备考词汇

butt

UK:  [bʌt]

US:  [bʌt]

复数：butts  过去分词：butted  现在分词：butting  

n.

1.(钓竿、箭等的)粗端;(工具等的)柄,把,枪托;(树木等的)残端,根端;针脚;〔美俚〕屁股;〔美国〕烟蒂;纸烟

2.桶〔英=108加仑,美=129.7加仑〕

3.目的,目标;笑柄,(批评等的)对象

4.澳洲小包羊毛〔净毛重112磅〕

5.残片;残余部分

6.(击剑中的)突刺

7.大酒桶

8.(练习箭术等的)靶子;射垛,箭靶垫;打靶场

9.顶撞,冲撞,碰撞

10.【农业】未犁的余地;〔古语〕界限

adv.

1.用头撞;猛撞

v.

1.(用头、角等)抵触,顶撞,冲

2.使邻接使两端对接;紧靠

3.邻接,毗连

4.碰撞

5.伸出,突出

6.打

7.以头撞:

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1 . Barry: I'm sure you do. I was just trying to help. I'm really not trying to butt in.
我相信你能和员工很好的相处。我只是想帮助你，不是要干涉你的事。

2 . He struck the butt of his rifle on the bottom of the scow with a species of defiance.
他把枪托往船板上一顿，表现出一副鄙夷不屑的样子。

3 . What about last week when you told that joke about fat people trying to dance and you made him the butt of the joke?
那上周你讲的关于胖人试图去跳舞的笑话，你是拿他找乐子吗？

4 . "I know, " said the blind man, "but I gotta find his head before I can kick his butt. "
“我知道，”这位盲人说道，“在我踢他屁屁之前，我必须得先找到它的头。”

5 . The blows from the butt end of the gun made the house tremble, but did not shake the door.
枪托的冲撞把那房子震得一片响，但是那扇门纹丝不动。

cabala

UK:  [ˈkæbələ]

US:  [ˈkæbələ]

n.

1.(对《圣经》作神秘主义解释的)犹太神秘哲学

2.神秘教义

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1 . Except for that crown and mystical cabala.
除了王冠与神秘的法宝。

2 . "The highlands are happy about coffee. The lowlands are happy about cocoa. I'm happy about both, " says Mr. Cabala.
“高地人喜欢种植咖啡，洼地人喜欢种植可可，而我两者都喜欢”，卡巴拉先生表示。

3 . Shortly before the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 Pico della Mirandola in Florence conceived a Christian version of the Cabala.
在1492年，犹太教徒被从西班牙逐出前不久，佛罗伦萨的皮科·戴勒·米兰多拉创立了一种喀巴拉的基督教版本。

butter

UK:  ['bʌtə(r)]

US:  ['bʌtər]

第三人称单数：butters  现在分词：buttering  过去式：buttered  

adj.

1.对接的

n.

1.(植物)脂;脂状物,酱;像黄油的东西

2.黄油,白脱油

3.酥油

4.〔口语〕奉承话,巴结话

5.焊膏

v.

1.在…上涂黄油[酱、黄油状物];用黄油煎[煮]食物

2.搽黄油

3.涂黄油于...上

4.涂上黄油:

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1 . If Japan decided to rearm the it would cut thru China like a hot Samurai sword thru butter, even with a tenth of the population.
如果日本再次掀起武装起来，会把中国攻破像一把炽热的武士刀切黄油，尽管日本只有世界第十的人口。

2 . It would not contribute in the least if we were to besmear each other all over with butter and honey.
即使我们在身上都涂满牛油和蜜糖也无济于事。

3 . She had the book in her lap. With her right hand, she was eating peanut butter, spooning it straight from the jar.
她把书摊开在腿上，右手拿了只小勺，直接从罐里舀着花生酱吃。

4 . Have a little yogurt with cereal in it, a little bit of peanut butter on some crackers, or a granola bar with a little bit of protein in it.
喝些放了燕麦片的酸奶，吃些抹上点花生酱的薄饼干，或是一块含有些许蛋白质的格兰诺拉。

5 . Richard turned on the television, telling Francesca how good the cornbread was as he ate a piece with butter and maple syrup.
理查德打开电视机，告诉弗朗西丝卡玉米饼做的真好吃，他涂上黄油和枫汁吃了一块。

cabinetmaker

UK:  ['kæbɪnətmeɪkə(r)]

US:  ['kæbɪnətmeɪkə(r)]

复数：cabinetmakers  

un.

