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Beeb / bi:b; bib/ n the Beeb [sing] (infml 口) the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 英国广播 公司. beech / bi:tF; bitF/ n (a) [C] (also `beech tree) type of tree with smooth bark, shiny leaves and small triangular nuts 山毛榉. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 之插图, page i. (b) [U] its wood 其木材. beef / bi:f; bif/ n 1 (a) [U] flesh of an ox, a bull or a cow, used as meat （食用）牛肉: [attrib 作定语] beef cattle, ie those bred and reared for their meat 菜牛（饲养以供肉食的牛）. (b) [C] (pl beeves/ bi:vz; bivz/) ox, etc bred for meat 菜牛. 2 [U] (infml 口) muscular strength 体力: He's got plenty of beef. 他力气很大. 3 [C] (pl beefs) (sl 俚) grumble; complaint 怨言; 牢骚. beef v. (sl 俚) 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth/sb) grumble; complain 抱怨; 发牢骚: What are you beefing about now? 你在发甚麽牢骚? 2 (phr v) beef sth up (infml 口esp US) add force or weight to sth 加强; 加重: The new evidence beefed up their case. 有了新的证据, 他们的理由更充足了. beefy adj. (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) having a strong muscular body 身强体壮的; 肌肉发达的: He's big and beefy. 他身材魁梧, 肌肉发达. beefiness n [U]. beefburger / 5bi:fb\:gE(r); `bif9b[-L/ n hamburger 汉堡包. beefsteak n. thick piece of beef for grilling, etc 牛排. beef tea drink, usu for people who are ill, made by boiling beef in water 牛肉汁（通常作病人进补用）. beefeater / 5bi:fi:tE(r); `bif9itL/ n (Brit) guard at the Tower of London; Yeoman of the Guard 伦敦塔 的卫兵; 英王仪仗卫士. been pp of be. been NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Been is used as the past participle of both `be' and `go' *been 用作 `be'和`go'两字的过去分词: I've never been seriously ill (be). 我从未得过大病（动词原形为 be）. * I've never been to London (go). 我从未去过伦敦（动词原形为 go）. Gone is also a past participle of `go' *gone 也是`go'的过去分词: They've been to the cinema means that they went and have returned. ｀他们去过电影院＇意思是他们去了而且已回来了. They've gone to the cinema means that they went and are not back yet. ｀他们去电影院了＇意思是他们去了但是还没回来. beep / bi:p; bip/ n short high-pitched sound, as made by a car horn or by electronic equipment （汽车 喇叭或电子设备所发出的）嘟嘟声, 哔哔声. beep v. [I] make this sound 发嘟嘟声; 发哔哔声: The computer beeps regularly. 计算机发出有规 律的哔哔声. beer / bIE(r); bIr/ n 1 (a) [U] alcoholic drink made from malt and flavoured with hops, etc 啤酒: a barrel, bottle, glass of beer 一桶、瓶、杯啤酒 * [attrib 作定语] a `beer glass 啤酒杯. (b) [C] type of beer 啤酒的一种: beers brewed in Germany 产于德国的啤酒. (c) [C] glass of beer 一杯啤酒: Two beers, please. 劳驾, 来两杯啤酒. 2 [U, C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) other fermented drink made from roots, etc 用植物的根等经过发酵制成的其他饮料: ,ginger-`beer. 3 (idm 习语) ,beer and `skittles pleasure; amusement 欢乐; 吃喝玩乐: Marriage isn't all beer and skittles, ie isn't always free of trouble. 婚姻生活并不尽是吃喝玩乐（有时也免不了有些烦恼）. small beer => small. beery / 5bIErI; `bIrI/ adj like or smelling of beer 似啤酒的; 啤酒味的: a beery taste, smell 啤酒的 味道、气味* beery men 身上有啤酒味的人. beer-mat n. small, usu cardboard, table-mat for a beer glass 啤酒杯垫（通常由硬纸板制成）. beeswax / 5bi:zwAks; `biz9wAks/ n [U] yellowish wax made by bees for building honeycombs, also used for making wood polish 蜂蜡; 黄蜡. beet / bi:t; bit/ n [U, C] 1 type of plant with a fleshy root which is used as a vegetable or for making sugar 甜菜. 2 (US) = beet. beetle / 5bi:tl; `bitl/ n any of several types of insect, often large and black, with hard wing-cases 甲虫. beetle v. (phr v) beetle along, about, away, off, etc (infml 口) move along, etc quickly, either on foot or in a car; hurry 急速移动（步行或乘车）; 急急忙忙: The kids beetled off home. 孩子们急急忙 忙回家去了. beetle / 5bi:tl; `bitl/ n tool like a hammer, with a heavy head for beating, crushing, etc 槌子; 夯. beetling / 5bi:tlIN; `bitlIN/ adj [attrib 作定语] over-hanging; jutting out 悬垂的; 突出的: beetling cliffs 悬崖. beetroot / 5bi:tru:t; `bit9rut/ (US beet) n 1 [U, C] dark red fleshy root of the beet plant, eaten as a vegetable when cooked 甜菜根. 2 (idm 习语) red as a beetroot => red. beeves pl of beef 2. befall / bI5fR:l; bI`fRl/ v (pt befell/ bI5fel; bI`fZl/, pp befallen/ bI5fR:lEn; bI`fRlEn/) [I, Tn] (used only in the 3rd person 只用于第三人称) (arch 古) happen to (sb) 降临到（某人）头上; 发生: We shall never leave you, whatever befalls. 不管发生什麽事情, 我们永远也不会离开你. * A great misfortune befell him. 一场大难降临到他的头上. befit / bI5fIt; bI`fIt/ v (-tt-) [Tn] (used only in the 3rd person 只用于第三人称) (fml 文) be right and suitable for (sb); be appropriate for 适合于（某人）; 合适: You should dress in a way that befits a woman of your position. 你的衣著应与你这种地位的妇女相称. * It ill befits a priest to act uncharitably. 当牧师而不以慈悲为怀是不合适的. befitting adj. appropriate 适当的: act with befitting modesty 谦恭得体. befittingly adv. befog / bI5fCg; bI`fB-/ v (-gg-) [Tn] confuse (sb/sth); make unclear or obscure 把（某人[某事物]） 弄糊涂; 使模糊: Old age had befogged his mind. 他老糊涂了. before / bI5fR:(r); bI`fRr/ adv at an earlier time; in the past; already 以前; 过去; 已经: You should have told me so before. 你早就应该告诉我. * It had been fine the day/week before, ie the previous day/week. 前一天[一周]天气很好（以过去某时为准的前一天[一周]）. * That had happened long before, ie a long time earlier. 那事老早就发生了（比过去某时早得多）. * I've seen that film before. 我以前看过那部影片. =>Usage at before2 用法见before2. Cf 参看 after1, afterwards. before / bI5fR:(r); bI`fRr/ prep 1 earlier than (sb/sth) 早于（某人[某事物]）; 在（某人[某事物]） 以前: before lunch 午餐前* the day before yesterday 前天* two days before Christmas 圣诞节的 前两天* The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won the silver. 他前 年赢得一枚金牌, 大前年赢得一枚银牌. * She's lived there since before the war. 她从战前就一直 住在那里. * He arrived before me. 他在我之前到达. * He taught English as his father had before him. 他教过英语, 他父亲以前也教过英语. * Something ought to have been done before now. 早就 该采取措施了. * We'll know before long, ie soon. 我们不久就会知道. * Turn left just before (ie before you reach) the cinema. 在快要到电影院时向左拐. Cf 参看after2 1. 2 (a) (with reference to position) in front of (sb/sth) （指位置）在（某人[某物]）前面: We knelt before the throne. 我们 在御座前跪下. * (fig 比喻) The task before us is not an easy one. 我们面临的任务可不轻. Cf 参看 behind2 1. (b) (with reference to order or arrangement) in front of (sb/sth); ahead of （指顺序或排列） 在（某人[某事物]）之前; 先于（某人[某事物]）: B comes before C in the alphabet. B 在字母表里 排在C 之前. * Your name comes before mine on the list. 名单上你的名字在我之前. * ladies before gentlemen 女士优先于先生* He puts his work before everything, ie regards it as more important than anything else. 他把工作放在第一位（看得比任何事都重要）. Cf 参看 after2 3. 3 in the presence of (sb) 在（某人）面前: He was brought before the judge. 他被带到法官面前. * She said it before witnesses. 她是当著证人的面说的. * He made a statement before the House of Commons. 他在下议院当众发表了一个声明. 4 (fml 文) rather than (sth); in preference to 与其..., 不如...; 宁可: death before dishonour 宁死不受辱. 5 (fml 文) under pressure from (sb/sth) 被（某人[某事 物]）所迫: Our troops recoiled before the attack. 我部队迫于敌人的进攻而后撤. * They retreated before the enemy. 他们迫于敌方压力而退却. * The ship sailed before the wind, ie with the wind blowing from behind. 轮船顺风航行. before NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 1 In front of and behind are prepositions and opposite in meaning *in front of 和behind 均用作介词, 但意思相反. They indicate the relative position of people or things 这两个词语都指人或事物的相对位置: Johnny is in front of me in the photo. 照片中约翰 尼在我的前面. * The garage is behind the house. 车房在房子的后面. * The dog ran in front of the bus. 狗在公共汽车前面跑. * The mouse ran behind the cupboard. 老鼠在柜子后面跑. 2 In front and behind are also adverbs *in front 和behind 还可作副词: I'd like to sit in front. 我愿意坐在 前面. * The taxi followed on behind. 计程车在后面跟著. 3 Before and after relate to time and can be *before 和after 可指时间, 可作 (a) adverbs 副词: the day after/before 次日[前一日] * I had met him before. 我在那事之前就见过他. * I'll see you after. (Here afterwards is more common.) 我以后再见你. （此处用afterwards 更普通.） (b) prepositions 介词: the day after/before my birthday 我生日的次日[前一日] * I'll see you after the meeting. 散会后我再见你. (c) conjunctions 连词: We had dinner after/before they arrived. 他们到达之后[之前]我们吃的饭. 4 Before and after can suggest place, especially when this is closely associated with time or order in a sequence. *before 和after 亦可指地点, 尤其用于所指的地点是与时间或先后顺序有密切关系时. I was before/after you in the queue. 我排队排在你前面[后面]. * C comes before E in the alphabet. 在字母表里C 排在E 之前. before / bI5fR:(r); bI`fRr/ conj 1 earlier than the time when （指时间）在...以前: Do it before you forget. 趁早动手, 免得忘了. * It may be many years before we meet again. 大概要过许多年我们 才能再见. * Before the week was out (ie had ended), they were dead. 那个星期还没过完他们就死 了. * It will be a long time before we finish this dictionary. 我们需要很长的时间才能把这部词典编 译完. Cf 参看 after3. 