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as·per·sion
noun
\ə-ˈspər-zhən\
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n.诽谤，中伤； (天主教)洒圣水
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as·phyx·i·ate
verb
\as-ˈfik-sē-ˌāt\
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n.窒息
— as·phyx·i·a·tion -ˌfik-sē-ˈā-shən\ noun
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as·pire
verb
\ə-ˈspī(-ə)r\
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- VERB See also: aspiring 向往；渴望；有志于 If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
…people who aspire to public office… 渴望担任公职的人
They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal. 他们想要成为君子，虽然离这个理想还差得很远。
— as·pir·er noun
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as·sas·si·nate
verb
\ə-ˈsa-sə-ˌnāt\
A
n.暗杀
— as·sas·si·na·tion -ˌsa-sə-ˈnā-shən\ noun
— as·sas·si·na·tor -ˈsa-sə-ˌnā-tər\ noun
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asth·ma
noun
\ˈaz-mə\
A
- N-UNCOUNT 气喘；哮喘 Asthma is a lung condition which causes difficulty in breathing.
— asth·mat·ic \az-ˈma-tik\ adjective or noun
— asth·mat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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as·tute
adj
\ə-ˈstüt\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 精明的；敏锐的 If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
She was politically astute…
她很有政治头脑。
He made a series of astute business decisions.
他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。
astutely: Oxford, as Evelyn Waugh astutely observed, is a city best seen in early summer.牛津城，正如伊夫林·沃的敏锐观察，初夏的时候最美。
— as·tute·ly adverb
— as·tute·ness noun
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asun·der
adv or adj
\ə-ˈsən-dər\
A
- ADV 成碎片地;四分五裂地 If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
…a dress rent asunder from shoulder to hem…
从肩部到裙摆都被扯得粉碎的一件连衣裙
The debate is tearing Wall Street asunder.
这场争论令华尔街分崩离析。
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at one stroke
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adv.一笔，一举
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at stake
A
adv.危如累卵，危险
濒于险境，处于成败关头
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ar·tic·u·late
adj
\är-ˈti-kyə-lət\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 善于表达的;口齿伶俐的 If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
The adjective is pronounced /ɑː’tɪkjʊlət/. The verb is pronounced /ɑː’tɪkjʊleɪt/. 形容词读作 /ɑː’tɪkjʊlət/，动词读作 /ɑː’tɪkjʊleɪt/。
She is an articulate young woman…
她是一个口才很好的年轻女子。
The child was unable to offer an articulate description of what she had witnessed.
孩子无法对她所目睹的事情作出清楚的描述。
articulacy: To start a revolution, you need discipline, incisiveness and articulacy.要革命，就要守纪律、看得远、善表达。 - VERB 清楚地表达（思想或感情） When you articulate your ideas or feelings, you express them clearly in words.
The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
总统因未能清晰表述对外交事务的整体构想而受到指责。 - VERB 清楚地说出；吐（字）清楚 If you articulate something, you say it very clearly, so that each word or syllable can be heard.
He articulated each syllable carefully.
他小心而清晰地发出每个音节。
— ar·tic·u·late·ly adverb
— ar·tic·u·late·ness noun
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at·tor·ney
noun
\ə-ˈtər-nē\
A
- N-COUNT See also: District Attorney （美国的）律师 In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer. →see usage note at: lawyer
…a prosecuting attorney.
检察官
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at·tri·bute
noun
\ˈa-trə-ˌbyüt\
A
- VERB 把…归因于;把…归咎于 If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
The verb is pronounced /ə’trɪbjuːt/. The noun is pronounced /’ætrɪbjuːt/. 动词读作/ə’trɪbjuːt/，名词读作/’ætrɪbjuːt/。
Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素，比如运气。 - VERB 将（品质或特征）加于…;认为…为…所有 If you attribute a particular quality or feature to someone or something, you think that they have got it.
People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.
人们开始觉得他超人一等。
attribution: There’s usually a lot of attribution of evil intent to those who have different views.那些持异议者通常多被认为心怀邪念。 - VERB 认为(文章、艺术品或评论）出自… If a piece of writing, a work of art, or a remark is attributed to someone, people say that they wrote it, created it, or said it.
