a bequest of $ 750,000 一笔七十五万美元的遗产 yìbǐ qīshíwǔwàn Měiyuán de yíchǎn
berate v 训斥 xùnchì, 痛骂 tòngmà
bereaved I adj 丧失亲人的 sàngshī qīnrén de
a bereaved mother 失去孩子的母亲 shīqù háizi de mǔqin II n 丧失亲人的人 sàngshī qīnrén de rén
bereft adj 1 丧失了亲人的 sàngshī le qīnrén de 2 缺乏的 quēfá de
beret n 贝雷帽 bèiléimào [m. wd 顶 dǐng]
berry n 浆果 jiāngguǒ
berserk adj 狂怒的 kuángnù de
to go berserk 变得狂怒 biàn de kuángnù, [气得+] 发疯 [qì dé+] fāfēng
berth n 1 停泊位 tíngbó wèi, 锚地 máodì 2 卧铺 wòpù
beset (pt & pp beset) v 不断困扰 búduàn kùnrǎo
to be beset with difficulties 困难重重 kùnnan chóngchóng
beside prep 在⋯旁边 zài...pángbiān □ Come and sit beside me! 来，坐在我旁边。Lái, zuò zài wǒ páng biān.
besides I prep 除了 chúle □ Besides Professor Smith four other people are on the committee. 除了史密斯教授，委员会还有四个人。Chúle Shǐmìsī jiàoshòu, wěiyuánhuì háiyǒu sì ge rén. II adv 而且 érqiě □ The new car is expensive, and besides, the style is not to my liking. 这辆新车太贵了，再说，式样我也不喜欢。Zhè liàng xīn chē tài guì le, zàishuō, shìyàng wǒ yě bù xǐhuan.
besiege v 围困 wéikùn
best I adj 最好的 zuìhǎo de □ This is the best outcome. 这样的结局最好。Zhèyàng de jiéjú zuìhǎo.
best man 男傧相 nánbīnxiàng II adv 最好地 zuìhǎo de
as best as one can 尽可能 jìnkěnéng III n 最好的人（或事）zuìhǎo de rén (huò shì)
to do one’s best 尽力 jìnlì □ They do their best to help their children. 他们尽力帮助自己的孩子。Tāmen jìnlì bāngzhù zìjǐ de háizi.
All the best! 祝你万事如意! Zhù nǐ wànshì rúyì!
bestial adj 像禽兽一样的 [+行为] xiàng qínshòu yíyàng de [+xíngwéi], 极其残忍的 jíqí cánrěn de
bestow v 给予 jǐyǔ, 授予 [+名誉学位] shòuyǔ [+míngyù xuéwèi]
bestseller n 畅销书 chàngxiāoshū [m. wd 本 běn], 畅销货 chàngxiāohuò [m. wd 件 jiàn]
bet (pt & pp bet) v（打）赌 (dǎ) dǔ □ I bet you $50 that my team will win. 我们队准赢，我跟你赌五十块钱。Wǒmen duì zhǔn yíng, wǒ gēn nǐ dǔ wǔshí kuài qián.
betray v 背叛 [+朋友] bèipàn [+péngyou]
betrayal n 背叛 bèipàn
better I adj 比较好 bǐjiào hǎo, 更好 gènghǎo □ There must be a better way. 肯定有更好的办法。Kěndìng yǒu gènghǎo de bànfǎ.
one’s better half 妻子（或丈夫）qīzi (huò zhàngfu)
Better late than never. 晚做比不做好。Wǎn zuò bǐ bú zuò hǎo. II n 比较好的人（或事）bǐjiào hǎode (rén huò shì)
a change for the better 好转 hǎozhuǎn
to get the better of 打败 dǎbài III v 改进 gǎijìn
between I prep 在⋯之间 zài...zhījiān □ Every day she is busiest between 2 o’clock and 5 o’clock. 她每天两点到五点最忙。Tā měitiān liǎng diǎn dào wǔ diǎn zuìmáng. □ The little girl sat between her parents. 小女孩坐在爸爸妈妈中间。Xiǎo nǚhái zuò zài bàba māma zhōngjiān. II adv 在中间 zài zhōngjiān
beverage n 饮料 [+茶、咖啡等] yǐnliào [+chá, kāfēi děng] [m. wd 杯 bēi]
beware v 谨防 [+骗子] jǐnfáng [+piànzi]
Beware of pickpockets. 谨防扒手。Jǐnfáng páshǒu.
bewilder v 使迷惑 shǐ míhuo, 使糊涂 shǐ hútu
feel bewildered 感到迷惑 gǎndào míhuo, 感到糊涂 gǎndào hútu
bewitch adj 施魔力 shī mólì, 使着迷 shǐzháo mí
bewitching smile 迷人的微笑 mírén de wēixiào
beyond I prep 在 [+大墙以外] zài [+dà qiáng yǐwài] □ Beyond the mountains is a forest. 大山的那边，是一片森林。Dà shān de nàbiān, shì yí piàn sēnlín. II adv 更远 gèng yuǎn, 再往前 zài wǎngqián
bias n 偏见 piānjiàn, 偏爱 piān’ài
biased adj 偏袒的 piāntǎn de, 有偏见的 yǒupiān jiàn de
bib n 围嘴 wéi zuǐ
Bible n 圣经 Shèngjīng [m. wd 本 běn]
bibliography n 书目 shūmù, 参考书目 cānkǎo shūmù [m. wd 份 fèn]
biceps n 二头肌 èrtóujī
bicker v 吵嘴 chǎozuǐ, 口角 kǒujué
bicycle I n 自行车 zìxíngchē [m. wd 辆 liàng] □ You should lock your bicycle. 你应该把自行车锁上。Nǐ yīnggāi bǎ zìxíngchē suǒshang. II v 骑自行车 qí zìxíngchē
bid I n 1 出价 chūjià
a bid of $200 for the antique chair 出价两百元买一把古董椅子 chūjià liǎngbǎi yuán mǎi yì bǎ gǔdǒng yǐzi 2 投标 tóubiāo
bids for building a nuclear power plant 建造核电站的投标 jiànzào hédiànzhàn de tóubiāo II v (pt & pp bid) 1 出价 chūjià
to bid $200 for the antique chair 出价两百元买一把古董椅子 chūjià liǎngbǎi yuán mǎi yì bǎ gǔdǒng yǐzi 2 叫牌 jiàopái
bidding n 出价 chūjià, 投标 tóubiāo
at the bidding of … 听⋯的吩咐 tīng...de fēnfù
bide v 等待 děngdài
to bide one’s time 等待机会 děngdài jīhuì
biennial adj 两年一次的 liǎng nián yícì de
bifocals n 双光眼镜 shuāngguāng yǎnjìng [m. wd 副 fù]
big adj 大 dà □ Both China and the U.S. are very big countries. 中国和美国都是大国。Zhōngguó hé Měiguó dōu shì dà guó.
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