A: The concert was incredible, the lead singer nearly blazed the house down with his energy. B: Gosh, it sounds almost dangerous. blaze vi. 1.熊熊燃烧,着火; 2.发(强)光,放光彩; 3.迸发,爆发 n. 1.火焰,烈火; 2.光辉,强烈(或眩目)的光; 3.迸发,爆发; 4.灿烂,炫耀 blaze a trail 开拓道路,作先导 A: Have you cleaned the bath yet? B: No, sorry. I ran out of bleach. bleach n. 漂白剂 v. (使)变白,漂白 A: Winter is my favourite season. B: Oh, winters are too bleak for me, I prefer autumn. bleak a. 1.没有希望的,凄凉的; 2.荒凉的; 3.寒冷刺骨的 A: My grandmother used to bless herself every time she passes a church. B: She must have been very religious. bless vt. 1.(with) 使有幸得到,使具有; 2.为…祈神赐福(或保佑) A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year? B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by blight. blight n. 1.(植物等)枯萎病; 2.造成破坏(或损坏)的因素 vt. 破坏,摧残 A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small. B: Drive more slowly then! A: With each blink I get older. B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing. blink vi. 1.眨眼睛; 2.闪亮,闪烁 n. 眨眼睛,一瞬间 on the blink (机器等)坏了,出故障 A: Did anybody witness the accident? B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street. blonde a. 金发的 n. 金发女子 A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist. B: She must have practiced very hard. blossom n. (尤指果树的)花 vi. 1.(植物)开花; 2.(out, into)发展,长成 in (full) blossom 正开着花 A: I think this artist is very talented. B: I don’t . I think he just blots the paper with colour. blot vt. 1.(用墨水等)弄脏; 2.(用吸墨纸)吸干 n. 污点,污渍 blot out 1.把…弄模糊,遮蔽; 2.完全清除(思想,记忆) A: We shall see the blueprints to start working on the building in September. B: OK, I shall get to work straight away. blueprint n. 蓝图,行动计划 A: Did James tell you what happened yesterday? B: Yes, but I am not sure if it was a lie of a bluff. bluff v. 虚张声势,吓唬 n. 1.虚张声势;2.悬崖,峭壁 a. 直率的,坦率的,粗率的 call sb. bluff 要求某人摊牌,向某人挑战 A: Oops, I’ve made a blunder. B: Don’t worry, we can fix it. blunder n. (因无知,粗心等造成的)错误 vi. 1.跌跌撞撞地走,慌乱地走; 2.犯错误 A: Do you not know how to cut bread? B: Of course I do, but this knife is blunt. blunt a. 1.钝的; 2.率直的,直言不讳的 vt. 1.使迟钝,使减弱; 2.使钝 A: Do you remember your first birthday? B: No, it is all a blur. A: He blurred the corners of the picture to make it look old. B: He did a good job of it. blur n. 模糊,模糊的东西 v. (使)变模糊 |