This, and the remaining frescoes, are not attributed to Giotto.
这个，还有那些残存的湿壁画，都不是乔托的作品。
…a Madonna and Child attributed to Pietro Lorenzetti.
被认为出自彼得罗·洛伦泽蒂之手的作品《圣母子》 - N-COUNT （人或物的）品质，特征 An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has.
Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour…
残忍是人的天性之一。
He has every attribute you could want and could play for any team.
他具备你想要的所有品质，放在哪个队都行。
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at·tri·tion
noun
\ə-ˈtri-shən\
A
- N-UNCOUNT （对敌人造成的）削弱，耗损 Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
在与政府的消耗战中，反叛者宣布停火。 - N-UNCOUNT 人员减缩;人员流失 At a university or place of work, attrition is the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced.
The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.
公司计划在6年内通过人员自然流失和减少雇用使员工总数减少1/4。
— at·tri·tion·al -ˈtri-sh(ə-)nəl\ adjective
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auc·tion
noun
\ˈȯk-shən\
A
- N-VAR 拍卖 An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
Lord Salisbury bought the picture at auction in London some years ago…
几年前，索尔兹伯里勋爵在伦敦拍得了这幅画。
Britain’s two main auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christies, have been involved in valuing the works.
英国最大的两家拍卖行，苏富比和佳士得参与了对这些作品的估价。 - VERB 拍卖 If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction.
Eight drawings by French artist Jean Cocteau will be auctioned next week…
下周法国画家让·科克托的8幅作品将被拍卖。
The airline plans to auction its international routes to former competitors…
这家航空公司打算把他们的国际线路拍卖给以前的竞争对手。
相关词组：auction off
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au·dit
noun
\ˈȯ-dət\
A
- VERB 查（账）；审计 When an accountant audits an organization’s accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.
他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
Audit is also a noun.
The bank first learned of the problem when it carried out an internal audit.
银行是在进行内部审计的时候首次发现了这个问题。
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au·ra
noun
\ˈȯr-ə\
A
- N-COUNT 气质；气氛；氛围 An aura is a quality or feeling that seems to surround a person or place or to come from them.
She had an aura of authority.
她给人一种很有权威的感觉。
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au·ro·ra
noun
\ə-ˈrȯr-ə\
A
n.晨曦； 曙光； 朝霞； 北极光
— au·ro·ral -əl\ adjective
— au·ro·re·an -ē-ən\ adjective
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aus·tere
adj
\ȯ-ˈstir\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 简朴的；朴素的 If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
…a cream linen suit and austere black blouse…
乳白色亚麻套装和简朴的黑色衬衫
The church was austere and simple.
教堂的布置很简朴。 - ADJ-GRADED （人）严厉的，严肃的，严格的 If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious.
I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
…an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization.
有着非常严厉的清规戒律的组织 - ADJ-GRADED （生活）简朴的，不奢华的，苦行的 An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries.
The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
军队的生活还是相对清苦的。 - ADJ-GRADED （经济政策）紧缩的 An austere economic policy is one which reduces people’s living standards sharply.
…a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation.
一套大力控制通货膨胀的紧缩性经济措施
— aus·tere·ly adverb
— aus·tere·ness noun
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au·then·tic
adj
\ə-ˈthen-tik\
A
- ADJ 真的;真正的;真实的;真诚的 An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
…authentic Italian food…
真正的意大利食品
She has authentic charm whereas most people simply have nice manners…
她散发出真正的魅力，而大多数人只是举止优雅。
authenticity: There are factors, however, that have cast doubt on the statue’s authenticity.然而，有些因素让人对该雕塑的真伪产生了怀疑。 - ADJ-GRADED （仿制品）能够以假乱真的，逼真的 If you describe something as authentic, you mean that it is such a good imitation that it is almost the same as or as good as the original.
…patterns for making authentic frontier-style clothing.
制造仿潮流服装所用的图案
authentically: The team decided to try and replicate the missing curtains as authentically as possible.小组决定尽可能照原样重新制作丢失的幕帘。 - ADJ (信息或记述）准确的，可靠的，可信的 An authentic piece of information or account of something is reliable and accurate.
