brim n.边 [ brimme brimful盈满的]
brindled1 a.有斑纹的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]
brink2 n.边缘;水际
brisk a.活泼的 [prob brusque BRUSQUE态度、言词,人莽撞的,粗率的,无礼的,唐突的 =BRUSK]
bristle3 v.竖立毛发;发怒 [ bristel, brestel byrst]
brittle4 a.脆的 [brittle star 阳遂足 ]
broach5 v.钻孔使流出;第一次提出 [ broche, brocher broccus projecting]
brocade n.织锦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]
brochure n.小册子 [ lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]
broil6 v.烧;曝晒;争吵 [obs broil to muddle7: cf EMB投资回报率L8 使局势混乱]
broker9 n.经纪人;股票经纪人 [a ~ house 证券公司 ]
bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陈腔滥调
bronchitis n.支气管炎
bronze n.a.青铜;青铜制品;青铜色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]
brooch n.胸针或领针 [ broche = BROACH扩孔锥;螺旋钻;谈起,提起,建议;钻孔于桶等]
brood n.v.窝;孵;沉思
brook10 n.容忍;小河
browbeat11 v.恫吓;威吓 [ ~ a person into working 威吓某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 吓阻某人单独去]
browse12 n.嫩叶;放牧;浏览书本 [earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]
bruise13 v.打伤 [ brysan crush, reinforced by bruser, bruisier break]
bruit14 v.传布;散布 [noise bruire roar 咆哮,大叫;大笑]
brunch15 n.早午餐 [BR + UNCH]
brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]
brutal16 a.野蛮的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE17 brutality18残忍,野蛮的行为 brute畜生;残暴的人;暴力的]
brute n.畜生;残暴的人 [ brutus stupid]
bubble n.泡沫
buckle19 n.v.扣子;弯曲;扣住 [ boucle buccula cheek-strap of a helmetbucca]
cheek: v[ boucler bulge鼓起,凸] [out]
bucolic a.乡村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]
bud n.芽;花蕾,未发育的东西
buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]
budget n.预算;预算案;营运费 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]
bulga[ knapsack: BULGE]
buffalo n.水牛;美国野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo bufalus bubalus boubalos antelope, wild =bison]
buffer n.缓冲器;减弱冲突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']
buffet n.v.冷餐;殴打;冲击;搏斗
buffoon n.丑角;滑稽剧演员 [ bouffon buffone med buffo clown Rmc]
buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽剧演员]
bug n.昆虫;问题;装置防犯铃 [buggy 多虫的;马车 amoeba 阿米巴,变形虫 aphis 芽虫,獐螂 beetle
甲虫;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot [蝇的幼虫;马的肤病之一种 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制剂]
bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 调皮的小鬼 鬼怪]
