2014年12月大學(xué)英語六級看對話記單詞（6）

　　A: You are not looking very well at the moment.

　　B: Yeah, I had a nasty bout of food poisoning last week.

　　bout n. 1. (疾病等的)侵襲，發(fā)作;2. 一次，一陣，一回; 3. 拳擊(或摔跤)比賽

　　A: Doctor, I have been having some bowel problems lately.

　　B: Well, sit down and I will see what I can do.

　　bowel n. 1. 腸;2. [pl.]內(nèi)部，深處

　　A: I enjoy bowling and usually play on Sunday afternoon.

　　B: I’d love to join you next week.

　　bowling n. 保齡球運(yùn)動

　　A: The students set up a boycott outside the school gates.

　　B: Why? What was the problem?

　　boycott vt./n. (聯(lián)合)抵制，拒絕參與

　　A: I broke my leg and had to wear a brace for two months.

　　B: That must have been very painful.

　　brace vt. 1. 使防備，使受鍛煉;2. 支住，撐牢;3. 使繃緊

　　n. 支架，托架

　　A: That is a beautiful bracelet that you are wearing.

　　B: Thanks, it was my grandmother’s.

　　bracelet n. 手鐲，臂鐲

　　A: Excuse me, sir, but should this sentence be put in brackets?

　　B: No, they are not necessary.

　　A: The bookshelves are falling down.

　　B: That is because you did not bracket them to the wall.

　　bracket n. 1. 括號;2. (年齡，收入等的)等級段，檔次;3.壁架，托架

　　vt. 1. 把…置于括號內(nèi);2. 把…歸入同一類

　　A: Billy is always bragging about his success.

　　B: Ah, he is still young, be patient with him.

　　brag v. 自夸，吹噓

　　A: Would you like a brandy?

　　B: No, thanks. It is too early for a drink.

　　brandy n. 白蘭地酒

　　A: What happened to Peter? I see that he broke his arm.

　　B: Oh, he got into a brawl on the street last night.

　　brawl n./vi. 爭吵，打架

　　A: Why are you home from work? It is early.

　　B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to breach my contract.

　　breach n. 1. 破壞，違反;2. (關(guān)系的)破裂，不和;3. 缺口，裂口

　　vt. 1. 攻破，在…造成缺口;2. 破壞，違反

　　A: Sorry I am late, there was a breakdown on the road.

　　B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.

　　breakdown n. 1. 垮臺，破裂;2. (健康，精神等)衰竭，衰弱;3. (機(jī)器等的)損壞，故障;4. 分類

　　A: Finally, a breakthrough in my science experiment.

　　B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.

　　breakthrough n. 突破，突破性進(jìn)展，重要的新發(fā)現(xiàn)

　　A: Will you put the tea on to brew please?

　　B: Sure, in a few minutes.

　　A: After failing the exam he brewed for four days.

　　B: And is he feeling better now?

　　A: Is this a strong brew?

　　B: No, it is fairly weak.

　　brew vt. 1. 釀造(啤酒);2. 沖泡(茶，咖啡等)

　　vi. 1. (茶，咖啡等)沖泡;2. 醞釀，行將發(fā)生

　　n. 沖泡(或釀造)的飲料