English: 05/25/06

berth

noun [C]

1 a place to sleep on a train or boat

http://www.baylinerownersclub.org/albums/album263/V_berth.sized.jpg

2 the place where a ship comes to land

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a wide berth
Ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence:
避开，对…敬而远之：充分的空间或距离以避免不必要的后果：
gave their angry colleague a wide berth.
对他们的愤怒的同事敬而远之

be bent on

beset

verb beset, beset, besetting [T] formal
to cause trouble for someone:
?The family was beset by financial difficulties.

behave

verb

1 [I] to do or say things in a particular way:
?You behaved bravely in a very difficult situation.
2 [I,T] to be polite and not cause trouble:
?Tom was quieter than his brother and knew how to behave.

http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/gfursin/humor/images/humor096.jpg

?behave yourself: If you behave yourself you can have an ice-cream.

behalf

noun

on behalf of sb/on sb's behalf instead of someone:
?He agreed to speak on my behalf.

beforehand

adverb

before something happens or is done:
?When you give a speech, it's natural to feel nervous beforehand.

keep to the beaten track

循规蹈矩

bearing

noun

1    have a bearing on sth to have a connection with or an influence on something:
?Leigh's comments have no bearing on the subject.
2    lose your bearings to become confused about where you are:
?Apparently the boat lost its bearings in the fog.
3    get your bearings to find out where you are or feel confident that you know what you are doing:
?It takes time to get your bearings in a new job.

beam

beam 1

noun [C]

1
a) a line of light shining from the sun, a lamp etc:
?The beam of the flashlight flickered and went out.

http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/images/laser_beam_led_g_550.jpg

b) a line of energy such as RADIATION or MICROWAVEs

2 a long heavy piece of wood or metal used in building houses, bridges etc

http://www.northcal.com/images/redwood%20beam%20ceiling02.jpg

3 a big happy smile

beam 2

verb

1 [I] to smile or look at someone very happily:
?beam at: Uncle Willie beamed at us proudly.
2 [I,T] to send out energy, light, radio or television SIGNALs:
?The signal is beamed up to a satellite.

bead

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batter

batter 1

noun

1 [U] a liquid mixture of flour, milk, eggs etc, used in cooking:
?fish in batter or breadcrumbs
2 [U] AmE a thick mixture of flour, eggs, milk etc used for making cakes
3 [C] the person who is trying to hit the ball in BASEBALL

batter 2

verb [I,T]

to hit someone or something many times, usually in a way that causes injury or damage:
?batter against: Waves battered against the rocks.
battering noun [C,U]

barrier

noun [C]

1 something such as a rule, situation, or problem that prevents or limits what people can do:
?an attempt to reduce trade barriers
2 a type of fence that prevents people from entering an area:
?barriers to hold back the crowds

3 an object that separates two places, groups of people etc:
?The Alps form a natural barrier across Europe.

barricade

barren

barrel

barometer

barn

lay bare

barber

banquet

banner

noun [C]

1 a long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles:
?crowds waving banners that read "Welcome Home"
2 a flag
3 a belief or principle:
?under the banner of (= supporting a particular belief or principle)
an election fought under the banner of 'social justice'

ballot

bald & balding

Balcony

baffle, baffling

baffled

adjective

unable to understand something at all:
?Scientists are completely baffled by the results.

Badge

Purple Heart

bacterium

Avert

In "Meet Joe Black"

INT. DINING ROOM, PARRISH TOWNHOUSE - NIGHT

Everyone eating silently but looks are exchanged, glances

averted, Allison notices Susan and Joe looking at each

other, Drew observes Parrish watching Joe, Quince, on the

other hand, just eats.

avert

verb [T]

1 to prevent something unpleasant from happening:
?negotiations aimed at averting a crisis
2 avert your eyes/gaze to look away from something

avalanche

noun [C]
1 a large amount of snow that falls down the side of a mountain
2 an avalanche of a very large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time:
?An avalanche of letters came in from admiring fans.

Avail

verb

avail yourself of sth formal to accept an offer or use an opportunity:
?Students should avail themselves of every opportunity to improve their English.

ascend
-opposite: descend

artificial

adjective

1 not natural, but made by people:

?artificial sweeteners

?an artificial leg

2 not natural or sincere:
?an artificial smile
artificially adverb

articulate 1

adjective

able to express your thoughts and feelings clearly:
?a bright and articulate child
articulately adverb

articulate 2

verb [T]

to put your thoughts or feelings into words:

?Children's worries about divorce are not always clearly articulated.
articulation noun [U]

Artillery

artery

noun [C]

1 one of the tubes that takes blood from your heart to the rest of your body --compare VEIN
2 formal a main road, railway line, or river
arterial adjective

look up

look up phrasal verb
1 [I] if a situation is looking up, it is getting better:
?Things are looking up since I found a job.

2 [T look sth <-> up] to find information in a book, on a computer etc:

?If you don't know the word, look it up in the dictionary.
3 [T look sb <-> up] to visit someone in the place where they live:
?Look up my parents when you're in Boston.
look up to sb phrasal verb [T]
to admire and respect someone:
?He looks up to his older brother.

Consequence

We think of consequence in negative terms: the price we pay for choosing poorly.

ABC Series 1

Episode Six: Greenhouse Gases

The main problem is our use of fossil fuels. So what we've done is put the whole
natural system out of balance by digging up coal and oil that took about 200 million years to accumulate and we're releasing it all in about 100 years. So it's put the whole system out of balance at the moment, which has resulted in higher levels of these gases in the atmosphere.