经典例句If it were not for hope, the heart would break.人若无希望,心碎肝肠断
考点提要break away 逃脱,逃离;放弃;break down ①损坏②(健康等)垮掉,崩溃;break in
①非法闯入②打断,插嘴;break into ①非法闯入,强行进入②强行……起来;break off 中断,突然停止;break out
①爆发,突然出现②逃脱,逃走;break through ①突围,冲破②取得突破性成就;break up ①打碎,粉碎②散开,驱散③分离,断绝关系
词汇辨析break, smash, crack:
break (使)破,裂,碎
smash 打碎;打破
crack 破裂,断裂,破开
brake n.闸,制动器v.制动,刹车
Breath
breath n.①呼吸,气息②气味,香气③微风,(空气的)轻微流动
经典例句Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管闲事。
考点提要take a deep breath 深呼吸;be out of breath 气喘吁吁;hold one’ s breath
屏住呼吸;catch one’s breath 气喘,喘息
经典例句Bring up a raven and he’ll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。
考点提要bring about = lead to 导致;bring oneself to do 想做……;bring up = raise
养育;bring down 打倒,降低(价格);bring forth = produce 产生;bring to 使恢复知觉;bring out
公布,出版;bring forward 提出;bring around/round 使恢复知觉;说服
词汇辨析bring, fetch:
bring “带来”,与“take”相反;
fetch“去拿来”,与get 意义相近。
upbringing n. 养育,教育
一句双雕I was brought up by my grandma and had a strict upbringing.
我是由祖母抚养大的,祖母对我的教育很严格。
Broad
broad adj.①宽的,广阔的②宽容的,豁达的 ③明亮的,明白的,公开的
经典例句Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.
名誉像条河,源头最狭窄,远处最宽阔。
词汇辨析broad, wide:
broad 宽阔的,广阔的,不具体的;
wide 宽的,宽度为……的。
记忆方法同根词:broadness宽度,幅度;broaden扩宽
broadcast1 n.广播,播音vt.广播,传播
经典例句Mexico’s most popular nightly news broadcast showed the video on the
night of May 10.5月10日晚,墨西哥最受欢迎的晚间新闻节目中播出了拍摄到的录像。
记忆方法broadcasting station 广播电台
broaden v. 放宽,变阔
abroad adv.①在国外,在海外②到处,广泛,在四下流传
经典例句A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮,在外怯如鼠。
考点提要go abroad出国;get abroad(新闻、消息等)四下流传
Build
build69 vt.①建筑,建造②建立,创立vi.向顶点发展,增长n.体型,体格(built )
经典例句It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin
it. 花二十年建立起来的声誉可以在五分钟之内完全摧毁。
考点提要build up 扩大,增进
building n. 建筑物,房屋,建筑
经典例句No good building without a good foundation. 基础不良的好建筑物是没有的。
rebuild vt. 重建,改建
Burn
burn (burnt )v.①燃烧,点燃②烧毁,烧掉
n.烧伤,灼伤
经典例句You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点。
考点提要be burnt out 被火烧光;burn down 烧毁;burn up ①烧掉,烧毁②烧起来,旺起来