大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(十)

　　brain

　　[the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures]

　　Scientists continue to discover new information about the chemistry of the brain.

　　brave

　　[having no fear]

　　Leaving home was a brave decision.

　　bread

　　[a food made from grain]

　　We have bread at every meal.

　　break

　　[(1) to divide into parts by force; (2) to destroy]

　　The glass broke into many pieces. (1)

　　Years of hard work broke his health, but it did not break his spirit. (2)

　　breathe

　　[to take air into the body and let it out again]

　　Breathe deeply before you begin your speech.

　　bridge

　　[a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other]

　　The city needs a new bridge across the river.

　　brief

　　[(1) short; (2) not long]

　　Many people wish to speak, so please keep your comments brief. (1)

　　The car slowed down briefly, then speeded up. (2)

　　bright

　　[(1) giving much light; (2) strong and clear in color]

　　Bright sunlight hurts my eyes. (1)

　　The new grass is bright green. (2)

　　bring

　　[to come with something]

　　Sam will bring Tracy to the party.

　　broadcast

　　[(1) to send information, stories or music by radio or television; (2) a radio or television program]

　　VOA broadcasts the news in Special English. (1)

　　The Special English broadcast can be heard almost everywhere. (2)

　　brother

　　[a male with the same father or mother as another person]

　　I have three brothers, but no sisters.

　　brown

　　[having the color like that of coffee]

　　Richard has brown hair and brown eyes.

　　budget

　　[a spending plan]

　　Congress decided to add money to the education budget.

　　build

　　[to join materials together to make something]

　　Tim plans to build a house for his dog.

　　building

　　[anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment]

　　My office is in that building next to the hotel.

　　bullet

　　[a small piece of metal shot from a gun]

　　The bullet hit the exact center of the target.

　　burn

　　[(1) to be on fire; (2) to destroy or damage by fire]

　　The candles burned brightly enough for me to read the book. (1)

　　The wildfire burned much of the forest. (2)

　　burst

　　[to break open suddenly]

　　The dam burst and sent a wall of water rushing down the valley.

　　bury

　　[to put into the ground and cover with earth]

　　Where do you think they buried the treasure?

　　bus

　　[a public vehicle to carry people]

　　Ride the A-17 bus to 4th and Independence Avenue.

　　business

　　[(1) one's work; (2) buying and selling to earn money; (3) trade]

　　My business is writing radio programs. (1)

　　The Internet is creating many new markets for business. (2)

　　I have done business with that company for many years. (3)

　　busy

　　[(1) doing something; (2) very active]

　　Are you busy now? (1)

　　George was very busy this morning with an emergency case. (2)

　　but

　　[(1) however; (2) other than; (3) yet]

　　She knew who called but I did not know. (1)

　　The boy ate nothing but candy. (2)

　　Jean was tired but she could not get to sleep. (3)

　　buy

　　[to get by paying something, usually money]

　　Where did Lila buy those great clothes?

　　by

　　[(1) near; at; (2) next to; (3) from ; (4) not later than]

　　Please sit here by me. (1)

　　They walked by the river. (2)

　　They performed a play by William Shakespeare. (3)

　　Her mother said that she had to be home by midnight. (4)