bleak
a. 1.没有希望的,凄凉的; 2.荒凉的; 3.寒冷刺骨的
A: My grandmother used to bless herself every time she passes a church.
B: She must have been very religious.
bless
vt. 1.(with) 使有幸得到,使具有; 2.为…祈神赐福(或保佑)
A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year?
B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by blight.
blight
n. 1.(植物等)枯萎病; 2.造成破坏(或损坏)的因素
vt. 破坏,摧残
A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small.
B: Drive more slowly then!
A: With each blink I get older.
B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.
blink
vi. 1.眨眼睛; 2.闪亮,闪烁
n. 眨眼睛,一瞬间
on the blink (机器等)坏了,出故障
A: Did anybody witness the accident?
B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.
blonde
a. 金发的
n. 金发女子
A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.
B: She must have practiced very hard.
blossom
n. (尤指果树的)花
vi. 1.(植物)开花; 2.(out, into)发展,长成
in (full) blossom 正开着花
A: I think this artist is very talented.
B: I don’t . I think he just blots the paper with colour.
blot
vt. 1.(用墨水等)弄脏; 2.(用吸墨纸)吸干
n. 污点,污渍
blot out 1.把…弄模糊,遮蔽; 2.完全清除(思想,记忆)
A: We shall see the blueprints to start working on the building in September.
B: OK, I shall get to work straight away.