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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