1.家具师,桌椅匠

2.〔讽刺语〕组阁者;新任内阁总理

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1 . And I hired a Japanese cabinetmaker from Kyoto, Japan, and commissioned him to do 60 pieces of furniture for our building.
我从日本的京都重金请来一位家具匠人，让他为我们的建筑制作了60件家具。

2 . Excuse me. I couldn't help overhearing your conversation. I happen to be a cabinetmaker, and I can start work right away.
不好意思。我刚刚无意中听到了你们的对话，而我碰巧就是一名细木工，而且我可以马上就可以上班。

3 . That's why I live in a cabin in the woods. It's miles away from the nearest bypass. It's the perfect place for a retired cabinetmaker .
所以我选择住在树林里的小木屋，这里距离最近的旁道有数里之遥，这里还是退休细木工人的最佳选择。

4 . A cabinetmaker must Be a master craftsman.
家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

5 . Death and life are neatly dovetailed by the supreme cabinetmaker of evolution.
演化的最高的细木工整齐用鸠尾榫接合死和生命。

butcher

UK:  ['bʊtʃə(r)]

US:  ['bʊtʃər]

复数：butchers  现在分词：butchering  过去分词：butchered  

n.

1.屠夫;卖肉的人

2.屠夫,屠户;屠杀者,刽子手;残酷的人

3.屠宰工

4.肉铺

5.〔口语〕笨工拙匠

6.〔美国〕(在剧场、火车等处兜售糖果等杂物的)小贩

7.〔美国〕拳击选手;〔美俚,贬〕军医,外科医生;医生

8.凶神恶煞

9.〔植〕假叶林

v.

1.屠宰;屠杀,虐杀;把…处死刑

2.宰,宰掉

3.弄糟,做坏;(以粗暴的批评等)扼杀(作品等)

4.糟蹋

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1 . The old woman had the delusion that the butcher was always trying to cheat her.
这位老妇人误以为屠夫总是欺骗她。

2 . I entered the shop of a pork butcher at the moment when his son, aged eight, was returning from school. The poor boy was weeping bitterly.
我走进杀猪屠夫的铺子，他八岁的儿子正好放学回家。

3 . "I won't, " he finally managed to breathe, never dreaming that she was thinking he looked like a calf waiting for the butcher.
“我不会的，”他到底控制住了自己的呼吸，做梦也不曾想到她正把自己看成一只小牛，正等候屠夫宰杀哩。

4 . To the butcher's further surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper.
肉店的进一步的意外，它来第三次在六点钟，带来了第三张纸上。

5 . He is said to have brought back life to the children who had been chopped into pieces by their butcher fath er.
据说，他恢复了被他们那屠夫父亲砍成碎片的孩子们的生命。

butterfly

UK:  ['bʌtəflaɪ]

US:  [ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ]

复数：butterflies  

v.

1.切开摊平

n.

1.【虫】蝴蝶

2.轻浮多变, 无常的人; 轻薄浮浅的人

3.【泳】蝶泳

4.(复数)紧张焦虑而引起的肚腹不适或恶心的感觉

5.【工】曲撑杆; 蝴蝶阀; 蝶形节流挡板; 蝶形档杆; 蝶形板; 节气门; 旋转气门

6.【摄】铝质反光板; 蝴蝶反光板; 柔光灯纱

7.【体】蝴蝶跳伞; 水平侧空翻; 旋子

8.【举】胸扩收练习

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1 . Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different.
如果蝴蝶没有扇动翅膀，系统运行的轨迹可能会很大不同。

2 . If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, " Hey, Butterfly Man, " his face would break into a smile.
如果你走向亚瑟·邦那并且说：“嗨，蝴蝶男人”，他的脸上会绽放出笑容。

3 . A white figure came into view with a colorful umbrella, like a white butterfly dancing, closer and closer.
一个白点撑着把花伞，像只白蝴蝶翩翩掠过，渐行渐近。

4 . It sounds as though you were lamenting, a butterfly cooing like a dove.
你听起来像在哀叹，一只好像鸽悲鸣的蝴蝶。

5 . Gradually, inch by inch, Neal did, indeed, emerge from his cocoon as a glorious butterfly -- but on his own schedule, not mine.
渐渐地，一步步地，Neal实际上，的确如同美丽蝴蝶一样从它的茧中显露出来——但是是按他自己的时间表，而不是我的。

bygone

UK:  ['baɪɡɒn]

US:  ['baɪ.ɡɔn]

复数：bygones  

adj.

1.过去的,已往的

2.过去;过时的

3.过时的,旧式的

4.凋零;荡然无存

n.

1.过去的事;往事

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1 . Dear Ones, we have watched over for thousands of years, and in bygone times have had very close contact with you.
亲爱的，我们已经照看你们几千年，在过去的时光我们与你们发生了非常亲密的接触。

2 . Some members of my staff felt that I should observe the custom of bygone days and allow him to call on me.
我的几个参谋人员觉得我应遵守已往惯例，允许他来见我。

3 . Of course he spoke with a conventional sense of duty only, for that sort of wondering had not been unknown to himself in bygone days.
当然，他说这话的时候，是出于一种习惯的责任感，因为在过去他自己也不是没有产生过这样的疑问。

4 . There seemed to be no longer any reason for trying to preserve the ideals of a bygone age.
似乎不再有任何理由来试图保存一个已成过去的时代的思想了。

5 . King is always referring to his bygone experience and saying what he did. I'm tired of his playing the old soldier over us at the Club.
金老是提他过去的经验，说他如何如何。我挺讨厌他在俱乐部里当著我们的面摆老资格。

bush

UK:  [bʊʃ]

US:  [bʊʃ]

复数：bushes  过去分词：bushed  现在分词：bushing  

n.

