Unit 6
blush v.害臊;脸红 [blyscan]
bluster1 v.狂吹;咆哮 [16th c.: ult. imit.]
bode2 v.预示 [ bodianboda messenger送信的人,信差,报信者]
bog3 n.沼泽;泥塘
boggle v.n.惊跳;畏缩不前 [probdial boggle BOGEY以高于标准杆数一杆入洞 BOGY似沼泽的;多沼泽的 BOG] [湿地,沼泽 陷于泥淖;变得动弹不能]
bogus a.假的;伪造的 [19th-c. word]
boisterous4 a.喧闹的 [var of boistous]
bolster5 v.支持;援助;垫木 [20th c.: orig. uncert.]
bolt n.闩门;螺钉脱党 [ bulter, bulete]
bombardment n.炮击 [bombard 炮轰;轰炸 The artillery6 ~ed the enemy all day炮兵终日炮轰敌人;质问 med.L bombarda a] [stone-throwing engine: BOMB]
bombastic7 a.夸大的 [earlier bombace cotton wool bombax -acis alt bombyx; bombast大话;夸大的]
bonanza8 n.富矿带;幸运物;幸运 [orig = fair weather,bonus good]
bondage9 n.奴役;囚禁 [ bondagium: infl by BOND 束缚;连结物;盟约;网盟]
bonfire n.大沟火;火 [earlier bonefire BONE + FIRE]
bonnet11 n.妇女帽;共谋者 [ bonet short for chapel12 de bonet cap of some kind
of material]
bonny a.漂亮的;健康的 [16th c: perhbon good =bonnie]
bonus n.奖金;分红;退还款项 [ bonus, bonum good ]
boom v.n.响声;突然兴隆;宣传
booming a.景气的;受青睐的;隆隆响 [~ toy sales 日趋兴隆的玩具销售]
boon13 n.恩惠;愉快的;温和的 [ bon bonus good]
boor14 n.农民;乡下人;粗野的人 [bur or Du boer farmer: cf BOWER15 =Boer boorish粗野的]
boost v.推进 [booster 援助者;升压机;推进器]
booth n.摊棚;电话亭
bootless a.无用的 [botleasBOOTto boot 另外,加之,而且
长靴,长统鞋,半长 靴],[高腰鞋 5解雇,革职,开革]
booze v.酒宴;饮酒 [earlier bouse, bowse,busen drink to excess]
bore v.n.钻孔;使厌;无聊的人
boreal a.北的;北风的 [borealis Boreas god ofthe north wind]
boredom16 n.无聊;让人厌烦的事物
bosom17 n.胸;怀中;爱情;拥抱
botany n.植物学 [botanic botanique or botanicus botanikos botane plant botanical植物的;植物学的]
botch v.拙笨地修补;糟蹋 [botcher 扭劣的工匠;笨手笨脚的人]
bouillon n.肉汤;牛肉汤 [bouillir to boil]
boulder18 n.圆石头;玉石 [short for boulderstone, Scand]
boulevard n.林荫大道
boundary n.界限,范围 [dial. bounder BOUND + -ER perh. after limitary]
bounteous19 a.慷慨的;宽大的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY20 after plenteous=plentiful]
bountiful a.大方的 [ bontif bonte BOUNTY 慷慨,好施,博爱,仁爱,宽大 after plenteous BOUNTY+] [FUL bounteous慷慨的,宽大的]
bounty n.慷慨,宽大;赠与 [ bonitas -tatis bonus good]