2 rather than 宁愿: I'd shoot myself before I apologized to him! 我宁死也 不向他道歉! beforehand / bI5fR:hAnd; bI`fRr9hAnd/ adv 1 in advance; in readiness; earlier 预先; 有准备地; 较早: I had made preparations beforehand. 我预先作了准备. * He warned me beforehand what to expect. 他预先提醒过我这件事. * We were aware of the problem beforehand. 我们事先就知道有 这个问题. 2 ~ (with sth) early or too early 早; 过早: She is always beforehand with the rent, ie is ready to pay it before it is due. 她总是提前把租金准备好. Cf 参看 behindhand. befriend / bI5frend; bI`frZnd/ v [Tn] act as a friend to (sb); be kind to (esp sb needing help) 对（某人） 尽朋友之道; 对（某人, 尤指需要帮助者）照顾: They befriended the young girl, providing her with food and shelter. 他们热心地照顾这个年轻的姑娘, 给她吃的、给她住处. * We were befriended by a stray dog. 有一只失散的狗倒和我们很好. befuddled / bI5fQdld; bI`fQdld/ adj made stupid; confused 搞糊涂的; 迷迷糊糊的: his befuddled mind 他那糊涂的头脑* be befuddled by drink, old age 因喝酒、年老而迷迷糊糊. beg / beg; bZ-/ v (-gg-) 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (from sb); ~ (for) sth (from/of sb) ask for (money, food, clothes, etc) as a gift or as charity; make a living in this way 乞求（金钱、食物、衣服等）; 行乞: There are hundreds begging in the streets. 街上有数以百计的乞丐. * a begging letter, ie one that asks for help, esp money 求援信（尤指要求金钱资助的）* He was so poor he had to beg (for) money from passers-by. 他穷得要向行人乞求布施. 2 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tt, Cn.t] ~ sth (of sb)/~ (sb) for sth ask earnestly or humbly (for sth) 恳求, 祈求（某事物）: Set him free, I beg (of) you! 放开他吧, 我求 求你! * May I beg a favour (of you)? 可以（请你）帮个忙吗? * He begged mercy (of the king). 他 祈求（国王）宽恕. * He begged (her) for forgiveness. 他请求（她）原谅. * The boy begged that he might be allowed/begged to be allowed to come with us. 这男孩子恳求允许他和我们一道来. * I beg (of) you not to take any risks. 我恳求你不要冒险. =>Usage at ask 用法见ask. 3 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (of a dog) stand on the hind legs with the front paws raised expectantly （指狗）用后腿站立前爪 抬起作乞求状: teach one's dog to beg (for its food) 教狗乞食. 4 (idm 习语) beg leave to do sth (fml 文) ask for permission to do sth 请求准许干某事: I beg leave to address the Council. 我请求允 许向议会发表演说. beg sb's `pardon apologize to sb for sth one had done or said, or intends to do or say, that is inconvenient for others or is considered rude in polite society 请原谅, 很抱歉（言行失当 或失礼时常作此语）. beg the `question not deal properly with the matter being discussed by assuming that a question needing an answer has been answered （假定需解决的问题已解决, 用以）回避正题: Your proposal begs the question whether a change is needed at all. 到底是否需要改革, 你的提议回 避了问题的实质. I beg to differ (used to express disagreement with sb 用以表示与某人意见不一 致): `He's clearly the best candidate.' `I beg to differ.' ｀他显然是最合适的候选人了.＇｀恕我不能 赞同.＇ go `begging (of things) be unwanted （指物）不想要的; 没人要的: If that sandwic began pt of begin. beget / bI5get; bI`-Zt/ v (-tt-; pt begot/ bI5gCt; bI`-Bt/ or, in archaic use, 古语拼作 begat/ bI5gt; bI`-At/, pp begotten/ bI5gCtn; bI`-Btn/) [Tn] 1 (arch 古) be the father of (sb) 为（某人）之父: Abraham begat Isaac. 亚伯拉罕生了以撒. 2 (fml or dated 文或旧) cause (sth); result in 产生（某 事物）; 导致: War begets misery and ruin. 战争是苦难与毁灭的祸根. beggar / 5begE(r); `bZ-L/ n 1 person who lives by begging; very poor person 乞丐; 很穷的人. 2 (infml 口) person; fellow 人; 家伙: You lucky beggar! 你这幸运的家伙! * The cheeky beggar! 不 要脸的家伙! 3 (idm 习语) ,beggars can't be `choosers (infml saying 口, 谚) when you have no choice, you must be satisfied with what is available 叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦（无选择余地, 只好有什 麽算什麽）; 饥不择食: I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't be choosers so I slept on the sofa. 我本想要张床, 但是叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦, 所以我就睡在沙发上了. beggar v. 1 [Tn] make (sb/sth) poor; impoverish; ruin 使（某人[某事物]）穷, 贫困; 毁坏: a nation beggaredby crippling taxes 困于苛捐杂税的国民. 2 (idm 习语) beggar de`scription be too extraordinary to describeadequately 难以形容: a sunset which beggared description 妙不可言的日落 景象* His conduct is so bad it beggars (all) description. 他的品行之坏不可名状. beggarly adj. 1 very poor 赤贫的; 极穷的. 2 mean; ungenerous 刻薄的; 吝啬的: a beggarly wage 菲薄的工资. beggary n. [U] extreme poverty 赤贫: be reduced to beggary 陷于极度贫困之中. begin / bI5gIn; bI`-In/ v (-nn-; pt began/ bI5gn; bI`-An/, pp begun/ bI5gQn; bI`-Qn/) 1 (a) [Tn] set (sth) in motion; start 使（某物）启动; 开始: begin work, a meeting 开始工作、开会 * The building hasn't even been begun. 这座建筑物还没有动工呢. * I began school (ie attended it for the first time) when I was five. 我五岁入学. * He has begun (ie started reading or writing) a new book. 他已开始 读（或写）一本新书. (b) [I] be set in motion; start 启动; 开始: When does the concert begin? 音乐 会什麽时候开始? * The meeting will begin at nine. 会议将在九点开始. * Building began last year. 建筑工程去年已经开始. 2 (a) [Tt] (used to indicate states of mind, or mental activities, which are starting 用以指心理状态和思维活动的开始): She began to feel dizzy. 她感到头昏眼花. * I'm beginning to understand. 我逐渐明白了. * I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我开始意识 到你永远不会来了. (b) [Tt, Tg] (used to indicate a process that is beginning, the subject being a thing, not a person 用以指一过程的开始, 主语是物而不是人): The paper was beginning to peel off the walls. 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了. * The barometer began to fall. 气压计的读数开始下降. * The water is beginning to boil. 水逐渐沸腾起来. => Usage 见所附用法. 3 [I, Ipr] be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth （在做某事时）作为起始者或作为第一步: Shall I begin (ie take the first step or be the first to speak)? 我可以开始说了吗[可以由我开始吗]? * Let's begin at (ie start from) page 9. 我们从第9 页开始吧. * She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel. 她已开 始写（或阅读）一本新小说. * I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意. 4 [I, Ipr] have its starting-point or first element; have its nearest boundary 起始于; 起源于; 最接近的界限为: When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什麽时候结束, 夏天从什麽时候开始? * The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month. 从下月起, 新车费为1 英镑. * The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'. 英文字母表以A 开始, 以Z 结束. 5 [Tt] (infml 口) (usu in negative sentences 用于否定句) beginner n. 1 person who is just beginning to learn or do sth 初学者; 新手. 2 (idm 习语) beginner's `luck good luck or accidental success at the start of learning to do sth 初学者的好运气或 意外成功. beginning n. 1 (a) first part 开始的部分: I missed the beginning of the film. 我没能看到这部影 片的开头. * You've made a good beginning. 你已经做出了良好的开端. (b) starting-point 起点: Recite the poem (right) from the (very) beginning. 从头开始背诵这首诗. * I've read the book from beginning to end. 我把这本书从头到尾看完了. 2 (often pl 常作复数) source; origin 源; 根源: Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens? 民主制度是创始于雅典吗? * Many big businesses start from small beginnings. 许多大企业都是从小企业起步的. 3 (idm 习语) the ,beginning of the `end first clear sign of the final (and usu unfavourable) outcome 结局（通常为不利者）的前兆: Defeat in this important battle was the beginning of the end for us. 这场重要战役的失利是我们败局 已定的前兆. begin NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 1 Very often begin and start can be used in the same way, though start is more common in informal speech *begin 和start 的用法往往相同, 但start 多用于口语: What time do you begin/start work in the morning? 你上午几点钟开始工作? * The concert begins/starts at 7.30 pm. 音乐会晚上7 时30 分开始. 2 After continuous tenses of begin and start we do not normally use the -ing form of a verb 在begin 和start 的进行时态之后, 一般不用动词的-ing 形式: He began/started crying/to cry but It's starting/beginning to rain (NOT raining). ｀他哭起来了＇（英 文句中可用crying/to cry）, 但｀下起雨来了＇（英文句中不可用raining）. 3 In some senses only start can be used 有些词义只可用start: If we want to get there tonight, we should start (ie set off) now. 假设我们想今天晚上到那里, 现在就得动身. * The car won't start/I can't start the car. 这辆 汽车发动不起来[这辆汽车我发动不起来]. begone / bI5gCn; ?@ -5gR:n; bI`-Rn/ interj (arch 古) go away immediately 走开. begonia / bI5gEUnIE; bI`-onIE/ n garden plant with brightly coloured leaves and flowers 秋海棠. begorra / bI5gCrE; bI`-BrE/ interj (Irish 爱尔兰) By God! 天哪! begot, begotten pt, pp of beget. begot, begotten pt, pp of beget. begrudge / bI5grQdV; bI`-rQdV/ v 1 [Tn, Tg, Tsg] resent or be dissatisfied with (sth) 对（某事物） 感到不快或不满: I begrudge every penny I pay in tax. 我交税交的每一便士心里都不痛快. [Dn.n] envy (sb) the possession of (sth) 忌妒（某人）有（某事物）: Nobody begrudges you your success. 没有人忌妒你的成功. begrudgingly adv. beguile / bI5gaIl; bI`-aIl/ (dated or fml 旧或文) 1 (a) [Tn] charm (sb) 迷住（某人）: The travellers were beguiled by the beauty of the landscape. 游客对这美丽的景色赞叹不已. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) win the attention or interest of sb; amuse sb 吸引某人的注意或兴趣; 使某人快乐: He beguiled us with many a tale ofadventure. 