bilk
v.逃債,賴帳 [to evade payment of]
v.欺騙 [cheat ]
ex. He bilked the government of almost a million dollars .
bill n.帳單
bilk v.賴帳 (k為l長的兩隻腳)
billow & billowy
billow
n.巨浪 [a great wave or surge of the sea.]
v.巨浪翻騰 [ to rise or roll in or like billows; surge]
billowy
adj.大浪的 [characterized by or full of billows]
bin
n.箱子 [A container or enclosed space for storage. ]
ps. 在英國bin，指的是垃圾桶。而垃圾桶在美國是用garbage can or trash can
biosphere
bio(生物)-sphere(n.球體)
n.生物圈 [the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.]
biped
bi-ped
n.兩足動物 a two-footed animal.
adj.兩足的
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字根 ped == foot from L.pes
字根 ped == child from Gk.paid, pais
c.f
podiatrist n.足科醫師 ps....o形腿
pediatrist n.小兒科醫師
字根 ped == foot
pedal n.腳踏板
pedestal n.柱腳
pedestrian n.行人 adj.單調的
ex-ped-ition n.遠征; 遠征隊
ex-ped-ition-ary adj.遠征的
ex-ped-itious adj.迅速的
expedience n.權宜之計
expedient adj.權宜的
im-pede v.阻礙
im-ped-iment n.阻礙
字根 ped == child
ped-agogue n.喜歡賣弄學問的教師 n.(小學)教師 (or pedagog)
ped-agogy n.教育方法；教育方法論
pedant n.賣弄學問的人;迂腐的教師
ped-o-phil-ia n.【醫】戀童狂(以兒童為對象之色情狂)
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petal n.花瓣
pedal n.腳踏板(腳踏車的)
pedestal n.柱腳 // plinth n.基座
pedestal 比較像pillar柱子，區別在pedestal是用來支撐statute雕像的。
而plinth是雕像最下面的基座。
因此 statue __
pedstal | |
plinth / \
ground
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bit
n.少量
n.鑽頭
ps. bite bit bitten
bit: drill 鑽頭:鑽
bizarre
adj.奇異的;異乎尋常的 [markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements]
ex. bizarre behavior
blade
n.刀鋒 [the flat cutting part of a sword, knife]
ex. blade: razor 刀鋒:剃刀
題外：有部電影叫"Blade"翻成 刀鋒戰士 ，其實是半人半吸血鬼的故事。
blanch
v.用沸水燙使(蔬菜等)變白 [ Cookery]
ps.也可以是指把蔬菜放進滾水中過一過。請看下方影片
Cooking Tips : How to Blanch Green Beans
v.使變白 [to whiten by removing color; bleach]
Old age blanched his hair.
他因年老而滿頭白髮。
mottle ◆ blanch 使成雜色 ◆ 使變白
bland
記: 像land一樣bland淡然，溫和
adj.和藹的;溫和的
ps. 這個字的特徵是showing no strong emotions, 甚至是without striking features; uninteresting.
ex.The friendly salesman had a bland smile .
那個友善的推銷員面帶和藹的笑容。
adj.淡而無味的
ex. bland stories with little plot
缺乏情節而枯燥乏味的故事
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加ish前後變了個意思
bland adj.溫和的、淡而無味的
bland-ish v.討好
bland-ish-ment n.討好
brand n.商標 v.打烙印 [to mark with a brand]
brand-ish v.揮舞 (炫耀性或示威性的) [To wave or flourish (a weapon) menacingly]
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blandish & blandishment
blandish
v.討好 (逢迎) [to coax with flattery ]
ex. They blandished the guard into letting them through the gate.
blandishment
n.討好
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**哄騙特輯
以甜言蜜語誘惑、用甜言蜜語欺騙、ex.美人計
[To use flattery to achieve one's ends]
blandish v.哄騙 // bland adj.情緒平靜的、無味的
cajole v.哄騙
coax v.哄騙
cozen v.哄騙
wheedle v.哄騙
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blasphemy
blame(責備)-phem(出現)-y
n.褻瀆上帝
blast
n.一陣疾風;衝擊波
ex. A blast of wind blew my hat off.
一陣風吹走了我的帽子。
v.炸開 [blow]
v.使枯萎 [to cause to shrivel or wither]
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風特輯
blast n.一陣疾風 [a sudden and violent gust of wind]
v.炸開 [blow]
v.使枯萎 [to cause to shrivel or wither]
gust n.一陣疾風=blast
gale n.強風(時速32至63英里的強風)=gust =blast、突然的一陣 (ex.笑聲)
bluster v.風狂吹、咆哮地說 [to roar and be tumultuous, as wind]
blustering adj.大吵大鬧的
whiff n.輕風
atomic
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blatant
adj.喧鬧的 [ offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios .]
adj.露骨的(到了厚顏無恥的程度了) [offensively conspicuous or obtrusive]
ex. a blatant lie.