1.布什〔姓氏〕

2.灌木;矮树丛;丛林

3.灌木;丛林地

4.轴套

5.〔澳大利亚〕未开垦的丛林地

6.(从前酒店做招牌的)长春藤;〔古语〕酒店

7.模芯

8.毛管

9.【机械工程】衬套,套管,套筒;轴衬,轴瓦

10.〔俚语〕蓬头;蓬发;蓬松的尾巴;【打猎】狐尾

un.

1.布什(1.Vannevar,1890-,美国电机工程师;2.George,1924-,美国总统, 1989年1月任职)

v.

1.加(金属)衬套[轴衬]于

2.形成灌木林

3.用灌木围住,用灌木支持;在栽灌木

4.(毛发等)丛生

5.〔美俚〕使筋疲力尽

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1 . I wonder how much oil and gold options the bush family hold.
我真不知道布什家族拥有多少黄金和石油。

2 . And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
过了四十年，在西奈山的旷野，有一位天使，从荆棘火焰中，向摩西显现。

3 . Jiang easy. You see his record above. All Bush did was start wars in two countries where the enemy wasn't.
回楼上，江泽民，你可以看他的记录，布什只会挑起战争。

4 . If you don't beat around the bush, you say what you want to say clearly and directly, without avoiding its unpleasant aspects.
如果你在矮树丛的周围不打，你说你想要清楚地而且直接地说的，不避免它的不愉快的方面。

5 . Reading Bush's book, seeing him in his various TV appearances, I keep thinking of Menachem Begin, the late Israeli prime minister.
当我读着布什的书，看着他在电视屏幕上以各种方式出现，我不禁想起以色列前总理MenachemBegin。

butler

UK:  ['bʌtlə(r)]

US:  ['bʌtlər]

复数：butlers  

n.

1.巴特勒(1.Benjamin Franklin,1818-189 3,美国律师,将军及从政者;2.Joseph ,1692-1752,英国神学家;3.Nicholas Murray,1862-1947,美国教育家,曾获1931年诺贝尔和平奖;4.Samuel,1612-1680,英国诗人;5,Samuel,1835-1902,英国小说家)

2.巴特勒〔姓氏〕

3.男仆;管家

4.管事,男管家;(主管酒饭的)侍役长

5.【历史】(皇宫中的)司膳官,王室酒类管理官

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1 . Butler suddenly gained the idea from Cowperwood's expression . . . that there was something serious in the wind.
巴特勒忽然从柯柏乌的表情中领悟到……好像有什么严重的事情要发生了。

2 . Sometimes Hadji Murad would call on him in his room, at other times Butler would visit him.
有时阿方将拜会他的Murad室，其他时候巴特勒将探视。

3 . Butler doesn't raise the question of Earhart's possible bisexuality, and one has to wonder if she put it to any of her sources.
巴特勒并没有提出埃尔哈特可能是双性恋的问题，如果她把这件事告诉任何她任何一个消息来源者，人们自然想知道。

4 . She had been quite sincere and positive in her rejection of Butler's advances, but she was displeased that he had been avoiding her of late.
她很真诚，她拒绝巴特勒积极的进展，但她不悦，他近来一直避她。

5 . I wonder if it'd be too much trouble to have the butler send them on. You see, they're tennis shoes, and I'm sort of helpless without them.
不知道能不能麻烦你让男管家给我寄来，你知道，那是双网球鞋，我离了它简直没办法。

bye

UK:  [baɪ]

US:  [baɪ]

复数：byes  

n.

1.输空

2.空台

3.一人对二人打法

4.〔体〕(高尔夫球)余穴;(板)漏击得分

5.枝节,小事,附属事物

6.【体育】(抽签)轮空的选手[队]

7.【板球】球越过打手及守门者时所得的分数

int.

1.再见

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1 . As for Rooney, if I left him out, I'd have to do it bye-mail or I'd never hear the end of it.
对于鲁尼，如果我放过他的话可不能留下证据，要不这事就没玩了。

2 . The bird is ready to fly away again. It goes back to the prince to say good-bye.
这时小鸟准备真的要走了。它又飞回王子那里跟他说再见。

3 . Then she told him that her ghost mother had just come to say good-bye to her while he was soundly sleeping.
于是她告诉他﹕她的鬼母亲在他正在鼾睡中时来向她说再见。

4 . "Good-bye, son, " said the old man; and with that he closed his eyes, smiled at him faintly, and died.
“别了，儿子。”老人说完闭上眼睛，朝他淡淡一笑就走了。

5 . He told me it was a technical choice, that I was sold to Bologna and I told him bye.
他告诉我将我卖给博洛尼亚是出于技术上的考虑，而我则对他说再见。