A: Why are you home from work? It is early.
B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to breach my contract.
breach
n. 1.破壞,違反;2.(關(guān)系的)破裂,不和; 3. 缺口,裂口
vt. 1.攻破, 在…造成缺口; 2.破壞,違反
A: Sorry I am late, there was a breakdown on the road.
B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.
breakdown
n. 1.垮臺(tái),破裂;2.(健康,精神等)衰竭,衰弱; 3.(機(jī)器等的)損壞,故障; 4分類
A: Finally, a breakthrough in my science experiment.
B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.
breakthrough
n. 突破,突破性進(jìn)展,重要的新發(fā)現(xiàn)
A: Will you put the tea on to brew please?
B: Sure, in a few minutes.
A: After failing the exam he brewed for four days.
B: And is he feeling better now?
A: Is this a strong brew?
B: No, it is fairly weak.
brew
vt. 1.釀造(啤酒); 2.沖泡(茶,咖啡等)
vi. 1.(茶,咖啡等)沖泡; 2.醞釀,行將發(fā)生
n. 沖泡(或釀造)的飲料
A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.
B: I hope that you did not accept it.
B: 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(duì),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(shù))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(gè)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(wèn)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)
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