I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.
我已经掌握了有关该组织诞生的可靠的详细资料。
authentically: The book authentically and intimately describes the small details of her daily life.本书翔实地记述了她日常生活中的小细节。
— au·then·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— au·then·tic·i·ty \ˌȯ-ˌthen-ˈti-sə-tē\ noun
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au·to·ma·tion
noun
\ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən\
A
n.自动化（技术）， 自动操作
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au·ton·o·mous
adj
\ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 自治的 An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else.
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
autonomously: …a highly decentralised company, with each of its subsidiaries operating autonomously.一个权力高度分散的公司，各子公司自主经营 - ADJ-GRADED 独立自主的；有主见的 An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else.
He treated us as autonomous individuals who had to learn to make up our own minds about important issues.
他把我们当作独立自主的个体来看待，认为我们必须学会在重大问题面前自己拿主意。
— au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb
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aux·in
noun
\ˈȯk-sən\
A
n.植物生长素，植物激素
— aux·in·ic \ȯk-ˈsi-nik\ adjective
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average out
A
- PHRASAL VERB-ERG （将…）平均为 If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure.
There are six glasses of wine in one bottle, which averages out to 50p a glass…
一瓶酒可以分6杯，平均一杯50便士。
Averaging it out between us there’s less than £10 a month each to live on.
咱俩把这笔钱平均分一下，每人每月的生活费还不到10英镑。
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aver·sion noun \ə-ˈvər-zhən\
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- N-VAR 厌恶；讨厌；反感 If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.
很多人生来讨厌昆虫。
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av·er·age
noun
\ˈa-v(ə-)rij\
— on average or on the average
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balk
noun
\ˈbȯk\
1. VERB 畏缩；回避 If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments...
面对动物实验，哪怕是生物专业的大学生也会畏缩。
Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit.
去年10月，由于对2,400万美元的利润变成了2,000万的亏损感到担心，这家银行畏缩了。
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bal·lad
noun
\ˈba-ləd\
1. N-COUNT 民谣；叙事诗歌 A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language.
...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood.
一首18世纪的关于几个迷路小孩的叙事诗，名为《树林中的宝贝》
2. N-COUNT （节奏舒缓的）流行抒情歌曲，情歌 A ballad is a slow, romantic, popular song.
'You Don't Know Paris' is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote.
《猜不透的巴黎》是他创作的最为优美动听的情歌之一。
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bal·lis·tic
adj
\bə-ˈlis-tik\
1. ADJ 弹道（学）的 Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
...ballistic missiles...
弹道导弹
Ballistic tests have matched the weapons with bullets taken from the bodies of victims.
弹道测试表明,武器和受害者体内取出的子弹相吻合。
2. PHRASE 勃然大怒 If someone goes ballistic, they suddenly become very angry.
The singer went ballistic after one member of his band failed to show for a sound check.
因为乐队的一个成员没来试音，这位歌手大发雷霆。
3. PHRASE （常指令人惊讶或不受欢迎地）激涨，猛增 If something goes ballistic, it suddenly becomes very much greater or more powerful, often in a surprising or unwanted way.
August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.
8月份的注册人数突然暴涨，现在已经达到了年注册量的四分之一。
— bal·lis·ti·cal·ly adverb
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bank·rupt·cy
noun
\ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē\
1. N-UNCOUNT 破产；倒闭 Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
It is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy...
这是两个月内第二家申请破产的航空公司。
Many established firms were facing bankruptcy.
许多成熟的企业正面临倒闭。
2. N-COUNT 破产事件；倒闭事件 A bankruptcy is an instance of an organization or person going bankrupt.
The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.
8月份企业破产数字攀升。
3. N-UNCOUNT 彻底；缺乏 If you refer to something's bankruptcy, you are emphasizing that it is completely lacking in value or worth.
The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.
大屠杀使该政权的道德沦丧暴露无遗。
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bap·tism
noun
\ˈbap-ˌti-zəm\
1. N-VAR （基督教的）洗礼，浸礼（Compare 比较 christening.） A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized.
— bap·tis·mal \bap-ˈtiz-məl\ adjective
— bap·tis·mal·ly \-mə-lē\ adverb
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bar
verb
\ˈbär\
1. VERB （用木条，铁条等）闩（门等） If you bar a door, you place something in front of it or a piece of wood or metal across it in order to prevent it from being opened.
