英语六级词汇天天记：看对话记单词（12）

A: I beckoned him to come, but he refused to move.

B: Perhaps you were not polite enough.

beckon v. 示意；召唤

A: Watch out, there is a beetle crawling under your leg.

B: Ah, I hate insects.

beetle n. 甲虫

A: You should have telephoned me beforehand when you knew you were going to be late.

B: I am sorry, but my mobile phone is broken.

beforehand ad. 预先，事先

A: There is no need to bellow orders at me.

B: Sorry, but I did not think that you would hear me unless I shouted.

A: The fire is going out. What should I do?

B: Use the bellows to blow air onto it.

bellow vi. 1. 咆哮，怒吼；2. (公牛般地)吼叫

vt. 大声发出，大声喝道

n. 1. 喊声，咆哮；2. [~ s]风箱

A: I have a pain in my belly.

B: Well, you should have bad breakfast.

belly n. 肚子,腹部

A: Thank you for the beautiful present, you are far too benevolent.

B: You are most welcome. Kindness is not a complaint.

benevolent a. 仁慈的，善意的,慈善的

A: The test results have come back and the lump was benign.

B: Thanks, Doctor. I was so worried.

benign a. 1.善良的，慈祥的；2. (肿瘤等)良性的，无危险的

 A: My little brother has barricaded himself into his bedroom and refused to come out.

B: Don’t worry, when he gets hungry he will come out.

A: The old town walls were initially built as barricades to keep the enemy out.

B: It is a shame that they have been so badly damaged!

barricade n. 路障，栅栏，障碍

vt. 设路障于，挡住

A: Do you have a basement in your house?

B: Yes, but we only use it for storage.

basement n. 地下室

A: This music is terrible.

B: I think that it is just because the bass is too loud.

bass n. 1. 男低音，低声部，低音乐器，2. 鲈鱼

A: I once read a book about an unwanted bastard child that was left to grow up alone in a forest.

B: I think that I may have read that one also.

bastard n. 1. 坏蛋，混蛋；2. 私生子

A: There is a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen.

B: I am glad that you like it, I have just made a batch of biscuits.

batch n. 1.一批，一组，一群； 2. 一批生产量

A: The woman was horribly battered by her husband.

B: How awful, I hope that she left him.

A: Do you like pancakes?

B: No, and nothing else that is made out of batter.

batter v. 连续猛击

n. (用鸡蛋，牛奶等调制的)面糊

A: Where did you buy your necklace?

B: Oh, I just bought the beads and made it myself.

bead n. 1.小珠子；2.(水，血，汗的)小滴