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英语六级词汇天天记:看对话记单词(17)

2013-05-26来源:新东方

英语六级词汇天天记

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. (陆军编制单位);2. 

A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.

B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.

brim n. 1. 帽檐;2. (容器的)边缘

vi. 注满,充溢

brim over (with) 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. (悬崖,河流等的)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(因惊惧等)直立

bristle with 密集,充满,被布满

A: Don’t 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. (声音)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(艺术)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. (on, over, about)沉思,考虑;2. 孵蛋

n. 1. (雏鸡等)一窝;2. (一个家庭)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, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?

brook n. 小溪

vt. [常用于否定句或疑问句]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. (牛,羊等)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: Don’t listen to him then.

bruise n. 1. 青肿挫伤;2. (水果等的)伤痕,擦痕

vt. 1. 打青,使受淤伤;2. 挫伤,伤害(感情等)

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