boycott
【考法 1】 vt. 联合抵制,拒绝参与: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store,
or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions
【例】 This brand is being boycotted for damaging environment. 因为破坏环境,这个品牌正在被抵制
【近】 refuse
【反】 patronize 经常光顾
bracing
【考法 1】 adj. 令人振奋的,给人带来活力的: giving strength, vigor, or freshness
【例】 a bracing news from the frontline 来自前线的振奋人心的消息
【近】 invigorating, rejuvenating, reviving, stimulating
【反】 vapid 乏味的
【派】 brace v. 支持,使充满活力
brake
【考法 1】 v. 刹车: to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
【例】 A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes. 一只海鸥飞到车窗前,
她猛踩刹车。
【近】 decelerate, retard, slacken
【反】 accelerate, hasten, rush, speed up 加速
brash
【考法 1】 adj. 愚勇的,鲁莽的: foolishly adventurous or bold
【例】 that brash motorcyclist likes to show off by riding on only one wheel 那个鲁莽的摩托车手喜欢炫耀单轮
骑车
【近】 audacious, brassy, daredevil, madcap, reckless, temerarious
【反】 circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, wary
【考法 2】 adj. 缺乏判断力的,不明智的: showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social
situations
【例】 He was reprimanded for his brash comments to the media about the team's coaching staff. 他 因 对 媒 体
说了一些有关教练组的不明智的评论被指责。
【近】 imprudent, injudicious, tactless, undiplomatic
【反】 advisable, discreet, tactful 明智的
brassy
【考法 1】 adj. 厚脸皮的,不知羞耻的: displaying or marked by rude boldness
【例】 brassy reporters 厚颜无耻的记者
【近】 audacious, bold-faced, brazen, impertinent, impudent, insolent
【反】 diffident, unassertive, retiring, timid 羞怯的,谦逊的
【考法 2】 adj. 华而不实地炫耀的: cheap and showy; flashy
【反】 furtive 隐秘的
bravado
【考法 1】 n. 假装勇敢: a pretense of bravery
【例】 I remembered his youthful bravado. 我还记得他的年少鲁莽。
【考法 2】 n. 虚张声势: blustering swaggering conduct
【例】 strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado 努力阻止我们的勇气蜕变成虚张声势
bravura
【考法 1】 adj/n. 优秀演技: brilliant technique or style in performance
【例】 a truly bravura performance of the ballet 一场极其精彩的芭蕾舞演出
【近】 adroit, artful, dexterous, masterful, virtuoso
【反】 amateur, artless, unprofessional, unskillful
brazen
【考法 1】 adj. 蛮横大胆的,厚颜无耻的: marked by contemptuous boldness
【例】 a brazen disregard for the rules 蛮横大胆的对规则漠视
【近】 bold-faced, impertinent, impudent, insolent
【反】 modest, self-effacing, diffident, retiring, timid 谦虚的,胆小的
【考法 2】 v. 大胆自信地去面对或从事: to face or undergo with bold self-assurance
【例】 brazened out the crisis 沉着面对危机 || Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit
defeat. 有的人不愿承认失败,而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。
【近】 confront, outface, defy
【反】 dodge, duck, shirk, sidestep 躲开,避谈
breach
【考法 1】 n. 对伦理、法律准则的破坏: a breaking of a moral or legal code
【例】 cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code 考试作弊是对军校的
荣誉准则的严重破坏
【近】 malefaction, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoing
【考法 2】 v. 违背: to fail to keep
【例】 a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract 建筑商因违约被房主起诉
【近】 contravene, fracture, infringe, transgress
【反】 obey, observe, comply with, conform to 遵守
brevity
【考法 1】 n. 简短,简洁: shortness of duration
【例】 the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity 好的毕业演讲必须简洁
【近】 briefness, conciseness, shortness
【反】 lengthiness 冗长
【考法 2】 n. 精炼: the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
【例】 if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty 如果说精炼是智慧的灵魂,那么演讲毫无
智慧可言
【近】 conciseness, pithiness, sententiousness, terseness
【反】 diffuseness, long-windedness, prolixity, verbosity, wordiness 冗长啰嗦