他讲了许多冒险故事, 我们听得津津有味. (c)[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with/by sth) cause (time, etc) to pass pleasantly 使（时间等）过得愉快: Our journey was beguiled with spirited talk. 我们旅行中谈笑风生, 过得很愉快. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) deceive sb 欺骗某人: They were beguiled into giving him large sumsof money. 他们受骗, 给了他 一大笔钱. beguilement n. [U]. beguiling adj. beguilingly adv. begum / 5beIgEm; be-Em/ n Muslim woman of high rank 穆斯林贵妇. begun pp of begin. behalf / bI5hB:f; ?@ -5hf; bI`hAf/ n (idm 习语) on behalf of sb/on sb's behalf; US in behalf of sb/in sb's behalf as the representative of or spokesman for sb; in the interest of sb 做某人的代表或代言人; 为某人之利益: On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you. 我代表我的同事以及我自己向 你表示谢意. * Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize on his behalf. 肯不在场, 所以我代表他 领奖. * The legal guardian must act on behalf of the child. 法定监护人应该维护这个孩子的利益. * Don't be uneasy on my behalf, ie about me. 不要为我担心. behave / bI5heIv; bI`hev/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ well, badly, etc (towards sb) act or conduct oneself in the specified way （举止或行为）表现: She behaves (towards me) more like a friend than a mother. 她 像朋友一样（待我）, 而不像是我的母亲. * He has behaved shamefully towards his wife. 他对妻子 的态度很可耻. 2 [I, Tn] ~ (oneself) show good manners; conduct oneself well 表现良好; 行为良 好: Children, please behave (yourselves)! 孩子们, 规矩些! 3 [I] (of machines, etc) work or function well (or in another specified way) （指机器等）运转或性能良好: How's your new car behaving? 你的新汽车好使吗? -behaved ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) behaving in a specified way 有某种表 现的:well-/ ill-/ badly-behaved children. behaviour (US behavior) / bI5heIvjE(r); bI`hevjL/ n 1 [U] way of treating others; manners 待人态 度; 举止: She was ashamed of her children's (bad) behaviour. 她因为她的孩子不规矩而感到羞愧. * Their behaviour towards me shows that they do not like me. 从他们对我的态度可以看出他们不 喜欢我. 2 [U] way of acting or functioning 行为方式; 活动方式: study the behaviour of infants, apes, bees 研究婴儿、猿猴、蜜蜂的活动习性. 3 (idm 习语) be on one's best behaviour => best1. behavioural (US -oral) / -jErEl; -jErEl/ adj of behaviour 行为的. be,havioural `science study of human behaviour 行为科学. behaviourism (US -orism) / -jErIzEm; -jEr9IzEm/ n [U] (psychology 心) doctrine that all human actions could, if full knowledge were available, be explained by stimulus and response 行为主义. behaviourist (US -orist) / -jErIst; -jErIst/ n believer in this doctrine 行为主义者. behead / bI5hed; bI`hZd/ v [Tn] cut off the head of (sb), esp as a punishment 砍（某人）的头（尤指 刑罚）: Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536. 安妮·博林于1536 年被斩首. beheld pt, pp of behold. behest / bI5hest; bI`hZst/ n (idm 习语) at sb's be`hest (dated or fml 旧或文) on sb's orders 听命; 遵 命: at the king's behest/at the behest of the king 奉谕旨. behind / bI5haInd; bI`haInd/ prep 1 (a) in or to a position at the back of (sb/sth) 在或向（某人[某事 物]）的后面: Who's the girl standing behind Richard? 站在理查德后面的那个姑娘是谁? * Stay close behind me in the crowd. 在人群里你要紧紧地跟著我. * The golf course is behind our house. 高尔夫球场在我们房屋的后面. * a small street behind the station 车站后面的一条小街 * She glanced behind her. 她向身后看了一眼. * work behind the counter, eg as a sales assistant in a shop 站柜台* Don't forget to lock the door behind you, ie when you leave. 别忘了出门时把门锁上. * (fig 比喻) The accident is behind you now (ie in the past), so forget about it. 事情已经过去了, 别再 想它了. (b) on the other side of (sb/sth) 在（某人[某事物]）的另一面: hide behind a tree 躲在树的 后面* Behind the curtain she found a door. 在帘子的后面她发现了一个门. * The sun disappeared behind the clouds. 太阳躲到云层里去了. Cf 参看in front of (front). =>Usage at before2 用法见 before2. 2 making less progress than (sb/sth) 落后于（某人[某事物]）: He's behind the rest of the class in reading. 他在阅读方面不如班上的其他同学. * Britain is behind Japan in developing modern technology. 在发展现代技术方面英国落后于日本. * be behind schedule, ie late 落后于预 定计划. 3 supportive of (sb/sth); in favour of 支持（某人[某事物]）; 赞成: My family is right behind me in my ambition to become a doctor. 我们家对我立志当医生完全赞同. * He's trying to win the election with only 30% of voters behind him. 他正争取在选举中取胜, 虽然只有30% 的选 民支持他. 4 responsible for starting or developing (sth) 作为发生或发展（某事物）的起因: the thought that was behind the suggestion 提出这个建议的想法* the man behind the scheme to build a new hospital 兴建新医院这一方案的发起人. 5 (idm 习语) be behind sth be the reason for sth 是某事物的原因: What's behind the smart suit and eager smile? 穿得这样漂亮、笑得这样甜, 究竟 是什麽原因? behind / bI5haInd; bI`haInd/ adv part 1 in or to a position at the back of sb/sth 在或向（某人[某事 物]）背后: I cycled off down the road with the dog running behind. 我骑著自行车顺著道路行驶, 那 只狗在后面跟著跑. * The others are a long way behind. 其他的人远远地落在后面. * What have we left behind (ie after going away)? 我们走后留下什麽了? * Don't look behind or you may fall. 别 回头看, 不然要跌跤的. * He was shot from behind as he ran away. 他跑开时, 有人从后面将他射 中. * We had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless continuing. 我们已经落在后面很远, 继续 下去似乎没有什麽意义. * I had to stay behind after school, ie remain in school after lessons were over. 放学以后我还得留在学校. Cf 参看in front (front). =>Usage at before2 用法见before2. 2 ~ (in/with sth) failing to pay (money) or complete (work) by the date when it is due; in arrears (with sth) 拖欠; 积压: I'm terribly behind (with the rent) this month. 我这个月（租金）拖欠得太久了. * He's behind in handing in homework. 他没能按时交家庭作业. behind / bI5haInd; bI`haInd/ n (infml euph 口, 婉) buttocks 屁股: She fell and landed on her behind. 她摔了个仰八叉. * He kicked the boy's behind. 他踢这个男孩儿的屁股. behindhand / bI5haIndhAnd; bI`haInd9hAnd/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (with/in sth) in arrears or late (esp in paying a debt) 拖欠; 晚交（尤指欠款）: be behindhand with the rent 欠租* get behindhand in one's work 拖延工作* He is never behindhand in offering advice, ie is always eager to advise. 他向 别人提出劝告从来都很及时（一向热衷于劝人）. Cf 参看 beforehand. behold / bI5hEUld; bI`hold/ v (pt, pp beheld/ bI5held; bI`hZld/) 1 [Tn] (arch or rhet 古或修辞) (often imperative 常用于祈使语气) see (esp sth unusual) 看（尤指不寻常之物）: The babe was a wonder to behold. 这个婴孩看上去令人称奇. * Behold the king! 看, 国王驾到! 2 (idm 习语) lo and behold => lo. > beholder n. beholden / bI5hEUldEn; bI`holdEn/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ to sb (for sth) (dated or fml 旧或文) owing thanks or indebted to sb 感激某人; 欠某人人情: We were much beholden to him for his kindness. 我们对他的好意感激万分. behove / bI5hEUv; bI`hov/ (US behoove/ bI5hu:v; bI`huv/) v [Tnt] (used with it; not in the continuous tenses 与it 连用, 不用于进行时态) (dated or fml 旧或文) be right or necessary for (sb) 对（某人） 来说理应或必须: It behoves you (ie You ought) to be courteous at all times. 你应当时时刻刻注意礼 节. * It ill behoves Anne (ie She ought not) to speak thus of her benefactor. 安不应该这样谈论她的 恩人. beige / beIV; beV/ adj, n [U] (of a) very light yellowish brown 米黄色（的）: a beige carpet 米色地 毯. being / 5bi:IN; `biIN/ n 1 [U] (a) existence 存在: the richest company in being today 现今实力最 为雄厚的公司* What is the purpose of our being? 我们生存的目的是什麽? (b) one's essence or nature; self 本质; 本性; 本身: I detest violence with my whole being. 我从心底里憎恶暴力. 2 [C] living creature 生物: human beings 人* a strange being from another planet 来自其他星球的奇异 生物. 3 (idm 习语) bring sth into `being cause sth to have reality or existence; create sth 使某事物 产生或存在; 创造出某物. ,come into `being begin to exist 开始存在: When did the world come into being? 世界是何时开始存在的? bejewelled (US bejeweled) / bI5dVu:Eld; bI`dVuEld/ adj decorated or adorned with jewels 饰以珠宝 的. belabour (US belabor) / bI5leIbE(r); bI`lebL/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) (arch 古) beat sb/sth hard; attack sb/sth 使劲打某人[某物]; 攻击: He belaboured the donkey mercilessly. 他恶狠狠地猛 抽那头驴. * (fig 比喻) They belaboured us with insults. 他们对我们肆加凌辱. belated / bI5leItId; bI`letId/ adj coming very late or too late 来得很迟的; 来得太迟的: a belated apology, Christmas card 为时已晚的道歉、来迟了的圣诞贺卡. belatedly adv. belay / bI5leI; bI`le/ v [Tn] (in mountaineering and sailing) fix (a rope) round a peg, rock, etc in order to secure it （登山和航海时）将（绳索）系绕于（桩子、岩石等）上以固定之. belay / bI5leI; bI`le, also, in mountaineering 作登山用词时, 亦作5bi:leI; 5bile/ n fixing a rope in this way 以上述方法固定绳索. belch / beltF; bZltF/ v 1 [I] send out gas from the stomach noisily through the mouth 打嗝. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (out/forth) send sth out from an opening or a funnel; gush sth 从洞穴或烟囱中放 出（某物）; 喷出: factory chimneys belching smoke (into the sky) 工厂中（向天上）冒烟的烟囱 * The volcano belched out smoke and ashes. 