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发信人: nova (晃来晃去的鱼儿), 信区: English
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(37)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:46:42 2000), 转信
brochure N. pamphlet
This brochure on farming was issued by the Department of
Agriculture.
brooch N. ornamental clasp
She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
brook V. tolerate;endure
The dean would brook no interference with his disciplinary
actions.
browbeat V. bully;intimidate
Billy resisted Ted's attempts to browbeat him into handing
over his lunch money.
browse V. graze;skim or glance at casually
I remember lines of verse that I came across while browsing
through the poetry section of the local bookstore.
brunt V. main impact or shock
Tom sawyer claimed credit for painting the fence,but the brunt
of the work fell on others.
brusque AJ. blunt;abrupt
She was offended by his brusque reply.
buccaneer N. pirate
At Disneyland the Pirates of Caribbean sing a song about their
lives as bloody buccaneer.
bucolic AJ. rustic;pastoral
Filled with brwosing cows and bleating sheep,the meadow was
a charmingly bucolic sight.
buffet N. table with food set out for people to serve themselves;
meal at which people help themselves to food that's been
set out
Please convey the souffle on the tray to the buffet.
buffet V. slap;batter;knock about
To buffet something is to rough it up.
buffoonery N. clowning
In the Ace Ventura movies,Jim Carrey's buffoonery was hilarious
:like Bozo the Clown,he's a natural buffoon.
REVIEW
BROCHURE; BROOCH; BROWBEAT; BROWSE; BRUNT;
BURSQUE; BRUSQUE; BUCOLIC; BUFFET; BUCCANEER
BUFFET; BUFFOONERY
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