badly
adv.极度地
The firm did badly last year.
公司去年生意极度地不好。 bargain vi.达成协议
They bargained on a two year term.
他们讲定以两年为期。 （常与否定词连用）预料，指望［（＋for/on)]
The exam was more difficult than I had bargained for.
此考试之难出乎我意料。
into the bargain另外此外
She was a distinguished scientist and a gifted painter into the bargain.
她是一位杰出的科学家－－同时还是一位很有才华的画家。 base
adj.卑劣的
His base conduct was condemned by everyone.
他的无耻行为受到所有人的谴责。 basin n.[C]流域
the Yellow River basin
黄河流域 n.海湾，内港
Part of the harbor is a yacht basin.
港湾的一部分是个停泊游艇的内港。 bat
vt.快速地迅速地［口］眨眼睛
He batted the idea around in his head.
他脑子里反复思考这个想法。
without batting an eyelid.
泰然处之，不动声色
He heard the bad news without batting an eyelid.
他听到这个坏的消息丝毫没动声色（没贬眼睛）。 bathe
vt.沉浸于；沐浴在
The countryside was bathed in the brilliant sunshine.
乡村沐浴在灿烂的阳光里。 badge
n.[C]象征，标志
Chains are a badge of slavery.
锁链是奴役的标志。 bald
adj枯燥的，无装饰的；单调的
He writes in a bald style.
他写得单调无味。 bankrupt
adj.完全缺乏的
He seemed to be bankrupt of hope and confidence.
他似乎毫无希望信心。 banner
adj.特别好的，杰出的
vt.用横幅装饰，以大标题报道
a banner year for crops丰年banner state美国的主要州 average adj.普通的；达到平衡的
There was nothing special about the meal;it was average.
饭菜没什么特别，挺平常的。 达到平均，平均为
The rainfall averages 1000mm a year.
年平均降雨量为1000毫米。 aware
adj.(尤指对时事）消息灵通，感兴趣
She's always been a politically aware person.
她一向是对政治很敏感的人。 axe
vt.被革职，被开除；（被）减少削减砍掉
Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts.
由于政府缩减经费有500人被突然解雇了。
Several of our plans got the axe when the new government came in.
新政府上台后，我们有几个计划被砍掉了。 axis
n.[C]政治联合；轴心
the Axis轴心国（二战中的德意日同盟） balance n.天平，秤
Weigh that loaf of bread on the balance,please.
把那块面包放在秤上称一称。 n.和谐
All the parts of the building are in the perfect balance.
所有建筑物的各部分都非常和谐。 n.收支差额，结余
My bank balance isn't very large.
我银行存款不多。 v.建立平衡，均衡
You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantage.
你必须权衡住在大城市的利与弊。 backward
adj.害羞的迟钝的
Backward children need a special kind of schooling.
天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
Although he is clever,he is backward in giving people his views.
他虽聪明却不善向人阐明自己的观点。
The crops are backward this year.
今年的收获期较往年晚。 bad adj.严重的，厉害的
He has had a bad accident.
他遇到了严重的意外。 adj.无价值的；伪造的
He ran up 87 bad cheques.
他开了87张空头支票。 adj.不健全的；有病的；疼痛的
I felt bad all day.
我整天觉得不舒服。 attribute
n.[C]属性；特性，特质
Kindness is one of her attributes.
仁慈是她的特性之一。 avenue
n.[C]手段，方法；途径
We have explored every avenue.
我们探讨了各种方法。
Books are avenues to knowledge.
书籍是获得知识的渠道。 avert
vt.防止，避免
There must be immediate action if chaos is to be averted.
要避免混乱就必须立即采取行动。 award
n.[C](给予大学生的）奖学金，助学金
She has been awarded a scholarship to study at Harvard.
她获得了去哈佛大学读书的奖学金。 attack n.(某种情绪）侵袭
A letter from home set off an attack of homesickness.
家里来信引起了他的思乡病。 （疾病的）发作［C][(+of)]
He died of heart attack.他死于心脏病发作。 （努力地）着手干
He tried to attack the problem from different angles.
他试着从各个角度来着手解决这个问题。 attend
vi.注意，倾听；致力（于）［（＋to)]
She didn't attend to what I was saying.
她并不注意听我所说的话。 attendant
adj.伴随的
One of the difficulties attendant on shift work is lack of sleep.
轮班工作制带来的困难之一是睡眠不足。 audience
n.听众，观众；读者群
His books have a large audience.
他的书有广大的读者。
The audience enjoyed every minute of the performance.
观众自始至终欣赏这次演出。 author
n.[C]创始人
As the author of the scheme l can't really comment.
我作为这计划的创始人是不便置评的。 automatic
adj.不假思索的，无意识的
A boy who has good manners stands up in an automatic movement when a lady enters the room.
一个有礼貌的孩子，在一个女士进入房间时，便会不假思索地站起来。
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