火山喷出了烟尘. belch n. act or sound of belching 嗝; 打嗝声: give a loud belch 大声地打了一个嗝. beleaguer / bI5li:gE(r); bI`li-L/ v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] 1 besiege (sb/sth) 围住, 围 攻（某人[某事物]）: a beleaguered garrison 被围的要塞. 2 harass (sb) continually 使（某人）苦 恼不已: beleaguered by naughty children 受顽皮孩子的烦扰. belfry / 5belfrI; `bZlfrI/ n 1 tower for bells; part of a church tower in which bells hang 钟楼; 教堂 塔楼中悬钟的部分. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 之插图, page viii. 2 (idm 习语) have bats in the belfry => bat1. belie / bI5laI; bI`laI/ v (pres p belying, pp belied) [Tn] 1 give a wrong or an untrue idea of (sth) 使 人对于（某事物）产生错误的或不符合实际的想法: His cheerful manner belied his real feelings. 他 那快活的样子掩饰了他的真实感情. 2 fail to justify or fulfil (a hope, promise etc) 不足以证明; 未能实现（希望、诺言等）: Practical experience belies this theory. 实际经验证明这个理论是错误 的. belief / bI5li:f; bI`lif/ n 1 [U] ~ in sth/sb feeling that sth/sb is real and true; trust or confidence in sth/sb 对某事物[某人]的真实性和正确性所具有的信心; 对某事物[某人]的信仰或信赖: I haven't much belief in his honesty, ie cannot feel sure that he is honest. 我对他的诚实缺乏足够的信心. * He has great belief in his doctor, ie is confident that his doctor can cure him. 他对那位医生无比信赖. * She has lost her belief in God, ie no longer thinks that God exists. 她已不相信上帝（不相信真有上 帝）. 2 [C] (a) thing accepted as true or real; what one believes 认为正确或确实的事物; 信念; 相 信: It is my belief that..., ie It is my firm opinion that... 我相信.... * He acted in accordance with his beliefs. 他按照自己的信念行事. (b) religion or sth taught as part of religion 宗教信仰; 教义: Christian beliefs 基督教的教义. 3 (idm 习语) beyond be`lief too great, difficult, dreadful, etc to be believed; incredible （因太大、太难、太可怕等）难以置信的; 不可思议的: I find his behaviour (irresponsible) beyond belief. 我发觉他的所作所为（不负责任）到了简直令人难以置信的地步. in the belief that... feeling confident that... 相信...: He came to me in the belief that I could help him. 他到我这里来, 相信我能帮助他. to the best of one's belief/knowledge => best3. believe / bI5li:v; bI`liv/ v 1 [Tn, Tw] feel sure of the truth of (sth); accept the statement of (sb) as true 相信（某事物）的真实性; 认为（某人）的话属实: I believe him/what he says. 我相信他[他 的话]. * I'm innocent, please believe me. 我是无辜的, 请相信我吧. * I'll believe it/that when I see it, ie Until I have evidence, I remain sceptical. 我亲眼见到才能相信（尚无证据, 我仍有怀疑）. * I'm told he's been in prison, and I can well believe it, ie it doesn't surprise me. 有人对我说他进过监狱, 我完全能够相信这一点. 2 [Tf, Tw, Tnt] think (perhaps mistakenly); suppose 认为, 以为（容或有 误）; 设想: People used to believe (that) the world was flat. 过去人们以为地球是扁的. * Nobody will believe what difficulty we have had/believe how difficult it has been for us. 谁也想像不到我们 遇到了什麽样的困难[这对我们来说一直是多麽困难]. * They believed him to be insane. 他们认为 他疯了. * I believe it to have been a mistake. 我认为这一直就是错的. * Mr Smith, I believe, ie I presume you are Mr Smith. 我想您就是史密斯先生吧. * `Is he coming?' `I believe so/not.' ｀他来 吗?＇｀我想他来[不来].＇ 3 [I] have religious faith 具有宗教信仰: He thinks that everyone who believes will go to heaven. 他认为凡是信神者都将进天堂. 4 (idm 习语) be,lieve it or `not it may sound surprising but it is true 信不信由你: Believe it or not, we were left waiting in the rain for two hours. 信不信由你, 我们冒雨一直等了两个小时. be,lieve (you) `me I assure you 我向你保证: Believe you me, the government won't meddle with the tax system. 我向你保证, 政府绝不会干预税 收制度的. give sb to believe/understand => give1. lead sb to believe => lead3. make believe (that...) pretend 假装: The boys made believe (that) they were astronauts. 男孩儿们假扮成航天员. Cf 参看 make-believe (make1). not be,lieve one's `ears/`eyes be unable to believe that what one hears or sees is real because one is so astonished 惊讶得无法相信所见所闻是事实. ,seeing is `believing (saying 谚) one needs to see sth before one can believe it exists or happens 眼见为实. ,would you be`lieve (it)? (expressi believable adj. that can be believed 可信的.believably/ -EblI; -EblI/ adv. believer n. 1 person who believes, esp sb with religious faith 笃信者; （尤指）教徒. 2 (idm 习 语) be a (great/firm) believer in sth feel sure of the worth of sth 肯定某事物的价值: I'm not a great believer in (taking) regular physical exercise. 我对经常锻炼身体的好处有点怀疑. Belisha beacon / bE5li:FE; bE`liFE/ (also beacon) (Brit) post with an orange flashing light on top, marking a pedestrian crossing 人行横道指示灯（为橘黄色闪光灯）. belittle / bI5lItl; bI`lItl/ v [Tn] make (a person or an action) seem unimportant or of little value 轻视; 贬低: Don't belittle yourself, ie Don't be too modest about your abilities or achievements. 不要小看 你自己. belittlement n. [U]. belittling adj. making sb seem unimportant or worthless 轻视某人的; 小看某人的: I find it belittling to be criticized by someone so much younger than me. 有个比我年轻许多的人批评了我, 我觉得是小看了我. bell / bel; bZl/ n 1 hollow metal object, usu shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when struck 钟; 铃: church bells 教堂的钟* a bicycle bell 自行车的铃. =>illus 见插图. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 之插图, page xiii. 2 sound of this as a time-signal （报时的）钟声或铃声: There's the bell for the end of the lesson. 下课铃响了. * The boxer was saved by the bell, ie He escaped further severe treatment when the bell sounded. 那拳击手因铃响而得救（因铃响而免遭对方进一步的打 击）. 3 thing shaped like a bell 钟形物. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 之插图, page x. 4 (idm 习语) clear as a bell => clear1. ring a bell => ring2. sound as a bell => sound1. bell-bottoms n. [pl] trousers made very wide below the knee 喇叭裤. bell-bottomed adj. (of trousers) made in this way 喇叭式的（指裤）. bellboy n. (US) = page-boy (page2). bell-buoy n. buoy with a warning bell that is made to ring by the movement of the waves 钟铃浮标 （随波浪运动而发声）. bell captain ( US) person in charge of bellboys （旅馆男服务员的）领班. bellhop, bellman ( pl -men) ns (US) = bellboy. bell-pull n. handle or cord pulled to make a bell ring （钟或铃的）柄或拉索. bell-push n. button pressed to operate an electric bell 电铃按钮. bell-ringer n. [C], `bell-ringing n [U] (person) ringingchurch bells 教堂鸣钟（者）. Cf 参看 campanology. bell-tent n. tent supported by a central pole and shaped like a bell 钟形帐篷（由中心立柱支撑, 呈 钟形）. belle / bel; bZl/ n beautiful woman or the most beautiful woman in a group, etc 美女; 艳压群芳的美 人: the belle of the ball, ie the most beautiful woman present at a dance 舞会之花（舞会上最美的女 子）* the belle of New York 纽约美人. belles-lettres / 9bel 5letrE; bZl`lZtrE/ n [sing or pl v] (French 法) literary studies and writings (contrasted with those on commercial, technical, scientific, etc subjects) 纯文学. casus belli / 9kB:sUs 5beli:, 9keIsEs 5belaI; `kesEs `bZlaI/ (Latin 拉) act or event which starts a war or is thought to justify starting a war 开战的理由、原因、藉口、行动或事件. bellicose / 5belIkEUs; `bZlE9kos/ adj (fml 文) eager to fight; warlike; aggressive 好斗的; 好战的; 寻衅的: abellicose nation, nature 好斗的民族、天性. bellicosity / 9belI5kCsEtI; 9bZlE`kBsEtI/ n [U]. -bellied => belly. belligerent / bI5lIdVErEnt; bE`lIdVErEnt/ adj 1 waging war; engaged in a conflict 交战的; 卷入冲 突的: the belligerent powers, ie those countries at war 交战国. 2 showing an eagerness to fight or argue; aggressive 好斗或好辩成性的; 寻衅的: a belligerent person, manner, speech 寻衅的人、态 度、言辞. belligerence / -Ens; -Ens/, belligerency/ -EnsI; -EnsI/ ns [U]. belligerent n. country, group or person engaged in war 交战的国家、群体或个人. bellow / 5belEU; `bZlo/ v 1 [I] make a deep loud noise like a bull; roar, esp with pain 发出（像牛 的）吼叫声; 咆哮（尤指因痛苦）: The bull bellowed angrily. 公牛怒吼起来. 2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (at sb) say (sth) loudly or angrily; shout （大声地或愤怒地）说出（某事）; 大叫: The music was so loud we had to bellow at each other to be heard. 音乐的声音实在太大, 我们只有彼此大声喊叫 才能把话听清. * The sergeant bellowed orders at the platoon. 士官向全排士兵大声地发出命令. bellow n. bellows / 5belEUz; `bZloz/ n [pl] apparatus for driving air into or through sth, eg through the pipes of a church organ 风箱: a pair of bellows, ie two-handled bellows for blowing air into a fire 手用吹风 器（俗称皮老虎）. belly / 5belI; `bZlI/ n 1 (a) part of the body below the chest, containing the stomach, bowels and digestive organs; abdomen 腹部. =>illus at horse 见horse 之插图. (b) (infml 口) front of the human body from the waist to the groin 肚子. (c) stomach 胃: with an empty belly, ie hungry 空著肚子（饿 著）. 2 bulging or rounded part of sth 物体鼓出或成弧状的部分: in the belly of a ship 在船腹里. -bellied / -belId; -bZlId/ (forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having a belly of the specified type 有某种类型肚子的: ,big-`bellied * `pot-bellied. belly v. (pt, pp bellied) (phr v) belly (sth) out swell out 鼓胀; 凸出: The sails bellied out. 船帆张得 满满的. * The wind bellied out the sails. 大风把帆张得满满的. bellyache n. [C, U] (infml 口) stomach pain 胃痛. v [I] (infml 口) grumble repeatedly; complain, esp without good reason 怨天尤人, 满腹牢骚（尤指无充分理由）: Stop bellyaching all the time! 