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主题: 每日一读之词汇篇(4)
list 4 boon --- chaff
boon n. 恩惠
BENEFIT, FAVOR
boon <> misfortune
boor n. 粗野的人,不懂礼貌的人,农民
a rude or insensitive person
insensitive : boor :: mischievous : imp
bootless a. 无用的,无益者
USELESS, UNPROFITABLE
bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence
interesting : intriguing :: bootless : futile
bore vt. 使烦扰,钻孔
to make a hole by or as if by boring
die : shaping :: drill : boring
entrancing <>disappoint, disgust, repel, repulse; bore
bottleneck n.瓶颈口,(喻)交通易阻塞的狭口;妨碍生产流程的一环
NARROW
{bottleneck: indefinite}
bough n. 大树枝
a branch of a tree; especially : a main branch
box vi. 拳击
to fight with the fists : engage in boxing
box: fight :debate :argue
bracing adj. 增加气力的,令人振奋的,提神的,使心神清爽的
giving strength, vigor, or freshness
bracing <> vapid
bracket n. 支架,括弧,托架
an overhanging member that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle
buttress: wall :: bracket : shelf
brackish a. 有盐味的,可厌的
REPULSIVE
brackish : repulse
braided adj. 编织成的,梳成辫子的,编成缏的;束
made by intertwining three or more strands
grooved : striated :: braided : stranded
brake n. 刹车,阻碍,丛林
to retard or stop by a brake
divert : shunt :: retard : brake
brash a. 性急的,仓促的,无礼的,傲慢的
done in haste without regard for consequences
frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion
brassy a. 似黄铜的,厚脸皮的
being shamelessly bold
diffident <> brassy
furtive <> open / forthright / brassy
brassy <>humble
brattish adj. (指小孩) 讨厌的; 宠坏的; 不听话的; 不礼貌的
an ill-mannered annoying child
tightfisted : parsimonious :: brattish : mischievous
bravura adj. 雄壮华丽的,气势磅礴的
marked by an ostentatious display of skill
bravura : performance :: resplendent : appearance
brazen a. 黄铜制的,厚颜无耻的
marked by contemptuous boldness
impudence:brazen::deadpan:impassive
brazen <>modest
breach v. 毁坏，泄密 n. 缺口
to make a breach in
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