baby-sitter: n. (临时保姆,代人照顾婴儿者) person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | bachelor: n. (学士(学位),单身汉) unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges |
backbone: n. Syn. support; mainstay (骨干,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column | backward: a. (向后的,返回的,落后的,没有自信的,羞怯的) directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped |
baggage: n. Syn. luggage; packing (行李) trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage | balloonist: n. (气球驾驶者) someone who flies a balloon |
ballot: n. (选票,投票数,投票,表决) printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election | balmy: a. Syn. mild; fragrant (柔和的,芳香的) mild and pleasant; fragrant |
ban: n. Syn. Prohibition (禁止,查禁) official prohibition; decree that prohibits something | band: n. Syn. orchestra; team (乐队,队) orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally |
bandage: n. (绷带,用绷带包扎) strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds | banish: v. Syn. dispel (放逐,摒弃) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel |
banker: n. (银行家) person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; one who owns or is an executive in a bank | bankrupt: a. (破产了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined |
bankruptcy: n. (破产) state of being unable to pay your debts | banquet: n. Syn. feast (宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
barb: n. (鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark | bare: a. Syn. naked; nude (无遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(秃)的) lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing |
bark: n. Syn. yelp; howl (树皮,狗叫) sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog | barrel: n. Syn. vessel (桶) vessel; large cylindrical container |
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