别 总是满腹牢骚! belly-button n. (infml 口) navel 肚脐. belly-dance n. dance, originating in the Middle East, performed by a woman with erotic movements of the belly 肚皮舞. belly-dancer n. belly-flop n. (infml 口) clumsy dive in which the body hits the water almost horizontally （身体近 乎平著入水的）笨拙跳水. belly-laugh n. (infml 口) deep loud unrestrained laugh 捧腹大笑. bellyful / 5belIfUl; `bZlI9fJl/ n (idm 习语) have had a/one's `bellyful of sb/sth (infml 口) have had as much as one can tolerate of sb/sth 受够了（某人[某事物]）: I've had a/my bellyful of your complaints. 我已经听够了你的怨言. belong / bI5lCN; ?@ -lR:N; bE`lRN/ v 1 [Ipr] (a) ~ to sb be the property of sb 为某人之财物; 属 于: These books belong to me, ie are mine. 这些书是我的. * Who(m) does this belong to? 这是谁的? (b) ~ to sth be connected with sth or a place; be correctly assigned to sth 与某事物或某处有关联; 派 作某种用场正好: I belong to Glasgow. 我是格拉斯哥人. * That lid belongs to this jar. 那个盖子是 配这个瓶子的. 2 ~ to sth be a member of (a group, a family, an organization, etc) 是（某团体、家 庭、组织等中的）一员: He has never belonged to a trade union. 他从未加入过工会. * The daffodil belongs to the genus `Narcissus'. 黄水仙是水仙属植物. 3 (a) [Ipr, Ip] ~ (with sb/sth) have a proper or usual place, as specified 应该在某处; 通常在某处: Where does this belong? ie Where is it kept? 这个应该在什麽地方? * The hammer belongs (in the shed) with the rest of the tools. 这把锤子通常 和（工具房的）其他工具放在一起. * The vase belongs on this shelf. 花瓶应该放在这个架子上. * A child belongs with (ie should live with and be cared for by) its mother. 孩子应该和母亲在一起（应和 母亲一同生活以便得到照顾）. * These items don't belong under this heading, ie are wrongly classified. 这些项目不该列在这个标题下（不属此类）. (b) [I] fit a certain environment 适应某种 环境: He doesn't feel he belongs/has no sense of belonging here, ie He feels an outsider. 他不适应这 儿的环境（他觉得自己是外人）. belongings n. [pl] person's movable possessions (ie not land, buildings, etc) 动产（即指除土地、建 筑物等之外的财产）: After his death his sister sorted through his (personal) belongings. 他死后, 他 妹妹整理了他的（私人）财物. * The tourists lost all their belongings in the hotel fire. 因旅馆失火, 游客财物尽失. beloved adj. (a)/ bI5lQvd; bI`lQvd/ [pred 作表语] ~ (by/of sb) much loved 深爱: This man was beloved by/of all who knew him. 认识他的人都很喜欢他. (b)/ bI5lQvId; bI`lQvId/ [attrib 作定语] much loved; darling 深爱的; 亲爱的: in memory of my beloved husband 纪念亲爱的丈夫. beloved / bI5lQvId; bI`lQvId/ n dearly loved person; darling 心爱的人; 爱人: He wrote a sonnet to his beloved. 他写了一首十四行诗, 献给他心爱的人. below / bI5lEU; bE`lo/ prep at or to a lower position, level, rank, etc than (sb/sth) 在或向低于（某人 [某事物]）的位置、平面、等级等: Please do not write below this line. 请不要写在这条线的下面. * Skirts must be below (ie long enough to cover) the knee. 裙子要长过膝盖以下. * The body was visible below the surface of the lake. 尸体在湖水下清晰可见. * The temperature remained below freezing all day. 温度整天都在冰点以下. * A sergeant in the police force is below an inspector. 警 察中巡佐的职位低于巡官. * The standard of his work is well below the average of his class. 他的成 绩大大低于班上的平均成绩. * You can cross the river a short distance below (ie downstream from) the waterfall. 在瀑布下游附近可以过河. Cf 参看 above2. below adv part 1 at or to a lower level, position or place 在或向较低处: the sky above and the sea below 上面的天, 下面的海* live on the floor below 住在下一层楼* hear the music from below 听到从 下面传来的音乐声* See below (eg at the foot of the page) for references. 见下面（如本页末）注 解. * The passengers who felt seasick stayed below. 晕船的乘客待在下层. 2 (idm 习语) down below => down. here below => here. Cf 参看 above1. belt / belt; bZlt/ n 1 strip of leather, cloth, etc usu worn around the waist 腰带; 裤带: a coat with a belt attached 有腰带的外套* a `sword-belt 佩剑带* You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 若系著腰带, 就用不著背带了! 2 endless moving strap, used to connect wheels and so drive machinery or carry things along 传动带; 传送带: a `fan belt 风扇皮带* a con`veyor belt 运输带. 3 distinct area, region or extent; zone 地带; 分区; 地区; 区域: a country's `cotton, `forest, in`dustrial, etc belt 国家的产棉、森林、工业等地区* live in the com`muter belt 住在通勤者居住 带* a belt of rain moving across the country 经该国而移动的降雨带. 4 (sl 俚) heavy blow 重击; 痛打. 5 (idm 习语) (hit sb) below the `belt (fight) unfairly 用不正当手段（攻击）. tighten one's belt => tighten (tight). under one's `belt (infml 口) achieved; obtained 达到的; 获得的: She already has good academic qualifications under her belt. 她已获得良好学历. belt v. 1 (a) [Tn] put or fasten a belt round (sth) 围绕（某物）系上带子: Your mackintosh looks better belted. 你的雨衣系上带子更好看. (b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] attach (sth) with a belt 用带子系住（某 物）: The officer belted his sword on. 军官用皮带扣住佩刀. 2 [Tn, Dn.n] (sl 俚) thrash (sb); hit 抽 打（某人）; 打: If you don't shut up, I'll belt you (one). 你再不闭嘴, 我就揍你（一顿）. 3 (phr v) belt along, up, down, etc (sl 俚) move very fast in the specified direction 向某方向快速移动: A car came belting along (the road). 一辆汽车（沿路）飞速驶来. * He went belting up/down the motorway at 90 mph. 他在高速公路上以每小时90 英里的速度疾驶. belt sth out (sl 俚) sing or play sth loudly and forcefully 大声地、强有力地唱出或奏出: a radio belting out pop music 大声播放流行音乐的 收音机. belt `up (a) (infml 口) fasten one's seat-belt (esp in a car) 束紧安全带（尤指乘坐汽车时）. (b) (sl 俚) be quiet 安静: Belt up, I can't hear what your mother is saying! 安静点, 我听不见你母 亲说的话了. belting n. (sl 俚) beating 打: give the boy a good belting, ie thrash him soundly 给这孩子一顿痛 打. belt line ( US) bus or train service that operates around the edge of a city or city area 环城线（围绕 城市外缘或市区行驶的公共汽车或火车服务系统）. bemoan / bI5mEUn; bI`mon/ v [Tn] (fml 文) show sorrow for or complain about (sb/sth) 为（某人[某 事物]）而悲伤, 抱怨: bemoan one's sad fate 自叹命苦* bemoan the shortage of funds for research 抱怨研究经费不足. bemused / bI5mju:zd; bI`mjuzd/ adj bewildered or confused 困惑的; 茫然的; 不知所措的: a bemused tone of voice 含混的声调* He was totally bemused by the traffic system in the city. 这城 市里的交通制度把他完全弄糊涂了. ben / ben; bZn/ n (Scot 苏格兰) (esp in names) mountainpeak （尤用于名称中）山峰: Ben Nevis 尼 维斯峰. bench / bentF; bZntF/ n 1 [C] (a) long seat made of wood or stone （木制或石制的）长凳: a park bench 公园中的长凳. (b) (Brit) (in the House of Commons) seat for a certain group of MPs （下议院 中）某类议员的席位: the back-/cross-/front-benches 后座[中立/前座]议员席* There was cheering from the Labour benches. 从工党议员席那边响起一阵欢呼声. 2 the bench (a) [sing] lawcourt 法 院: the Queen's Bench, ie a division of the British High Court of Justice 英国高等法院. (b) [sing] judge's seat in court （法院中的）法官席位. (c) [Gp] judges or magistrates as a group 法官（总称）. (d) [Gp] judge(s) or magistrate(s) hearing a case （审理案件的）法官. 3 [C] long working-table for a carpenter, mechanic, scientist, etc （木工、机修工人、科研人员等使用的长形的）工作台. 4 (idm 习语) on the `bench appointed as a judge or magistrate 担任法官职务. bench-mark n. (a) mark cut in a rock, concrete post, etc by surveyors for use in measuring comparative levels, etc 基准点（测量人员在岩石、混凝土立柱等上面刻下的标记, 用以测量相对 高度等. (b) (fig 比喻) standard example or point of reference for making comparisons （供比较之用 的）样板或参照点. bench seat seat (for two or three people) across the whole width of a car （汽车中的）横排长座. bend / bend; bZnd/ v (pt, pp bent/ bent; bZnt/) 1 [Tn, Tn.p] force (sth that was straight) into an angle; make crooked or curved 使弯曲: It's hard to bend an iron bar. 把铁棒弄弯很不容易. * The mast was bent during the storm. 桅杆在风暴中变弯了. * The heat of the fire has bent these records. 火把这些 唱片烤翘了. * Touch your toes without bending your knees. 用手够到你的脚趾, 膝盖别弯曲. * bend the wire up/down/forwards/back 把金属线弯上去[下去/向前/向后]. 2 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] (of an object) become curved or angular （指物体）弯曲: The road bends to the right after a few yards. 这 条路在几码远的地方转向右方. (b) [I, Ipr, Ip] (of an object) turn downwards in a curve （指物体） 向下弯: The branch bent but didn't break when the boy climbed along it. 那男孩爬上树枝时, 树枝 弯曲了, 但是没有折断. (c) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sb/sth to) bow or stoop (in a specified direction) （使某人）弯腰, 弯身; （使某物沿某方向）弯: She bent down and picked it up. 她俯 身把它拾起来. * He bent forward to listen to the child. 他弯下身来听那孩子说话. * The boy bent over to be caned. 那男孩子撅过屁股来挨藤条打. * They (were) bent double crouching under the table. 他们蜷著身子蹲在桌子底下. * His head was bent over a book. 他埋头读书. 3 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] turn (sth) in a new direction 使（某物）转到新的方向: We bent our steps towards home. 我们转过 脚步朝家走. 4 (idm 习语) bend the `rules change or interpret the rules, laws, etc in a way that suits oneself or the circumstances （根据情况）放宽规定; 变通; 通融. bend one's mind to sth direct one's thoughts to sth 专心于某事物: He couldn't bend his mind to his studies. 他不能专心学习. bend/lean over backwards => backwards (backward). on bended `knee(s) (as if) kneeling to pray or to beg humbly （彷佛）跪下祈祷或卑躬屈膝地哀求. 