- They burst out laughing when they heard the news.

　　他们听到这个消息后突然大笑起来。

　　burst into 突然闯入

　　- Her husband burst into the room.

　　她的丈夫突然闯入了房间。

　　burst forth 突然发生/爆发

　　- His anger burst forth like a fire.

　　他的怒火突然像火一样迸发出来。

　　bury vt. 埋葬，掩埋

　　[特征]

　　- Many workers were buried underground when there was an accident at the mine.

　　矿上发生意外事故时，许多矿工都被埋在了地下。

　　[贴心叮咛]

　　bury这个单词很容易理解，大家要记住这里的重要词组。

　　[备考必背]

　　①重要词组：bury oneself in (doing)... 埋头于……

　　- He buried himself in his work.

　　他埋头于自己的工作。

　　②派生词：burial n. 埋葬;葬礼

　　a burial service 葬礼

　　- His burial took place last Sunday.

　　他的葬礼上礼拜天举行了。