◆Unit 6

budge [ bʌdʒ ]

常考 v. （使）改变主意；（使）让步 ：to alter a position or attitude

近义 alter, change, dislodge, influence, propel, shift, sway

举例 The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point.

bulge [ bʌldʒ ]

常考1 n. 暴涨，突增 ：a sudden , usually temporary increase in number or quantity

举例 The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.

常考2 n. 优势，占上风 ：the more favorable condition or position in a competition

近义 advantage, better, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage

举例 Somehow she got the bulge on him in the race for the statehouse.

bumptious [ 'bʌmpʃəs ]

常考 adj. 自以为是的；傲慢的 ：presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive; obtrusive

近义 assumptive, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-assertive, supercilious

举例 a bumptious bureaucrat 一个傲慢的官僚主义者

buoyancy [ 'bɔɪənsɪ ]

常考1 n. 乐观，振作 ：the ability to remain cheerful , even in sad or unpleasant situations and to recover quickly from depression or discouragement

近义 bounce, elasticity, resilience, resiliency

举例 I’ll have to take stock, go carefully and regain my buoyancy.

常考2 n. （经济的）繁荣 ：the property of maintaining a satisfactorily high level (as of prices or economic activity)

举例 The likelihood is that the slump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.

萧条过后经济有可能会出现一段时期的繁荣。

派生 buoy[ bɔɪ ] v. 鼓舞，激励；使振作

buoyant [ 'bɔɪənt ]

常考1 adj. 心情愉快的；生气勃勃的 ：having or showing a good mood or disposition

近义 blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

举例 She was in a buoyant mood and they were looking forward to their new life.

她心情愉快，他们正在憧憬未来的新生活。

常考2 adj. （经济）繁荣的；保持在令人满意的水平 ：capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level

举例 We have a buoyant economy and unemployment is considerably lower than the regional average.

我们经济繁荣，失业率远低于地区平均水平。

burgeon [ 'bɜ:dʒən ]

常考 v. 迅速增长；快速发展 ：to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number; to grow and expand rapidly ; flourish

近义 bloom, blossom, effloresce, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, proliferate, soar, upsurge, wax

举例 a burgeoning population迅速增长的人口

burlesque [ bɜ:'lesk ]

常考1 n. 滑稽讽刺表演（或文章）；（滑稽或夸张的）模仿 ： a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation ; a ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty

近义 caricature, farce, mock, mockery, parody, sham, travesty

举例 The antics of the defense attorneys turned the trial into a burlesque of justice.

常考2 v. （以滑稽或夸张手法）模仿嘲弄 ：to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner; mock

近义 ape, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, parody, travesty

举例 Always bringing junk home, as if he were burlesquing his role as provider.

burnish [ 'bɜ:nɪʃ ]

常考1 v. 改善（形象） ：to burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image

举例 The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.

常考2 v. 抛光；擦亮 ：to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish

近义 buff, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine, sleek

举例 burnished copper 经过抛光的铜

bustle [ 'bʌsl ]

常考 n. 繁忙；喧闹 ： noisy, energetic , and often obtrusive activity

近义 flurry, stir, whirl, whirlpool

举例 the hustle and bustle of modern life 现代生活的拥挤喧嚣

buttress [ 'bʌtrəs ]

常考1 v. 加强（论点或制度）；支持（某人） ：to furnish or shore up with a buttress: support , strengthen ; to buttress an argument , system , or person means to give them support and strength

近义 back (up), corroborate, substantiate

举例 You need more facts to buttress up your argument.

常考2 n. 扶壁；撑墙 ：a structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement

举例 a buttress supporting the church wall 支撑教堂墙壁的扶墙 SRu46KahOH0iziRhideNlWycNRatTxQmyJr2rNqdQSlUC6rpBNuprhHWnPGlR9m0