brim n.(杯、碗的)邊 [ brimme brimful盈滿的]
brindled a.有斑紋的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]
brink n.邊緣(峭壁等的);水際
brisk a.活潑的 [prob brusque BRUSQUE<態(tài)度、言詞,人>莽撞的,粗率的,無禮的,唐突的 =BRUSK]
bristle v.豎立毛發(fā);發(fā)怒 [ bristel, brestel byrst]
brittle a.脆的 [brittle star 陽遂足 (屬棘皮動物,類似海盤車;亦稱serpent star)]
broach v.鉆孔使流出;初次提出 [ broche(n), brocher(v) brocc(h)us projecting]
brocade n.織錦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]
brochure n.小冊子 [ lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]
broil v.燒;曝曬;爭吵 [obs broil to muddle: cf EMBROIL 使事態(tài)混亂]
broker n.經(jīng)紀人;股票經(jīng)紀人 [a ~ house 證券公司 ("給葡萄酒桶開口的人")]
bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陳腔濫調(diào)
bronchitis n.支氣管炎
bronze n.a.青銅;青銅制品;青銅色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]
brooch n.胸針或領(lǐng)針 [ broche = BROACH("有突出之齒的")擴孔錐;螺旋鉆;談起,提起,提議;鉆孔于<桶等>]
brood n.v.窩;孵;沉思
brook n.容忍;小河
browbeat v.恫嚇;威嚇 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威嚇某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 嚇阻某人單獨去]
browse n.嫩葉;放牧;瀏覽書本 [(n)earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]
bruise v.打傷 [ brysan crush, reinforced by bruser, bruisier break]
bruit v.傳布;散布(謠言等) [noise bruire roar (對)咆哮,大叫;大笑(at)]
brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]
brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]
brutal a.野蠻的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE brutality殘忍,野蠻的行為 brute畜生;殘暴的人;粗暴的]
brute n.畜生;殘暴的人 [ brutus stupid]
bubble n.泡沫
buckle n.v.扣子;彎曲;扣住 [ boucle buccula cheek-strap of a helmet cheek: v[ boucler bulge("袋")鼓起,凸] []
bucolic a.鄉(xiāng)村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]
bud n.芽;花蕾,未發(fā)育的東西
buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]
budget n.預算;預算案;營運費 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]
bulga[ (f. Gaulish) knapsack: BULGE]
buffalo n.水牛;美國野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo bufalus bubalus boubalos antelope, wild =bison]
buffer n.緩沖器;減弱沖突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']
buffet n.v.冷餐;毆打;沖擊;搏斗
buffoon n.丑角;滑稽劇演員 [ bouffon buffone med buffo clown Rmc]
buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽劇演員]
bug n.昆蟲;故障;裝置防犯鈴 [buggy 多蟲的;馬車 (蟲)amoeba 阿米巴,變形蟲 aphis 芽蟲,獐螂 beetle
甲蟲;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot [蠅的幼蟲;馬的膚病之一種 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制劑]
bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 調(diào)皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]
brindled a.有斑紋的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]
brink n.邊緣(峭壁等的);水際
brisk a.活潑的 [prob brusque BRUSQUE<態(tài)度、言詞,人>莽撞的,粗率的,無禮的,唐突的 =BRUSK]
bristle v.豎立毛發(fā);發(fā)怒 [ bristel, brestel byrst]
brittle a.脆的 [brittle star 陽遂足 (屬棘皮動物,類似海盤車;亦稱serpent star)]
broach v.鉆孔使流出;初次提出 [ broche(n), brocher(v) brocc(h)us projecting]
brocade n.織錦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]
brochure n.小冊子 [ lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]
broil v.燒;曝曬;爭吵 [obs broil to muddle: cf EMBROIL 使事態(tài)混亂]
broker n.經(jīng)紀人;股票經(jīng)紀人 [a ~ house 證券公司 ("給葡萄酒桶開口的人")]
bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陳腔濫調(diào)
bronchitis n.支氣管炎
bronze n.a.青銅;青銅制品;青銅色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]
brooch n.胸針或領(lǐng)針 [ broche = BROACH("有突出之齒的")擴孔錐;螺旋鉆;談起,提起,提議;鉆孔于<桶等>]
brood n.v.窩;孵;沉思
brook n.容忍;小河
browbeat v.恫嚇;威嚇 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威嚇某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 嚇阻某人單獨去]
browse n.嫩葉;放牧;瀏覽書本 [(n)earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]
bruise v.打傷 [ brysan crush, reinforced by bruser, bruisier break]
bruit v.傳布;散布(謠言等) [noise bruire roar (對)咆哮,大叫;大笑(at)]
brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]
brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]
brutal a.野蠻的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE brutality殘忍,野蠻的行為 brute畜生;殘暴的人;粗暴的]
brute n.畜生;殘暴的人 [ brutus stupid]
bubble n.泡沫
buckle n.v.扣子;彎曲;扣住 [ boucle buccula cheek-strap of a helmet
bucolic a.鄉(xiāng)村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]
bud n.芽;花蕾,未發(fā)育的東西
buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]
budget n.預算;預算案;營運費 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]
bulga[ (f. Gaulish) knapsack: BULGE]
buffalo n.水牛;美國野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo bufalus bubalus boubalos antelope, wild =bison]
buffer n.緩沖器;減弱沖突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']
buffet n.v.冷餐;毆打;沖擊;搏斗
buffoon n.丑角;滑稽劇演員 [ bouffon buffone med buffo clown Rmc]
buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽劇演員]
bug n.昆蟲;故障;裝置防犯鈴 [buggy 多蟲的;馬車 (蟲)amoeba 阿米巴,變形蟲 aphis 芽蟲,獐螂 beetle
甲蟲;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot [蠅的幼蟲;馬的膚病之一種 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制劑]
bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 調(diào)皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]