英語六級詞匯天天記：看對話記單詞（17）

英語六級詞匯天天記：看對話記單詞匯總

　　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…行賄，買通

　　n. 賄賂，行賄物

　　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. 旅(陸軍編制單位);2. 隊，組

　　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)邊，邊緣

　　vi. 注滿，充溢

　　brim over (with) 充滿，洋溢

　　A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.

　　B: What changed your mind?

　　brink n. (懸崖，河流等的)邊緣，邊沿

　　on the brink of 瀕臨，處于…邊緣

　　A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!

　　B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.

　　brisk a. 1. 輕快的，生氣勃勃的;2. 興隆的，繁忙活躍的;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. 短而硬的毛發(fā)，刷子毛

　　vi. 1. 被激怒，怒發(fā)沖冠;2. 毛發(fā)(因驚懼等)直立

　　bristle with 密集，充滿，被布滿

　　A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.

　　B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.

　　brittle a. 1. 易碎的，易損壞的;2. 脆弱的，靠不住的;3. 冷淡的，不友好的;4. (聲音)尖厲的

　　A: What place did you come in in the race?

　　B: Third. I won a bronze.

　　bronze n. 1. 青銅;2. 青銅色，古銅色;3. 青銅(藝術)制品，銅牌

　　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，考慮;2. 孵蛋

　　n. 1. (雛雞等)一窩;2. (一個家庭)全體孩子

　　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. [常用于否定句或疑問句]容忍，忍受

　　A: Where were you this afternoon?

　　B: In the bookshop, just browsing.

　　browse vi. 1. 隨意翻閱，瀏覽;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. 青腫，挫傷;2. (水果等的)傷痕，擦痕

　　vt. 1. 打青，使受淤傷;2. 挫傷，傷害(感情等)

　　A: That was a brutal crime.

　　B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

　　brutal a. 1. 野獸般的，殘忍的;2. 無情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的

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