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…行賄，買通

n. 賄賂，行賄物

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(陸軍編制單位)；2.?隊(duì)，組

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)邊，邊緣

vi. 注滿，充溢

brim over (with) 充滿，洋溢

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

B: What changed your mind?

brink?n. (懸崖，河流等的)邊緣，邊沿

on the brink of 瀕臨，處于…邊緣

A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!

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

brisk?a. 1.?輕快的，生氣勃勃的；2.?興隆的，繁忙活躍的；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. 短而硬的毛發(fā)，刷子毛

vi. 1.?被激怒，怒發(fā)沖冠；2.?毛發(fā)(因驚懼等)直立

bristle with 密集，充滿，被布滿

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

B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.

brittle?a. 1.?易碎的，易損壞的；2.?脆弱的，靠不住的；3.?冷淡的，不友好的；4. (聲音)尖厲的

A: What place did you come in in the race?

B: Third. I won a bronze.

bronze?n. 1.?青銅；2.?青銅色，古銅色；3.?青銅(藝術(shù))制品，銅牌

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，考慮；2.?孵蛋

n. 1. (雛雞等)一窩；2. (一個家庭)全體孩子

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. [常用于否定句或疑問句]容忍，忍受

A: Where were you this afternoon?

B: In the bookshop, just browsing.

browse?vi. 1.?隨意翻閱，瀏覽；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.?青腫，挫傷；2. (水果等的)傷痕，擦痕

vt. 1.?打青，使受淤傷；2.?挫傷，傷害(感情等)

A: That was a brutal crime.

B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

brutal?a. 1.?野獸般的，殘忍的；2.?無情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的

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