◆Unit 3

boor [ bʊə(r) ]

常考 n. 粗野无礼的人；无教养的人 ：a person with rude , clumsy manners and little refinement

近义 barbarian, chuff, churl, Philistine, vulgarian, yahoo

举例 “Oh, the man’s impossible—an ill-bred boor,” said Scarlett.

bootless [ 'bu:tlɪs ]

常考 adj. 无益处的；无用的 ：without advantage or benefit; useless

近义 barren, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain

举例 a bootless attempt 徒劳的尝试

border [ 'bɔ:də(r) ]

常考 v. 接近；近似 ：if you talk about a characteristic or situation bordering on something, usually something that you consider bad, you mean that it is almost that thing

近义 abut, adjoin, bound, butt, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge

举例 He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.

他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

注意 注意在填空考试里，“接近……”会表达为border on

bore [ bɔ:(r) ]

常考 v. 因为单调或乏味而使人厌烦 ：to make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious

近义 tire, weary

举例 Life in the country bores me.

乡村生活令我生厌。

派生 boredom[ 'bɔ:dəm ] n. 厌烦；无聊

bound [ baʊnd ]

常考1 adj. 一定会；注定会 ： predetermined ; certain; if you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen

举例 We’re bound to be late.

我们肯定要迟到了。

常考2 adj. 决定好的；决议的 ： determined ; resolved

举例 She’s bound to be mayor.

她被推选为市长。

常考3 v. 界限，限制 ：to set a limit to; confine

举例 a city park that was bounded by busy streets 被拥挤街道包围的城市公园

bountiful [ 'baʊntɪfl ]

常考1 adj. 慷慨的，大方的 ： liberal in bestowing gifts or favors

近义 generous, munificent, openhanded, magnanimous, unstinting

举例 She distributed gifts in a bountiful manner.

她慷慨地分发礼物。

常考2 adj. 富足的，大量的 ：given or provided abundantly

近义 abundant, copious

举例 a bountiful harvest 大丰收

bounty [ 'baʊntɪ ]

常考 n. 慷慨好施，慷慨 ： liberality in giving

近义 generosity, munificence, openhandedness, magnanimity

举例 He is famous for his bounty to the poor.

他因对穷人的慷慨相助而出名。

boycott [ 'bɔɪkɒt ]

常考 v./n. 联合抵制；拒绝参加 ：to act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

近义 blackball, blacklist, ostracize, shut out

举例 The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.

bracing [ 'breɪsɪŋ ]

常考 adj. 振奋人心的，提神的 ：invigorating or refreshing ; strengthening

近义 energizing, exhilarant, exhilarating, innerving, intoxicating, invigorating, refreshing, reinvigorating, renewing, restorative, roborant, stimulating, tonic

举例 a bracing walk 舒心惬意的散步

brag [ bræg ]

常考 V./n. 自夸，吹嘘 ： a pompous or boastful statement; to assert boastfully

近义 boast, braggadocio, fanfaronade, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt

举例 He’s always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer.

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