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  A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.

  B: I hope that you did not accept it.

  A: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?

  B: I was bribed into it.

  bribe vt. 向…行贿,买通

  n. 贿赂,行贿物

  A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?

  B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.

  briefcase n. 公文包,公事包

  A: What was your childhood dream?

  B: To become a member of the fire brigade.

  brigade n. 1. 旅(陆军编制单位);2. 队,组

  A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.

  B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.

  brim n. 1. 帽檐;2. (容器的)边,边缘

  vi. 注满,充溢

  brim over (with) 充满,洋溢

  A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.

  B: What changed your mind?

  brink n. (悬崖,河流等的)边缘,边沿

  on the brink of 濒临,处于…边缘

  A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!

  B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.

  brisk a. 1. 轻快的,生气勃勃的;2. 兴隆的,繁忙活跃的;3. 寒冷而清新的

  A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating.

  B: I have one with better bristles if you want to borrow it.

  bristle n. 短而硬的毛发,刷子毛

  vi. 1. 被激怒,怒发冲冠;2. 毛发(因惊惧等)直立

  bristle with 密集,充满,被布满

  A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.

  B: Oops, sorry, 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

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