5 (phr v) bend (sb) to sth (force sb to) submit to sth （迫使某人）屈服, 顺从: bend to sb's will 顺从某人的意志* bend sb to one's will 使某人顺从. be bent on sth/on doing sth be determined on (a course of action); have one's mind firmly set on (doing) sth 决心采取（ bendy adj. (infml 口) (a) having many bends; winding 弯弯曲曲的; 迂回曲折的: a bendy road 弯 弯曲曲的道路. (b) that can be bent easily; flexible 易弯曲的; 柔性的: bendy material 柔性材料 * a bendy twig 易弯曲的嫩枝. bend / bend; bZnd/ n 1 curve or turn, esp in a road, racecourse, river, etc 弯, 拐角（尤指道路、赛 场跑道、河流等）: a slight, gentle, sharp, sudden, etc bend 一个小小的、平缓的、急转的、突然 出现的...弯. 2 sailor's knot for tying rope 绑结（水手打的绳结）. 3 (idm 习语) (drive sb/be/go) round the bend/twist (infml 口) (make sb/be/become) crazy; mad （使某人）发疯, 恼火: His behaviour is driving me round the bend, ie annoys me very much. 他的行为使我很恼火. bender / 5bendE(r); `bZndL/ n (sl 俚) period of wild drinking 狂饮的一段时间: go on a drunken bender for three days 狂饮三天. bends / bendz; bZndz/ n [pl] the bends (infml 口) severe pains and difficulty in breathing experienced by deep-sea divers who come to the surface too quickly 潜函病（深海潜水员因浮出水面太快而感 到关节剧痛、呼吸困难的症状）. beneath / bI5ni:W; bI`niW/ prep (fml 文) 1 in or to a lower position than (sb/sth); under 在或向低 于（某人[某事物]）的位置; 在... 下面: They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. 他们在 一堆树叶下面发现了那具尸体. * The boat sank beneath the waves. 小船淹没在浪涛中. 2 not worthy of (sb) 对（某人）来说不值得: He considers such jobs beneath him, ie not suited to his rank or status. 他认为做这样的工作有失身分. * They thought she had married beneath her, ie married a man of lower social status. 他们认为她下嫁给了社会地位比她低的人. Cf 参看 above2. beneath adv (fml 文) in or to a lower position; underneath 在或向较低的位置; 在下面: Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. 她的精心化妆掩饰了脂粉下面岁月刻下的痕迹. Benedictine n. 1/ 9benI5dIktIn; 9bZnE`dIktIn/ [C] monk or nun of the religious order founded by St Benedict 圣本笃修会的修士或修女: [attrib 作定语] the Benedictine order 本笃会. 2/ 9benI5dIkti:n; 9bZnE`dIktIn/ [U, C] (propr 专利名) liqueur originally made by monks of this order （本笃会修士创始酿造的）甜露酒. benediction / 9benI5dIkFn; 9bZnE`dIkFEn/ n [C, U] blessing, esp one said before a meal or at the end of a church service 祝福（尤指餐前或礼拜结束时的祝祷）: pronounce/say the benediction 祝福 * confer one's benediction on sb 祝福某人. benefaction / 9benI5fAkFn; 9bZnE`fAkFEn/ n (fml 文) 1 [U] action of giving or doing good 善行; 善举. 2 [C] gift; donation 赠品; 捐赠: She made many charitable benefactions. 她作过很多慈善 捐赠. benefactor / 5benIfAktE(r); `bZnE9fAktL/ n person who gives money or other help to a school, hospital, charity, etc 捐助者; 施主. benefactress / 5benIfAktrIs; `bZnE9fAktrIs/ n womanbenefactor 女捐助人; 女施主. benefice / 5benIfIs; `bZnEfIs/ n position (in charge of a parish) that provides a clergyman with his income （牧区牧师的）有俸圣职. beneficed / 5benIfIst; `bZnE9fIst/ adj having a benefice 享有圣俸的: a beneficed priest 享有圣俸的 牧师. beneficent / bI5nefIsnt; bE`nZfEsnt/ adj (fml 文) showing active kindness; generous; charitable 行善 的; 乐善好施的; 慷慨的; 慈善的: a beneficent patron 慷慨的赞助人. beneficence / bI5nefIsns; bE`nZfEsns/ n [U]. beneficial / 9benI5fIFl; 9bZnE`fIFEl/ adj ~ (to sth/sb) having a helpful or useful effect; advantageous 有益的; 有用的; 有好处的: a beneficial result, influence, etc 有益的结果、影响等* Fresh air is beneficial to one's health. 新鲜空气有益于健康. beneficially / -FElI; -FElI/ adv. beneficiary / 9benI5fIFerI; ?@ -5fIFIerI; 9bZnE`fIFIZrI/ n person who receives sth, esp one who receives money, property, etc when sb dies 受益者; 受惠者; （尤指）承受遗产者. benefit / 5benIfIt; `bZnEfIt/ n 1 (a) [U] profit; gain; future good (used esp with the vs and preps shown) 利益, 实惠, 未来的好处（尤与以下所示动词及介词连用）: Because of illness she didn't get much benefit from her stay abroad. 她待在国外因生病而未得到多大好处. * I've had the benefit of a good education. 我得益于良好的教育. * It was achieved with the benefit (ie help, aid) of modern technology. 借助现代技术, 这个目标已经达到. * The new regulations will be of great benefit to us all. 新规章对我们大家都会大有好处. * A change in the law would be to everyone's benefit. 法律中的一项修改将符合所有人的利益. (b) [C] thing from which one gains or profits; advantage 优越性; 优良条件: the benefits of modern medicine, science, higher education 现代医 学、科学、高等教育的优良条件. 2 [U, C] allowance of money, etc to which sb is entitled from an insurance policy or from government funds 保险金; 救济金; 抚恤金; 补助金: medical, unemployment, sickness, etc benefit(s) 医疗、失业、疾病等补助. 3 [C, esp attrib 尤作定语] public performance or game held in order to raise money for a particular player, charity, etc （为某运动员或 慈善事业等筹款而举行的）义演或义赛: a `benefit match, performance, concert, etc 义赛、义演、 慈善音乐会等. 4 (idm 习语) for sb's benefit in order to help, guide, instruct, etc sb 以对某人进行 帮助、指引、指导等: The warning sign was put there for the benefit of the public. 那儿设立了警告 牌以引起人们的警惕. * Although she didn't mention me by name, I know her remarks were intended for my benefit. 虽然她没提到我的名字, 但我明白她的话是为我好. give sb the ,benefit of the `doubt accept that sb is innocent, right, etc because there is no clear evidence to support one's feeling that he may not be 因证据不足而承认某人无罪、无过失等: By allowing her to go free the judge gave the accused the benefit of the doubt. 法官对被告作了无罪推定而释放了她. benefit v. (pt, pp -fited; US also -fitted) 1 [Tn]do good to (sb/sth) 使（某人[某事物]）受益: These facilities have benefited the whole town. 这些设施使全城受益. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (from/by sth) receive benefit or gain 得益: Who stands to (ie is likely to) benefit most by the new tax laws? 什麽人可能从 新的税法中得到最大的好处? * He hasn't benefited from (ie become wiser with) the experience. 他 虽有体验却无长进. benevolent / bI5nevElEnt; bE`nZvElEnt/ adj ~ (to/towards sb) 1 being, or wishing to be, kind, friendly and helpful 好心肠的; 与人为善的; 助人为乐的: a benevolent air, attitude, manner, etc 和蔼可亲 的神态、态度、样子等* a benevolent dictator 发善心的独裁者 * benevolent despotism 施仁政的 专制政体. 2 doing good rather than making profit; charitable 行善的; 慈善的: a benevolent institution/society/fund 慈善机构[团体/基金]. benevolence / bI5nevElEns; bE`nZvElEns/ n [U] desire to do good; kindness and generosity 好心肠; 善心; 仁慈. benevolently adv. benighted / bI5naItId; bI`naItId/ adj (dated 旧) unenlightened morally or intellectually; ignorant; backward 未开化的; 愚昧无知的; 落后的: benighted savages 未开化的野人. benign / bI5naIn; bI`naIn/ adj 1 (of people or actions) kindly; gentle （指人或行为）慈祥的, 和善 的. 2 (of climate) mild; pleasant （指气候）温和的, 宜人的. 3 (of a tumour, etc) not likely to spread or recur after treatment; not dangerous （指肿瘤等）良性的, 无危险的. benignly adv. Cf 参看 malignant. bent / bent; bZnt/ n 1 (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (for sth/doing sth) natural skill (at sth); liking or inclination (for sth/doing sth) （对某事物的）特长; （对某事物[做某事]的）爱好, 嗜好: She has a (natural) bent for music. 她（生性）爱好音乐. * He is of a studious bent. 他天生好学. 2 (idm 习 语) follow one's bent => follow. benumbed / bI5nQmd; bI`nQmd/ adj (fml 文) made numb; with all feeling taken away 麻木的; 失去 感觉的: fingers benumbed with cold 冻得麻木的手指. Benzedrine / 5benzEdri:n; `bZnzEdrin/ n [U] (propr 专利名) type of amphetamine 苯齐巨林; 苯异 丙胺; 安非他明. benzene / 5benzi:n; `bZnzin/ n [U] colourless liquid obtained from petroleum and coal tar, used in making plastics and many chemical products 苯. benzine / 5benzi:n; `bZnzin/ n [U] colourless liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in dry-cleaning 轻质汽油; 挥发油; 石油精. benzol / 5benzCl; ?@ -zR:l; `bZnzRl/ n [U] (esp unrefined) benzene （尤指未经提炼的）苯. bequeath / bI5kwi:T; bI`kwiT/ v (fml 文) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) 1 arrange, by making a will, to give (property, money etc) (to sb) when one dies 将（财物等）遗赠（给某人）: He bequeathed 1000 (to charity). 他遗赠（给慈善事业）1000 英镑. * She has bequeathed me her jewellery. 她把珠宝遗 赠给我了. 2 (fig 比喻) pass on (knowledge, etc) (to those who come after) 将（知识等）传给（后 人）: discoveries bequeathed to us by scientists of the last century 上个世纪的科学家留传给我们的 发现. bequest / bI5kwest; bI`kwZst/ n (fml 文) 1 act of bequeathing 遗赠: the bequest of one's paintings to a gallery 把绘画遗赠给美术馆. 2 thing bequeathed; legacy 遗产; 遗物: leave a bequest of 2000 each to one's grandchildren 留给孙儿每人一笔2000 英镑的遗产. berate / bI5reIt; bI`ret/ v [Tn] (fml 文) scold sharply 严厉责备; 痛斥. bereave / bI5ri:v; bE`riv/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (of sb) (fml 文) deprive sb (esp of a relative) by death 使 某人丧失（尤指亲属）: an accident which bereaved him of his wife and child 使他丧失妻儿的事故 * the bereaved husband, ie the man whose wife had died 死了妻子的男人. the bereaved n. (pl unchanged 复数不变) (fml 文) person who is bereaved 丧失亲人的人: The bereaved is/are still in mourning. 