balm & balmy

balm

n.香油 any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants

n.鎮痛軟膏
apply a healing balm
塗鎮痛油膏

balm piquant/ irritant   香膏 辛辣物/ 刺激物

 

balmy

adj.溫和的,柔和的;宜人的
The air was balmy and pleasant.
空氣溫和宜人。

ex. balmy weather

 

ban

n/v.禁止

ex. ban your IP

We have put a ban on smoking.
我們已禁止吸菸。

 

banal

ban-al

adj.老套的;陳腐的 devoid of freshness or originality

ex. banal concept

 

band

n.帶

n.(無線電的)波段 range of frequencies

 

bandage

band-age

n.繃帶
He wrapped a bandage around his injured arm.
他給他受傷的手臂纏上了繃帶。

v.用繃帶包紮

 

bane

n.禍根 A cause of harm, ruin, or death

 

bane ◆ blessing 禍根 ◆ 福根

 

banish

ban-ish

v.流放,放逐 to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:

He was banished to Devil's Island.

He wasbanished from the country.
他被從該國驅逐出去。

 

 

banister

n.(常複數)欄杆;banisters

staircase•banister 樓梯•欄杆

 

bankrupt

bank(n.銀行)-rupt(破裂)

adj.破產的;有關破產的
His business failed and he went bankrupt.
他的生意失敗了,他也破產了。

 

banquet

n.宴會,盛宴 a ceremonious public dinner, esp. one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.

 

 

 

banquet   n.宴會    [宴會中常有band]

bouquet   n.花束                    // parquet  n.拼花地板

boutique  n.精品

 

 

banter

ban ter -->看成拿禁令開玩笑

n/v.(善意的)取笑,戲謔,逗弄

The rival team members bantered before the game.
雙方隊員在比賽前互相說笑。

 

 

bar

n.棒、欄、障礙  v.障礙
n.律師業
n.酒館

barr-ier       n.障礙物、障礙
barr-icade    n.路障 v.在...設置路障

barr-ister n.律師

barr-age  n.彈幕

em-bar-go v.禁運

 

barb

n.(箭頭、魚鉤等的)倒鉤

n.帶刺的話

 

ps.

bait n.餌

fishhook n.魚鉤

 

barb•caustic  帶刺的話•尖刻的

caus-(燒灼)

 

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