For added safety, bar the door to the kitchen.
为了确保安全，把厨房的门闩上。
barred: The windows were closed and shuttered, the door was barred.窗户都关紧了，百叶窗都拉下了，门也闩上了。
2. VERB 阻拦；阻挡 If you bar someone's way, you prevent them from going somewhere or entering a place, by blocking their path.
Harry moved to bar his way...
哈里走过去挡住了他的路。
He stepped in front of her, barring her way.
他走到她前面，挡住了她的去路。
3. VERB 禁止；不准 If someone is barred from a place or from doing something, they are officially forbidden to go there or to do it.
Amnesty workers have been barred from Sri Lanka since 1982...
从1982年起，大赦国际的工作人员就被禁止进入斯里兰卡。
Many jobs were barred to them.
很多工作将他们拒之门外。
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bar·gain
noun
\ˈbär-gən\
1. N-COUNT 便宜货；廉价货 Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
At this price the wine is a bargain...
这种葡萄酒卖这个价真是很便宜。
Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.
这周超市的新鲜鲑鱼特价销售。
2. N-COUNT 交易；协议 A bargain is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
I'll make a bargain with you. I'll play hostess if you'll include Matthew in your guest-list...
我们说定了，如果你能把马修也邀请来的话我就做东。
The treaty was based on a bargain between the French and German governments.
这个条约是以法国和德国政府之间的一个协议为基础的。
3. VERB 商谈；交涉；谈判；讨价还价 When people bargain with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash...
在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain.
在当地的小店购物，不要害怕砍价。
bargainer: A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved.一位工会的谈判人员说那些工作岗位都已经保住了。
4. PHRASE 极力讨价还价；提出苛刻的交易条件 If people drive a hard bargain, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.
在讲价方面颇有名气的律师事务所
5. PHRASE 此外；而且；另外 You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English.
This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain...
这种机器既省力，又能保持工作台面的整洁。
She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.
她很有钱。现在你又说她还是个美女。
6. PHRASE 履行协议 If you keep your side of the bargain, you do what you have promised or arranged to do.
Dealing with this dictator wasn't an option. He wouldn't have kept his side of the bargain.
别跟这个独裁者打交道，他不会信守诺言的。
相关词组：bargain for
— into the bargain also in the bargain
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bari·tone
noun
\ˈber-ə-ˌtōn\
1. N-COUNT 男中音歌手；男中音歌唱家 In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
...the young American baritone Monte Pederson.
年轻的美国男中音歌唱家蒙特·佩德森
2. N-SING 低沉悦耳的声音 If a man has a baritone speaking voice, his voice is low and pleasant to listen to.
...a baritone voice...
低沉悦耳的嗓音
He speaks in a melodious baritone.
他的声音浑厚而有磁性。
— bari·ton·al \ˌbar-ə-ˈtō-nəl\ adjective
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bark
verb
\ˈbärk\
1. VERB （犬）吠，狺狺 When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
Don't let the dogs bark...
让那些狗别叫。
A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.
小狗对着它正在追赶的一只海鸥吠叫。
Bark is also a noun.
2. VERB 大声嚷；吼叫；厉声叫喊 If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.
I didn't mean to bark at you...
我不是成心对你嚷嚷的。
A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.
警察双手握枪，厉声发出指令。
3. N-UNCOUNT 树皮 Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
4. PHRASE 刀子嘴，豆腐心；冷面孔，菩萨心 If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are.
She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.
她脾气可能有点暴躁，但她是刀子嘴，豆腐心。
5. to be barking up the wrong tree →see: tree;
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ba·roque
adj, often capitalized
\bə-ˈrōk\
1. ADJ （17世纪和18世纪早期流行于欧洲的一种设计繁复的建筑和艺术风格）巴洛克式的，巴洛克风格的 Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth a quick look.
圣莱昂纳多的巴洛克式教堂值得一看。
...a collection of treasures dating from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period.
