[六级词汇] 2011英语六级考试基础词汇精讲(3)

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, it is too late.

brittle

a. 1.易碎的，易损坏的；2.脆弱的，靠不住的; 3.冷淡的，不友好的; 4.(声音)尖厉的

A: What place did you come in in the race?

B: Third. I won a bronze.

bronze

n. 1.青铜；2.青铜色，古铜色; 3.青铜(艺术)制品，铜牌

A: This is a very complicated question, professor.

B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.

A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?

B: No, they seem to have neglected them.

brood

vi. 1.(on, over, about)沉思，考虑; 2.孵蛋

n. 1.(雏鸡等)一窝; 2.(一个家庭)全体孩子

A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.

B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?

brook

n. 小溪

vt. [常用于否定句或疑问句]容忍，忍受

A: Where were you this afternoon?

B: In the bookshop, just browsing.

browse

vi. 1.随意翻阅，浏览; 2. (牛，羊等)吃草

A: That is a nasty bruise.

B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.

A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.

B: Don’t listen to him then.

bruise

n. 1.青肿,挫伤; 2.(水果等的)伤痕，擦痕

vt. 1.打青，使受淤伤; 2.挫伤，伤害(感情等)

A: That was a brutal crime.

B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

brutal

a. 1.野兽般的，残忍的; 2.无情的，冷酷的，难以忍受的

A: How much is the fare?

B: Just two bucks, it is only a short journey.

A: The horse bucked and kicked me in the face.

B: Ouch! Why were you standing behind him?

A: Buck up, it is not the end of the world.

B: Easier said then done.

buck

n. 1.(一)美元，(一)澳元; 2.雄鹿,雄兔

vi. (马等)猛然弓背跃起

buck up (使)振奋，(使)打起精神

A: I like your new shoes.

B: Thanks, but the buckles are too stiff at the moment.

A: What happed to your bicycle?

B: The wheel buckled when I hit a stone in the middle of the road.

buckle

v. 1.用搭扣扣紧； 2.(使)变形，弯曲

n. 搭扣，扣环

buckle down 倾全力,开始认真从事

A: I am looking forward to the spring when the flowers will come into bud.

B: Me too, it has been a long winter.

bud

n. 叶芽,花蕾

vi. 发芽，萌芽

A: Do you think that the Buddhist way of life is the best?

B: I am not quite sure yet, I still need to think about it.

Buddhist

n. 佛教徒

a. 佛教的

A: Have you ever seen a buffalo?

B: No, but I would like to.

buffalo

n. 水牛，(北美)野牛

A: He used his pillow as a buffer against the noise.

B: Why, did he have difficulty sleeping?

A: The mirror needs a polish.

B: But I don’t
have anything to buffer it with.

buffer

n. 1.起缓冲作用的人(或物); 2.缓冲器,减震器

vt. 缓冲，减轻

A: Will there be any food at the party?

B: I heard

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