托福考试词汇向导（之二）

bulb n.球茎;灯泡 [L bulbus

bulge n.桶腰凸出部份;膨胀 [ME

bulk n.大小;容积;船舱 [sense 'cargo'

bullion n.金块;银块 [AF = mint, var of OF bouillon ult

bullshit n.胡说 [BULL + SHIT]

bully n.恶霸;流氓;罐头牛肉 [F bouilli boiled beef

bullyrag v.恐吓,欺凌

bulwark n.堡垒;防御 [ME

bum n.游荡者;懒鬼

[prob abbr or back-form

bumble v.说话含糊 [BOOM+-LE: partly

bumblebee n.大黄蜂

bummer n.无赖;游民;游荡者 [19th c.: perh.

bumper n.缓冲挡;满杯;丰收;客满

bumpkin n.土包子;乡下人 [perh Du boomken little tree or MDu bommekijn little barrel]

bumptious a.傲慢的;唐突的 [BUMP 冲突;扑通;隆起部分, after FRACTIOUS 易怒的;乖僻的;难驾驭的]

bumpy a.坑洼不平的;崎岖的 [a ~ road 崎岖不平的路 have a ~ ride 乘车颠簸而行]

bun n.面包;卷发;兔;栗鼠

bungle v.n.拙劣地工作;失败 [imit.: c

buoy n.浮标;救生圈; 支持;浮上 [ME prob

buoyant a.能浮的,有浮力;轻快的 [F buoyant or Sp. boyante part. of boyar float< boya BUOY]

bureaucracy n.官僚政治 [F bureaucratie: BUREAU(美)(政府机关的)局((英)department)]

burgeon v.突然成长;萌芽 [ME

burglar n.夜贼;夜盗 [legal AF burgler, rel. to OF burgier pillage. ~ alarm 防盗警报器]

burial n.埋葬;葬礼

[ME, erron. formed as sing. of OE byrgels

burlesque v.用文字、图画模仿以讽喻 [F

burly a.结实的;粗壮的;率直的 [ME borli prob