baby-sitter: n. (臨時保姆,代人照顧嬰兒者) person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | bachelor: n. (學士(學位),單身漢) unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges |
backbone: n. Syn. support; mainstay (骨幹,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column | backward: a. (向後的,返回的,落後的,沒有自信的,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. (氣球駕駛者) someone who flies a balloon |
ballot: n. (選票,投票數,投票,表決) 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 (樂隊,隊) orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally |
bandage: n. (繃帶,用繃帶包紮) strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds | banish: v. Syn. dispel (放逐,摒棄) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel |
banker: n. (銀行家) person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; one who owns or is an executive in a bank | bankrupt: a. (破產了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined |
bankruptcy: n. (破產) state of being unable to pay your debts | banquet: n. Syn. feast (宴會,出席宴會,參加宴會) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
barb: n. (魚鉤,鉤狀物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark | bare: a. Syn. naked; nude (無遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(禿)的) lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing |
bark: n. Syn. yelp; howl (樹皮,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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