A: The food that I cook is usually very bland.
B: No, I think it is quite spicy actually.
bland a. 1. 溫和的,無動于衷的;2. (食物)清淡的,枯燥乏味的
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. 熊熊燃燒,著火;2. 發(fā)(強)光,放光彩;3. 迸發(fā),爆發(fā)
n. 1. 火焰,烈火;2. 光輝,強烈(或眩目)的光;3. 迸發(fā),爆發(fā);4. 燦爛,炫耀
blaze a trail 開拓道路,作先導
A: Have you cleaned the bath yet?
B: No, sorry. I ran out of bleach.
bleach n. 漂白劑
v. (使)變白,漂白
A: Winter is my favourite season.
B: Oh, winters are too bleak for me, I prefer autumn.
bleak a. 1. 沒有希望的,凄涼的;2. 荒涼的;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. 為…祈神賜福(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. 造成破壞(或損壞)的因素
vt. 破壞,摧殘
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. 閃亮,閃爍
n. 眨眼睛,一瞬間
on the blink (機器等)壞了,出故障
A: Did anybody witness the accident?
B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.
blonde a. 金發(fā)的
n. 金發(fā)女子
A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.
B: She must have practiced very hard.
blossom n. (尤指果樹的)花
vi. 1. (植物)開花;2. (out, into)發(fā)展,長成
in (full) blossom 正開著花
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)弄臟;2. (用吸墨紙)吸干
n. 污點,污漬
blot out 1. 把……弄模糊,遮蔽;2. 完全清除(思想,記憶)
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. 藍圖,行動計劃
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. 虛張聲勢,嚇唬
n. 1. 虛張聲勢;2. 懸崖,峭壁
a. 直率的,坦率的,粗率的
call sb. bluff 要求某人攤牌,向某人挑戰(zhàn)
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