备考资料:托福考试词汇研究-Unit6
bugle n.喇叭
bulb n.球茎;灯泡 [ bulbus bolbos onion bulbous 球根的;球根状的]
bulge n.桶腰凸出部份;膨胀 [ boulge, bouge bulga: BUDGET]
bulk n.大小;容积;船舱 [sense 'cargo'OIcel sense 'mass' etc perh alt obs bouk(BUCK)]
bullion n.金块;银块 [mint, var of OF bouillon bullire boil]
bullshit n.胡说 [BULL + SHIT]
bully n.恶霸;流氓;罐头牛肉 [ bouilli boiled beef bouillir BOIL bullyboy 暴徒,保镳;政治流氓]
bullyrag v.恐吓,欺凌
bulwark n.堡垒;防御 [ MDu bolwerk: BOLE树干(trunk), WORK]
bum n.游荡者;懒鬼[prob abbr or back-form BUMMER 讨厌之事 (状况) ;失望;失败(吸毒等)非常不愉快的经历 (事件, 面)]
bumpkin 乡下人,乡巴佬,土包子;粗鲁的人
bumble v.说话含糊 [partly bumble = blunderer饭桶,冒失鬼]
bumblebee n.大黄蜂
bummer n.无赖;游民;游荡者 [19th c.: perh. Bummler]
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.: BUMBLE]
buoy n.浮标;救生圈; 支持;浮上 [ bo(e)ye, boia collar boeiai
ox-hides buoyancy 浮力;乐观的气质;(行情)上涨] [buoyant易浮的;快乐的]
buoyant a.能浮的,有浮力;轻快的 [ buoyant or Sp. boyante part. of boyar float boya BUOY]
bureaucracy n.官僚政治 [ bureaucratie: BUREAU(美)(政府机关的)局((英)department)]
burgeon v.突然成长;萌芽 [ bor-, burjon burra wool]
burglar n.夜贼;夜盗 [legal AF burgler, rel. to burgier pillage. ~ alarm防盗警报器]
burial n.埋葬;葬礼[ erron. formed as sing. of byrgels : rel. to BURY. ~ ground 埋葬地,墓地. ~ service 葬礼 [式]
burlesque v.用文字、图画模仿以讽喻 [ burlesco burla mockery笑柄;虚假;赝品;模仿]
burly a.结实的;粗壮的;率直的 [ borli prob an form = 'fit for the bower'(BOWER)]
burnish v.光辉;光泽 [ burnir = brunir brun BROWN]
burrow n.v.洞穴;潜伏;探索 [ app var of BOROUGH( "有城堡的地方 (城镇)")(从前的)自治市镇]
bushed a.被草丛笼罩的;疲倦的
buskin n.悲剧演员的短统靴;悲剧 [prob. bouzequin, var. of bro(u)sequin]
buss n.v.接吻 [earlier bass (n. & v.): baiser basiare]
bust n.半身像 [orig a(dial)pronunc of BURST<炸弹等>爆炸;<水泡、栗子等>爆裂]
bustle v.到处乱跑;喧躁;催促
buttress n.拱壁;支持物[(ars)bouterez thrusting(arch) bouteret<bouter
BUTT连接两端;接界;残余部分;靶;嘲笑对象;以 头撞,以角抵,顶
buxom a.活泼的 [earlier sense pliant: stem of bugan BOW+-SOME]
buzz v.n.嗡嗡声;蜂鸣
bye a.n.附属的;偶然的;秘密的 [ as noun]
bypass v.省略
byre n.牛房 [ byre: perh rel to BOWER]
byte n.(电脑)字节(八bit组成) [20th c.: perh. based on BIT and BITE]