从中世纪到巴洛克时期的珍宝藏品
The baroque style and period in art and architecture are sometimes referred to as the baroque.（艺术和建筑的）巴洛克风格，巴洛克时期
2. ADJ （18世纪欧洲音乐）巴洛克式的，巴洛克风格的 Baroque music is a style of European music that was written in the 18th century.
...the German baroque composer Georg Philip Telemann...
德国巴洛克风格的作曲家格奥尔格·菲利普·泰勒曼
A more widespread interest in baroque music developed only slowly in the Sixties and Seventies.
六七十年代人们对巴洛克音乐的兴趣只得到了缓慢的发展。
The baroque style and period in music are sometimes referred to as the baroque.（音乐的）巴罗克风格，巴罗克时期
3. ADJ-GRADED 复杂精美的；精雕细琢的 Baroque things are complicated and elaborate.
He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
他是个巴罗克式的人物，衣着华丽但又不失优雅。
...Paul Muldoon, who is among the most baroque of contemporary poets.
保罗·马尔登，现代诗人中语言最为精致华丽者之一
— ba·roque·ly adverb
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bar·rel
noun
\ˈber-əl\
1. N-COUNT 桶 A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food.
in AM, use 美国英语用 barreling, barreled
The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.
这葡萄酒已经在橡木桶里存放近一年了。
...barrels of pickled fish.
几桶腌鱼
2. N-COUNT （石油工业中）一桶的量（相当于159升） In the oil industry, a barrel is a unit of measurement equal to 159 litres.
In 1989, Kuwait was exporting 1.5 million barrels of oil a day...
1989年，科威特每天出口150万桶石油。
Oil prices were closing at $19.76 a barrel.
油价收于每桶19.76美元。
3. N-COUNT 枪管 The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired.
He pushed the barrel of the gun into the other man's open mouth.
他把枪管塞进了另一个人的嘴里。
4. VERB 飞奔；疾驶；高速行驶 If a vehicle or person is barreling in a particular direction, they are moving very quickly in that direction.
The car was barreling down the street at a crazy speed.
这辆车疯了一般沿街疾驶。
5. See also: pork barrel
6. PHRASE 全部；完全 If you say, for example, that someone moves or buys something lock, stock, and barrel, you are emphasizing that they move or buy every part or item of it.
They dug up their New Jersey garden and moved it lock, stock, and barrel back home.
他们把在新泽西的花园刨了个遍，然后将里面的东西一样不落地搬回了家。
7. PHRASE 使…受制于人；使…处于不利地位；迫使…做… If someone has you over a barrel, they have put you in a difficult situation where you have little choice but to do what they want you to do.
8. PHRASE 凑合用劣质的东西；将就行事 If you say that someone is scraping the barrel, or scraping the bottom of the barrel, you disapprove of the fact that they are using or doing something of extremely poor quality.
9. PHRASE 非常有趣的事；笑料不断的开心果 If an experience is a barrel of laughs, it is very enjoyable. If someone is a barrel of laughs, they are fun to be with.
Weddington is the first to admit she's not exactly a barrel of laughs...
韦丁顿第一个承认自己其实并不爱搞笑。
The suppers are always a barrel of laughs.
晚餐总是充满欢笑。
— bar·reled \-əld\ adjective
— on the barrel
: asking for or granting no credit
— over a barrel
: at a disadvantage : in an awkward position
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bas·ket·ry
noun
\ˈbas-ki-trē\
n.篮筐类； 像篮筐类编织的物品； 编制篮筐的技艺； (总称)篮子
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bat·tal·ion
noun
\bə-ˈtal-yən\
1. N-COUNT 营；军营 A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion...
安东尼受命返回自己的军营。
He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
他加入了英国近卫步兵第一团第二营。
2. N-COUNT （尤指有组织、有特定任务、高效的）一大群，一大批 A battalion of people is a large group of them, especially a well-organized, efficient group that has a particular task to do.
There were battalions of highly paid publicists to see that such news didn't make the press.
有一大批拿高薪的公关人员可以确保这样的新闻不会见诸报端。
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be at a disadvantage
PHRASE 处于不利的境地 If you are at a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have, which makes it harder for you to be successful.
