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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(38)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:46:51 2000), 转信
bugaboo N. bugbear;object of baseless terror
If we become frightened by such bugaboos,we are no wiser than the
birds who fear scarecrows.
bullion N. gold and silver in the form of bars
Much bullion is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
bulwark N. earthwork or other strong defense;person who defends
The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
bungle V. mismanage;blunder
Don't botch this assignment,Bumstead;if you bungle the job,you're
tired!
buoyant AJ. able to float;cheerful and optimistic
Scrambling back on board,she was still in buoyant mood,certain
that despite the delay she'd win the race.
bureaucracy N. overregulated administrative system marked by red tape
The Internal Revenue Service is the ultimate bureaucracy:
taxpayers wasted so much paper filling out IRS forms that
the IRS bureaucrats printed up a new set of rules requiring
taxpayers to comply with the paperwork reduction.
burgeon V. grow forth;send out buds
In the spring,the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty
that is to come.
burlesque V. give an imitation that ridicules
In Spaceballs,Rick Moranis burlesques Darth Vader of Star Wars,
outragenously parodying Vader's still walk and hollow voice.
burnish V. make shiny by rubbing;polish
The maid burnished the brass fixtures until they reflected the
lampnight.
buttress V. suppport;prop up
Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with
flying buttresses,debaters buttress their argument with facts.
buxom AJ. full-bosomed;plump;jolly
High-fashion models usually are slender rather than buxom.
REVIEW
BUGABOO; BULLION; BULWARK; BUNGLE; BUOYANT
BUREAUCRACY; BURGEON; BURLESQUE; BURNISH; BUTTRESS
BUXOM
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