第十二週(看電影)五個單字

2013/11/29

1. blockade: the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out
The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted in May 1949.

2. blush: to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment:
 I always blush when I speak in public.

3. blurred: difficult to understand or separate clearly
Do you agree that male and female roles are becoming blurred?

4. bond: a close connection joining two or more people
There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.

5. boned: having bones of the type mentioned:
She is big-boned, but she's not fat

2013/12/2

1. boon: something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.

2. bore: to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest
"Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

3. botch: to spoil something by doing it badly
 We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

4. bouncy: able to bounce
This ball's not very bouncy.

5. boundary: a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something
The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia

2013/12/3

1. bow: to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform
They bowed to the Queen.

2. boycott: to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
 People were urged to boycott the country's products.

3. brace: something that connects, fastens, makes stronger, or supports
I had to wear a brace (US usually braces) for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager.

4. braid: a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads that is fixed onto clothes, uniforms, or other things made of cloth, as a decoration:
The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads)

5. brake: device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work: She had no brakes on her bicycle.

2013/12/4

1. brag: to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own:
 She's always bragging about how much money she earns.

2. braid: a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads that is fixed onto clothes, uniforms, or other things made of cloth, as a decoration:
 The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads).

3. brass: a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc:
The door handles were made of brass.

4. breach: an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship:
They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement.

5. breadth: the distance from one side to another:
The length of this box is twice its breadth.

2013/12/5

1. breast: either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby:
When a woman becomes pregnant her breasts tend to grow larger.

2. bristle: a short, stiff hair, usually one of many:
The old woman had a few grey bristles sprouting from her chin.

3. brook: a small stream:
I could hear the sound of a babbling brook.

4. bruise: an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in color, often as a result of being hit by something:
His arms and back were covered in bruises.

5. brutal: cruel, violent, and completely without feelings:
He had presided over a brutal regime in which thousands of people had 'disappeared'.