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be at issue
在争论中,不和的, 待裁决的
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be priced out of
(价格太高而)被排挤出
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be·atif·ic
adj
\ˌbē-ə-ˈti-fik\
1. ADJ-GRADED （表情）幸福的，快乐安详的 A beatific expression shows or expresses great happiness and calmness.
...a beatific smile.
幸福的笑容
— be·atif·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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be·hest
noun
\bi-ˈhest\
1. PHRASE 按…的吩咐；应…的要求；遵照…的命令 If something is done at someone's behest, it is done because they have ordered or requested it.
In 1970, at his new wife's behest, they moved to Southampton...
1970年，应他新任妻子的要求，他们搬到了南安普敦。
The policy document was produced at the behest of John Major and other world leaders.
这份政策文件是在约翰·梅杰和其他国家领导人的授意下拟定的。
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ben·e·fac·tor
noun
\ˈbe-nə-ˌfak-tər\
1. N-COUNT 捐助者；赞助人；施主 A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
In his old age he became a benefactor of the arts.
他晚年成了一个艺术赞助人。
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ben·e·fi·cia·ry
noun
\ˌbe-nə-ˈfi-shē-ˌer-ē\
1. N-COUNT 受益人；受惠者 Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
The main beneficiaries of pension equality so far have been men.
迄今为止，退休金均等政策的主要受益者一直是男性。
2. N-COUNT （遗嘱的）受益人 The beneficiaries of a will are legally entitled to receive money or property from someone when that person dies.
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be·reft
adj
\bi-ˈreft\
1. ADJ-GRADED 失去…的；丧失…的 If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it.
The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.
这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。
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be·set
verb
\bi-ˈset\
1. VERB 困扰；烦扰；使苦恼 If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
The form beset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. beset的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
The country is beset by severe economic problems.
这个国家被严重的经济问题所困扰。
The discussions were beset with difficulties.
讨论困难重重。
— be·set·ment \-mənt\ noun
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be·siege
verb
\bi-ˈsēj\
1. VERB 烦扰；纠缠 If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
She was besieged by the press and the public.
她被媒体和公众纠缠不休。
2. VERB 包围；围攻 If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting.
The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town...
军队主力转移到了塞瓦斯托波尔，对该城进行围攻。
The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.
阿富汗空军正用直升机向被围城镇提供补给。
— be·sieg·er noun
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be·stow
verb
\bi-ˈstō\
1. VERB 给予；赠与；授予；赐予 To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
女王已经授予他爵士头衔。
— be·stow·al \-ˈstō-əl\ noun
— be·stow·er \-ˈstō(-ə)r\ noun
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be·tray
verb
\bi-ˈtrā\
1. VERB 失信于；辜负 If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word...
如果我告诉某人我不会辜负他的信任，我就会恪守诺言。
The President betrayed them when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes.
总统背叛了他们，违背了不加税的诺言。
betrayer: She was her friend and now calls her a betrayer.她曾经是她的朋友，现在却叫她叛徒。
2. VERB 背叛；出卖 If someone betrays their country or their friends, they give information to an enemy, putting their country's security or their friends' safety at risk.
They offered me money if I would betray my associates...
他们提出来只要我供出同伙就给我钱。
The group were informers, and they betrayed the plan to the Germans.
这帮人是告密者，他们把计划泄露给了德国人。
betrayer: 'Traitor!' she screamed. 'Betrayer of England!'“叛徒！”她尖叫道。“英格兰的叛徒！”
3. VERB 违背，背弃（理想或原则） If you betray an ideal or your principles, you say or do something which goes against those beliefs.
We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
betrayer: Babearth regarded the middle classes as the betrayers of the Revolution.巴博施把中产阶级看作是革命的叛徒。
4. VERB 流露出；暴露出 If you betray a feeling or quality, you show it without intending to.
She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing...
她仔细端详了一番他的脸，但什么也没有看出来。
He nodded his head instead of saying anything where his voice might betray him.
他一言不发，只是点头，因为一开口可能会露出破绽。
— be·tray·al \-ˈtrā(-ə)l\ noun
— be·tray·er \-ˈtrā-ər\ noun
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