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| www.iselong.com 日期：2006-03-06 10:35
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presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : OBTRUSIVE
dour : geniality :: bumptious : humbleness
impetuous : vacillation / hesitation :: bumptious : humbleness
bumptious <> humble
bung n. (桶口等的) 塞子
the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask
bungle vt.vi. 拙劣地工作,粗制滥造,失败
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
bungle<> bring off
buoy vt. 使浮起,支撑,鼓励 SUPPORT, UPLIFT
buoyed <> unsupported
buoyant adj．易浮的，快乐的．
a : capable of floating
b : CHEERFUL, GAY
bend : rigid :: submerge : buoyant :: dissolve : insoluble
hangdog<> buoyant
buoyant <>sink
burgeon v. 迅速成长，发展
to grow and expand rapidly : FLOURISH
burgeon <>wither
burgeon <> subdue
burial n.安葬，埋葬，埋藏
the act or process of burying
inter : burial :: obliterate : removal
burlesque n. 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧
mockery usually by caricature
diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery
doggerel : verse :: burlesque : play
burnish v. 擦亮，磨光
to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
numb : insensible : burnish : lustrous
burrow n. （兔子等）所掘的地洞，v. 挖洞
to construct by tunneling
ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern
buttress n.扶墙,拱壁
a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
strut: wing :: buttress: wall
buttress: wall :: bracket : shelf
buttress v.支持
to furnish or shore up with a buttress; also : SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN
contravene <> buttress
bygone n. 过去的事,往事
gone by : PAST; especially : OUTMODED
byline n. （列作者名字的）报刊文章首行
a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name
article : byline :: movie : credits
cabal n. 徒党,秘密结社,(尤指政治上的)阴谋
the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs
cabal : association :: plot : plan
cacophony n. 刺耳的声音
harsh or discordant sound : DISSONANCE
cacophony : sound :: malodor : scent
cacophonous <> dulcet / euphonious
cadge v.行乞，乞求
BEG, SPONGE
cadge <> earn
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