丧亲者仍在带孝. bereavement n. 1 [U] state of being bereaved 丧失亲人; 丧亲之痛: We all sympathize with you in your bereavement. 我们对你丧亲之痛表示同情. 2 [C] instance of this 亲人丧亡: She was absent because of a recent bereavement. 她因最近丧亲而缺席. bereft / bI5reft; bE`rZft/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (of sth) (fml 文) deprived of (a power or quality) 失去 （某种能力或性质）: be bereft of speech, ie be unable to speak 失去说话的能力* bereft of hope, ie without hope 失去希望* bereft of reason, ie mad 失去理智. beret / 5bereI; ?@ bE5reI; bE`re/ n round flat cap with no peak, usu made of soft cloth or felt 贝雷帽 （扁圆的无檐帽, 通常用柔软的布或毡制成）. =>illus at hat 见 hat 之插图. beriberi / 9berI5berI; `bZrI`bZrI/ n [U] mainly tropical disease affecting the nervous system, caused by lack of vitamin B 脚气（由于缺乏维生素B 而引起的影响神经系统的热带疾病）. berk / b\:k; b[k/ n (Brit sl derog 俚, 贬) stupid person (esp a man) 笨蛋（尤指男子）. berry / 5berI; `bZrI/ n 1 small juicy fruit without a stone 聚合果: blackberry 黑莓 * raspberry 悬 钩子* holly berries 泡叶旬子. 2 (botany 植) fruit with seeds enclosed in pulp (eg gooseberry, tomato, banana) 浆果（如醋栗、西红柿、香蕉）. 3 egg of a fish or lobster 鱼或龙虾的卵. 4 (idm 习语) brown as a berry => brown. berserk / bE5s\:k; bL`s[k/ adj [usu pred 通常作表语] wild with rage 狂怒: send sb/go/be berserk 使 某人勃然大怒. berth / b\:W; b[W/ n 1 sleeping-place on a ship, train, etc （船、列车等的）卧铺. 2 place for a ship to be tied up in a harbour, or to be at anchor （船舶的）停泊地或锚位: find a safe berth, eg one protected from bad weather 寻找安全的停泊地（如躲避恶劣天气的处所）. 3 (infml 口) job or position (esp an enjoyable one) 职务或职位（尤指顺心的）: a snug/cosy berth 舒适的[惬意的]职位. 4 (idm 习语) give sb/sth a wide berth => wide. berth v. 1 [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] provide (sb) with a sleeping-place 为（某人）提 供卧铺: Six passengers can be berthed on the lower deck. 下层舱可为六位乘客提供卧铺. 2 (a) [Tn] tie up (a ship) in a harbour or at a suitable place; moor 将（船）系泊（在港口或适当地方）; 停 泊. (b) [I] (of a ship) come to a berth; moor （指船）来到停泊地; 停泊: The liner berthed at midday. 班轮中午到达停泊地. beryl / 5berEl; `bZrEl/ n transparent precious stone, usu green 绿宝石; 绿柱石; 绿玉. beseech / bI5si:tF; bI`sitF/ v (pt, pp besought/ bI5sR:t; bI`sRt/ or beseeched) (fml 文) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.t] ~ sb (for sth) ask sb earnestly; implore sb; entreat sb 恳求、哀求或祈求某人: Spare him, I beseech you. 我恳求你饶了他吧. * The prisoner besought the judge for mercy/to be merciful. 囚犯 恳求法官宽恕[乞求宽大]. 2 [Tn] ask earnestly for (sth); beg for (sth) 企求（某事物）; 乞求（某 事物）: She besought his forgiveness. 她乞求他原谅. =>Usage at ask 用法见ask. beseeching adj. [attrib 作定语] (of a look, tone of voice, etc) entreating or appealing for sth （指样 子、声调等）恳求的, 哀求的. beseechingly adv. beset / bI5set; bI`sZt/ v (-tt-; pt, pp beset) [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (fml 文) surround (sb/sth) on all sides; trouble constantly; threaten 围绕（某人[某事物]）; 镶嵌; 困扰; 威胁: beset by doubts 为疑问所困扰 * The voyage was beset with dangers. 这次航程充满了危险. * the difficulties, pressures, temptations, etc that beset us all 缠绕著我们的困难, 压力, 诱惑等. besetting adj. [attrib 作定语] habitually affecting or troubling sb 经常影响著或困扰著某人的: a besetting difficulty/fear/sin 重重的困难[经常性的恐惧/易犯的罪恶]. beside / bI5saId; bI`saId/ prep 1 at the side of (sb/sth); next to 在（某人[某事物]）的旁边; 在...附 近: Sit beside your sister. 坐在你妹妹旁边. * I keep a dictionary beside me when I'm doing crosswords. 我填纵横字谜的时候, 手边总有一本字典. 2 compared with (sb/sth) 与（某人[某事 物]）相比: Beside your earlier work this piece seems rather disappointing. 这件工作同你早先的工作 相比, 有些令人失望. 3 (idm 习语) be`side oneself (with sth) having lost one's self-control because of the intensity of the emotion one is feeling （因过于激动）失去自制力: He was beside himself with rage when he saw the mess. 他看到一切都乱七八糟就勃然大怒. besides / bI5saIdz; bI`saIdz/ prep 1 in addition to (sb/sth) 除（某人[某事物]）之外（还有）: There will be five of us for dinner, besides John. 除约翰外, 还有我们五个人要一起吃饭. * The play was badly acted, besides being far too long. 这出戏除了太长之外, 演得也不好. 2 (following a negative 用于否定词之后) except (sb/sth); apart from 除（某人[某事物]）之外（没有）: She has no relations besides an aged aunt. 她除了有一个年老的伯母以外, 再没有亲戚了. * No one writes to me besides you. 除你以外, 没有人给我写信. besides adv in addition; also 而且; 还有: I haven't time to see the film besides, it's had dreadful reviews. 我没有时间去看这部影片--再说, 影评也诸多贬斥. * Peter is our youngest child, and we have three others besides. 彼得是我们最小的孩子, 我们另外还有三个孩子. besiege / bI5si:dV; bI`sidV/ v 1 [Tn] surround (a place) with armed forces in order to make it surrender （用军队）包围（某处）以迫降: Troy was besieged by the Greeks. 特洛伊城被希腊人 包围了. 2 (fig 比喻) (a) [Tn] surround (sb/sth) closely; crowd round 围住（某人[某事物]）; 团团 围住: The Prime Minister was besieged by reporters. 首相被记者们团团围住. (b) [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] ~ sb with sth overwhelm sb with (questions, requests, etc) 以（问题, 请求等）使 某人应接不暇: The teacher was besieged with questions from his pupils. 学生提出的问题很多, 教 师应接不暇. besmear / bI5smIE(r); bI`smIr/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb (with sth) (fml 文) make sth/sb dirty; smear sth/sb (with greasy or sticky stuff) 将某物[某人]弄脏; （以油性或黏性物质）涂污: hands besmeared with oil 被油污弄脏了的手. besmirch / bI5sm\:tF; bI`sm[tF/ (also smirch) v [Tn] (fml 文) dishonour (sb/sth); slander 玷污（某人 [某事物]）; 诽谤: besmirch sb's reputation, name, honour, etc 败坏某人的名誉、名声、荣誉等. besotted / bI5sCtId; bI`sBtId/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (by/with sb/sth) made silly or stupid, esp by love 发痴, 变蠢（尤指受爱情驱使）: He is totally besotted with the girl, ie deeply in love with her. 他一 心痴恋著那个姑娘. besought pt, pp of beseech. bespangled / bI5spNgld; bI`spAN-ld/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (with sth) decorated with (things that shine or sparkle) 用（亮晶晶的东西）装饰: a sky bespangled with stars 闪烁著繁星的天空. bespattered / bI5spAtEd; bI`spAtLd/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (with sth) covered with (spots of dirt, etc) （被泥点等）溅污: Her clothes were bespattered with mud. 她的衣服溅上了泥污. bespeak / bI5spi:k; bI`spik/ v (pt bespoke/ bI5spEUk; bI`spok/, pp bespoke or bespoken/ bI5spEUkEn; bI`spokEn/) [Tn] (dated or fml 旧或文) be evidence of (sth); indicate 证明（某事物）; 表示: His polite manners bespoke the gentleman. 他那彬彬有礼的举止显出他是个绅士. bespectacled / bI5spektEkld; bI`spZktEkld/ adj wearing spectacles 戴眼镜的. bespoke / bI5spEUk; bI`spok/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] 1 (of clothes) made according to the customer's specifications （指衣服）定做的: a bespoke suit 一套定做的衣服. 2 making such clothes 做定做衣服的: a bespoke tailor 做定做衣服的裁缝. 3 (computing 计) (of software) specially written to suit the needs of the individual user （指软件）为适应个别使用者的需要特别编 写的. best / best; bZst/ adj (superlative of good1 good1 的最高级) 1 of the most excellent, desirable, suitable, etc kind 最好的; 最优秀的; 最理想的; 最合适的: my best friend 我最好的朋友 * the best dinner I've ever had 我吃过的最好的一顿饭* The best thing to do would be to apologize. 最 好还是道歉吧. * The best thing about the party was the food. 在那次聚会中最好的就是食物了. * He's the best man for the job. 他是最适于做这项工作的人. * What is the best (ie the shortest, easiest, etc) way to get there? 到那里去最好怎麽走（最短、最方便等）? * It's best to go by bus. 最好坐公 共汽车去. Cf 参看good, better. 2 (idm 习语) be on one's best be`haviour behave as well as possible 竭力循规蹈矩. one's best bet (infml 口) action most likely to bring success 最好的办法; 最佳措施: Your best bet would be to call again tomorrow. 你最好明天再打电话来. one's best bib and `tucker (dated or joc 旧或谑) one's best clothes, worn only on special occasions （只在特殊场合 下才穿的）最好的衣服. one's best/strongest card => card1. the best/better part of sth => part1. make the best use of sth use sth as profitably as possible 充分利用某事物: She's certainly made the best use of her opportunities. 她确实充分利用了一切机会. put one's best `foot forward go as fast as one can 从速行事. with the ,best will in the `world even when one has made every effort to be fair, etc 尽管 已尽心竭力. best man male friend or relative of a bridegroom who supports him at his wedding 男傧相. Cf 参看 bridesmaid. best / best; bZst/ adv (superlative of well2 well2 的最高级) 1 (often in compounds 常用以构成复 合词) (a) in the most excellent manner 最好地: the best-dressed politician 穿得最讲究的政治家 * the best kept garden in the street 这条街上收拾得最漂亮的花园* He works best in the mornings. 他早晨工作效率最高. * These insects are best seen through a microscope. 这些昆虫透过显微镜看 得最清楚. * She's the person best able to cope. 她是个最能妥善处理问题的人. * Do as you think best, ie as you think should be done. 你认为怎麽好, 就怎麽办吧. * You know best, ie You know better than anyone else what should be done, what is correct, etc. 你最清楚不过了. (b) to the greatest degree; most 最大程度地; 最: the best-known/ best-loved politician 最著名的[最受人爱戴的]政治 家* I enjoyed his first novel best (of all). 