备考资料:托福考试词汇研究-Unit6
blush v.害羞;脸红 [blyscan]
bluster v.狂吹;咆哮 [16th c.: ult. imit.]
bode v.预示 [ bodian boda messenger送信的人,信差,报信者]
bog n.沼泽;泥塘
boggle v.n.惊跳;畏缩不前 [prob dial boggle BOGEY(高尔夫)以高于标准杆数(par)一杆入<洞> BOGY似沼泽的;多沼泽的 BOG] [湿地,沼泽 陷于泥淖;变得动弹不得]
bogus a.假的;伪造的 [19th-c. word]
boisterous a.喧闹的 [var of boistous]
bolster v.支持;援助;垫木 [20th c.: orig. uncert.]
bolt n.闩门;螺钉脱党 [ bulter, bulete]
bombardment n.炮击 [bombard 炮轰;轰炸 The artillery ~ed the enemy all day炮兵终日炮轰敌人;质问 med.L bombarda a] [stone-throwing engine: BOMB]
bombastic a.夸大的 [earlier bombace cotton wool bombax -acis alt bombyx; bombast大话;夸大的]
bonanza n.富矿带;幸运物;幸运 [orig = fair weather,bonus good]
bondage n.奴役;囚禁 [ bondagium: infl by BOND 束缚;连结物;盟约;联盟]
bonfire n.(庆祝或信号)大沟火;火 [earlier bonefire BONE (bones being the chief material formerly used) + FIRE]
bonnet n.妇女帽;共谋者 [ bonet short for chapel de bonet cap of some kind
of material(medL bonetus)]
bonny a.美丽的;健康的 [16th c: perhbon good =bonnie]
bonus n.奖金;分红;退还款项 [ bonus, bonum good (thing)]
boom v.n.响声;忽然兴隆;宣传
booming a.景气的;受欢迎的;隆隆响 [~ toy sales 日趋兴隆的玩具销售]
boon n.恩惠;愉快的;温和的 [ (orig. = jolly, congenial) bon bonus good]
boor n.农民;乡下人;粗野的人 [bur or Du boer farmer: cf BOWER =Boer boorish粗野的]
boost v.推动 [booster 援助者;升压机;推进器]
booth n.摊棚;电话亭
bootless a.无用的 [botleas(BOOT, LESS)BOOT( "利益")to boot 另外,加之,而且 (常~s)
长靴,长统鞋,半长 靴],[高腰鞋 5(the ~)(俚)解雇,革职,开革]
booze v.酒宴;饮酒 [earlier bouse, bowse,busen drink to excess]
bore v.n.钻孔;使厌;无聊的人
boreal a.北的;北风的 [borealis Boreas god ofthe north wind]
boredom n.无聊;令人厌烦的事物
bosom n.胸;怀中;爱情;拥抱
botany n.植物学(书) [botanic botanique or botanicus botanikos botane plant botanical植物的;植物学的]
botch v.拙笨地修补;糟蹋 [botcher 扭劣的工匠;笨手笨脚的人]
bouillon n.肉汤;牛肉汤 [bouillir to boil]
boulder n.圆石头;玉石 [short for boulderstone, Scand]
boulevard n.林荫大道
boundary n.界限,范围 [dial. bounder BOUND + -ER perh. after limitary]
bounteous a.慷慨的;宽大的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY after plenteous(诗)=plentiful]
bountiful a.大方的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY ("好东西")慷慨,好施,博爱,仁爱,宽大 after plenteous BOUNTY+] [FUL bounteous慷慨的,宽大的]
bounty n.慷慨,宽大;赠与 [ bonitas -tatis bonus good]