我最喜欢他的第一部小说. 2 (idm 习语) as ,best one `can not perfectly but as well as one is able to 尽自己最大努力; 尽力而为: The facilities were not ideal but we managed as best we could. 设备不理想, 但我们已经尽了最大的努力. for reasons/some reason best known to oneself => reason. had better/best =>better2. know best => know. best seller product, esp a book, that sells in very large numbers 畅销的产品（尤指书）: [attrib 作定语] the best-seller list 畅销书目录. ,best-`selling adj having very large sales; very popular 畅销的; 流行的: a ,best-selling `novel, `author, `series 畅销的小说、畅销书的作者、畅销的丛书. best / best; bZst/ n [sing] 1 that which is best; the outstanding thing or person among several 最好的 东西; 最好的人: She wants the best of everything, ie wants her life, possessions, etc to be perfect. 她 要的一切都是最好的. * When you pay that much for a meal you expect the best. 一顿饭花那麽多 钱是想吃到最好的东西. * He was acting from the best of motives. 他的动机是好的. * She's the best of the lot/bunch. 她出类拔萃. * He is among the best of our workers. 他是我们工作人员中最 好的一个. * We're the best of friends, ie very close friends. 我们是至交（最亲密的朋友）. 2 most important advantage or aspect of sth 某事物的最重要的优越性或方面: That's the best of having a car. 那就是有辆汽车的最大好处. * The best we can hope for is that nobody gets killed. 我们所能 盼望的最好结果就是没有人被害. 3 (idm 习语) all the `best (infml 口) (used esp when saying goodbye 尤用于告别时) I hope everything goes well for you 希望你一切顺利: Goodbye, and all the best! 再见, 祝你一切顺利! * Here's wishing you all the best in the coming year. 祝愿你来年一切顺 利. at `best taking the most hopeful view 充其量: We can't arrive before Friday at best. 我们无论如 何星期五以前也到不了. at its/one's best in the best state or form 处于最佳状态: modern architecture at its best 处于鼎盛时期的现代建筑学* Chaplin was at his best playing the little tramp. 卓别林扮演小流浪汉已达登峰造极的境界. * I wasn't feeling at my best at the party so I didn't enjoy it. 在那次聚会上我身体不太好, 所以兴致不高. (even) at the `best of times even when circumstances are most favourable 即使在最好的情况下: He's difficult at the best of times usually he's impossible. 他即使在情绪最好的时候, 都很难相处--平常就更令人受不了了. be (all) for the `best be good in the end, although not at first seeming to be good 结果总会好的. the best of both worlds benefits of two widely differing activities that one can enjoy simultaneously 从两种截然不同 的活动中同时获益: She's a career woman and a mother, so she has the best of both worlds. 她又当 职业妇女, 又当母亲, 两全其美. the best of Bri best / best; bZst/ v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] defeat (sb); outwit 打败（某人）; 智胜. bestial / 5bestIEl; ?@ 5bestFEl; `bZstFEl/ adj (derog 贬) of or like a beast; brutish; cruel 野兽的; 野 兽般的; 野蛮的; 残忍的: a bestial person, act 野蛮的人、动作* bestial violence, lust, fury 野兽般 的凶猛、欲望、狂暴. bestiality / 9bestI5lEtI; ?@ 9bestFI-; 9bZstFI`AlEtI/ n 1 [U] (a) quality of being bestial 兽性; 兽行: an act of horrifying bestiality 可怕的兽行. (b) sexual activity between a human and an animal 兽奸 （人兽之间的性行为）. 2 [C] brutal act, esp of a sexually perverted kind 兽性的行为; （尤指） 性变态. bestially adv. bestiary / 5bestIErI; ?@ -tIerI; `bZstI9ZrI/ n medieval collection of stories about animals, including fables and legends （中世纪的）动物寓言集. bestir / bI5st\:(r); bI`st[/ v (-rr-) [Tn] ~ oneself (fml or joc 文或谑) become active or busy 发奋; 振 作: He was too lazy to bestir himself even to answer the telephone. 他懒得甚至不愿接电话. bestow / bI5stEU; bI`sto/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on sb) (fml 文) present sth as a gift (to sb); confer （将 某事物作为礼物）赠（予某人）; 赠与; 授与: an honour bestowed on her by the king 国王赐与她 的荣誉. bestowal / bI5stEUEl; bIstoEl/ n [U]. bestride / bI5straId; bI`straId/ v (pt bestrode/ bI5strEUd; bI`strod/, pp bestridden/ bI5strIdn; bI`strIdn/) [Tn] (fml 文) sit or stand with one leg on each side of (sth) 两腿分开跨著坐或站在（某物）上: bestride a horse, chair, ditch, fence 跨在马、椅子、沟渠、围栏上. bet / bet; bZt/ v (-tt-; pt, pp bet or betted) 1 [I, Ipr, Tn.pr, Tf, Dn.n, Dn.f] ~ (sth) (on sth) risk (money) on a race or on some other event of which the result is doubtful 打赌; 赌博: I don't enjoy betting. 我不喜欢赌博. * He spends all his money betting on horses. 他把所有的钱都用在赌马上. * She bet me 20 that I wouldn't be able to give up smoking. 她和我打20 英镑的赌, 说我戒不了烟. 2 (idm 习语) bet one's bottom `dollar (on sth/that...) (infml 口) be absolutely certain about sth 绝对 确信某事物; 打包票: You can bet your bottom dollar he won't have waited for us. 你可以打包票, 他是绝不会等我们的. I bet (that)... (infml 口) I am certain 我敢肯定: I bet he arrives late he always does. 我敢肯定他得迟到--他一贯如此. ,you `bet (infml 口) you may be sure (of it) 你可确 信; 的确; 当然: `Are you going to the match?' `You bet (I am)!' ｀你去看比赛吗?＇｀当然（我去）!＇ bet n. 1 (a) arrangement to risk money, etc on an event of which the result is doubtful 赌博: make a bet 打赌 * have a bet on the Derby 在德比大赛中赌马 * win/lose a bet 打赌而赢[输]. (b) money, etc risked in this way （金钱等）赌注: place/put a bet on a horse 在一匹马上下赌注. (infml 口) opinion; prediction 意见; 预言: My bet is they've got held up in the traffic. 我想他们一 定是在路上因交通拥挤而受阻了. 3 (idm 习语) one's best bet => best1. hedge one's bets => hedge. beta / 5bi:tE; ?@ 5beItE; `betE/ n the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, ) 希腊语字母表中的第 二个字母（B, ）. bete noire / 9beIt 5nwB:(r); `bet`nwBr/ (pl betes noires/ 9beIt 5nwB:(r); 9bet`nwBr/) (French 法) person or thing that one particularly dislikes 特别讨厌的人或事物. betel / 5bi:tl; `bitl/ n [U] tropical Asian plant whose leaf is chewed with the betel-nut 槟榔. betel-nut n. [U, C] = areca nut (areca). betide / bI5taId; bI`taId/ v (idm 习语) woe betide sb => woe. betoken / bI5tEUkEn; bI`tokEn/ v [Tn] (fml 文) be a sign of (sth); indicate 预示（某事物）; 表示: milder weather betokening the arrival of spring 预示春天到来的暖和天气. betray / bI5treI; bI`tre/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (to sb) hand over or show sb/sth disloyally (to an enemy) （向敌人）出卖某人或泄漏某事: betraying state secrets 泄漏国家机密* Judas betrayed Jesus (to the authorities). 犹大（向当局）出卖了耶稣. 2 [Tn] be disloyal to (sth) 背叛（某事物）: betray one's country, one's principles 背叛自己的国家、自己的原则* In failing to return the money he betrayed our trust. 他未能归还那笔钱而辜负了我们的信任. 3 [Tn] (a) show (sth) unintentionally; be a sign of 无意中显示出（某事物）; 显露出; 表现出: She said she was sorry, but her eyes betrayed her secret delight. 她说她很难过, 但从她的眼神里却流露出她内心的喜悦. * His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign. 他的口音显露出他是外国人. (b) ~ oneself show what or who one really is 暴露出本来面目: He had a good disguise, but as soon as he spoke he betrayed himself, ie he was recognized by his voice. 他伪装得很好, 可是一说话就原形毕露了（听 他的声音就能认出他来）. betrayal / bI5treIEl; bI`treEl/ n (a) [U] betraying or being betrayed 背叛或被出卖: an act of betrayal 背叛的行为. (b) [C] instance of this 背叛: a betrayal of trust 对信任的辜负. betrayer n. betroth / bI5trEUT; bI`troT/ v [usu passive 通常用于被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (to sb) (arch or fml 古或文) bind sb with a promise to marry; engage sb to marry 将某人许配给; 订婚: She was betrothed (to the duke). 她已许配（给公爵）了. * The pair were later betrothed. 那对男女后来订婚 了. betrothal / bI5trEUTl; bI`troTEl/ n [C, U] (fml 文) engagement to be married 许婚; 订婚. betrothed n. [sing], adj (fml 文) (person) engaged to be married 已订婚的（人）: his betrothed 他 的未婚妻* the betrothed couple 未婚夫妻. better / 5betE(r); `bZtL/ adj (comparative of good1 good1 的比较级) 1 (a) of a more excellent or desirable kind 更好的; 更理想的: a better worker, job, car 更好的工作人员、工作、汽车 * You're a better man than I (am). 你人比我好. * The weather couldn't have been better. 天气好得不能再好 了. * Life was difficult then but things have got better and better over the years. 那时生活很艰苦, 但 情况已一年比一年好了. * He resolved to lead a better life (ie be more virtuous) in future. 他决心以 后过较高尚的生活（更有道德的）. (b) of a more precise or suitable kind 更准确的; 更合适的: Having talked to the witnesses I now have a better idea (of) what happened. 我与证人谈过话, 现在 对所发生的事情更清楚了. * Can't you think of a better word than `nice' to describe your holiday? 你难道不能想出一个比｀好＇更恰当的字眼来形容你的假日吗? Cf 参看 best1. 2 partly or fully recovered from an illness 疾病渐愈或痊愈: The patient is much better today. 病人今天好多了. * His ankle is getting better. 他的脚踝渐渐痊愈了. Cf 参看 well2 1, worse. 3 (idm 习语) against one's better `judgement even though one feels that it may be unwise 即使感到可能不太好; 明知不 可为而为之: He agreed, but very much against his better judgement. 他同意了, 但是他对此并不以 为然. be better than one's `word be more generous than one has promised to be 比所许诺的更宽厚. be no better than she `should be (dated euph 旧, 婉) (of a woman) have casual sexual relationships （指女子）性关系随便, 不正经, 不规矩. the best/better part of sth => part1. one's better `feelings/`nature more honourable or virtuous part of one's character 个人的优良天性或高尚情操. Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com