have any effect or influence)v.有影响或起作用，没有影响或不起任何作用
beat down phr v (=if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot)v.(阳光)
强烈照射，曝晒
beat down phr v (=if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard)v.(雨)倾盆而下
beat the door down phr v (=to hit a door so hard that it falls down)v.撞（门），砸破（门） beat sb down (to) phr v (=to persuade someone to reduce a price)v.砍价，杀价
beat sb down phr v (=to manage to defeat someone who is attacking you)v.攻击，设法击败（对手）
beat it！ idm (spoken, slang=used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying
you or should not be there)滚开，走开！
beat sb up phr v (= to hurt someone badly by hitting them)v.痛打，狠揍（某人）
beat up on sb phr v (=to hit someone and harm them, especially someone younger or weaker
than yourself)v.（强者）殴打（弱者），倚大欺小
beat yourself up/beat up on yourself phr v (= to blame yourself too much for something)v.(为某
事)自责
because of idm (=used to say who or what causes something to happen or is the reason for
something)prep.因为，由于
what became, has become, will become of sb/sth? idm (=used to ask what has happened to
someone or something, especially when you have not seen them for a long time, or what will happen to someone that you are worried about)v.（现在或结果）如何，（后来或将会）怎么样
beg off sth phr v (=to ask to be allowed not to do something that you are expected to do)v.乞求
饶恕（不做某事）
beg off phr v (=to say that you are unable to do sth that you have agreed to do)v.推辞（已答应
做的事），反悔，出而反而
to begin with idm (=at first or used to introduce the first point you want to make)ad.起初，开始；首先，第一
in behalf of sb/in sb’s behalf idm (=to in order to help sb)ad.为帮助某人（而做某事） on behalf of sb/on sb’s behalf idm (=as the representative of sb or instead of them)ad.代表某人或代替某人
on behalf of sb/on sb’s behalf idm (=because of sb; for sb)ad.因为某人，为了某人 come into being/be brought into being idm (=to start to exist)v.开始存在，产生，形成
be beyond belief idm (=used to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to
believe)a.难以置信的
believe in sb/sth phr v (=to be sure that someone or something exists)v.相信（某人或某事物）存在，信
believe in sth/doing sth phr v (=to think that something is good, right or acceptable)v.赞成，接受
believe in sb phr v (=to trust someone and be confident that they will be successful)v.信得过 believe in sb phr v (=to trust someone)v.信任，信赖
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believe in sb phr v (=to be confident that they will be successful)v.相信（某人）会成功
bend/lean over backwards idm (=to try very hard to do something)v.拼命，竭尽全力
be beside yourself (with anger/excitement/rage etc) idm (=to be feeling so angry, excited etc
that you find it difficult to control yourself)a.无法控制自己感情的
at best idm (=used to emphasize that something is not very good, pleasant, honest etc even if
you consider it in the best possible way)ad.充其量，至多
do/try your best idm (=to make the greatest effort possible)v.尽力
get/have the best of sth idm (=to gain more advantage from sth than sb else)v.占上风，处于优势
had best/better do sth idm (=If you had better/best do something, you should do it or it would
be good to do it)ad.最好，应该
make the best of sth (a bad job/situation etc) idm (=to accept a situation which is not very good,
and do whatever you can to make it better)v.尽可能做好（某事）
the better-off plural noun(people who have more money than most others)n.有钱人
be better off idm (=to have more money than you had in the past or more money than most
other people)a.比以前有钱了；比别人富裕了
be better off idm (=to be in a better situation, if or after something happens)a.境况好起来，境况就好起来了
be better off idm (=to be in a better situation, if or after something happens)a.境况好起来，境
况就好起来了
for the better idm (=If something changes for the better, it improves)ad.好转，向好的方向发展 get/have the better of sb/sth idm (=to defeat someone or deal successfully with a problem)v.打
败，胜过（某人）；做成（某事），成功地解决了（一个问题）
get/have the better of sb idm (=If a feeling gets the better of you, you cannot stop yourself from
allowing that feeling to make you do something, despite knowing that what you are doing is wrong)v.（某种感情）控制了（某人）
in between idm (=in the space or period of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.)ad.介于?之间
fit/fill the bill idm (=to be exactly what is needed in a particular situation)v.（很）符合要求 fit the bill idm (=to be suitable for a particular purpose)v.合适，合用
A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush). idm (=said when you recognise that you should
not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better)一鸟在手（胜过双鸟在林）。
give birth (to sb/sth) idm (=to produce a baby or young animal)v.生（孩子），产（仔） a bit idm (=slightly)ad.一点儿，有点儿，细微地，轻微地 a bit idm (=very)ad.很，非常，太，甚
bit by bit idm (=gradually)ad.一点一点地，逐渐地，慢慢地
do your bit idm (=to do a fair share of the work, effort etc that is needed to achieve something
good or important)v.各尽所责，作好自己份内的事
every bit as important/bad/good etc (as sb/sth) idm (=used to emphasize that something is
equally important, bad etc as something
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else)ad.每一点，完全
black and blue idm (=with dark marks on your skin caused by being hit or having an
accident)a.青一块紫一块的
sb/sth is (partly/largely/entirely etc) to blame (for sth) idm (=used to say that someone or
something is responsible for something bad)a.是负有责任的
blaze a trail idm (=to develop or do something new and important, or to do something
important that no one has done before)v.开辟新道路，开拓新领域
turn a blind eye (to sth) idm (=to deliberately ignore something bad that you know should not
be happening)v.装作没看见，睁一只眼闭一只眼
be on the blink idm (=not working properly)a.（机器等）不能正常工作了，坏了，出故障了 block sth off phr v (=to completely close something such as a road or an opening)v.封锁，封
闭，堵死
block sth up phr v (=to fill a narrow space with something so that nothing can pass through)v.
塞住，堵住，封住
in cold blood idm (=If someone kills in cold blood, they kill in a way that seems especially
cruel because they show no emotion.)ad.冷血地，无情地
be in (full) blossom idm (=to be flowering)a.开花，盛开
blot sth out phr v (=to cover or hide something completely)v.遮住，掩盖，隐藏
blot sth out phr v (=if you blot out an unpleasant memory, a thought etc, you deliberately try to
forget it)v.刻意地忘记（某个不愉快的记忆、某种想法等）
blow up phr v (=to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion)v.爆炸，被炸毁 blow sth up phr v (=to fill something with air or gas)v.给（某物）充气
blow up phr v (=if a situation, argument etc blows up, it suddenly becomes important or
dangerous)v.爆发，突变
blow up phr v (=if you blow up a photograph, you make it larger [= enlarge])v.放大（照片） blow up (at sb) phr v (=to become very angry with someone)v.大发脾气，大怒
come to blows (with sb) (over sth) idm (=if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about something.)v.吵起来，打起来，动起手来 out of the blue idm (=if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected)ad.出乎意料
地，突然
across the board idm (=involving everyone or everything in a company, an industry, etc.)ad.全
面，整体，全体
be above board idm (=describes a plan or business agreement that is honest, legal and
open)a.公开的，光明正大的
board up phr v (=to cover a window or door, or all the windows and doors of a building, with
wooden boards)v.用木板覆盖或封闭（门或窗户）
on board idm (=on a ship, plane, or train [= aboard])ad.在船（飞机或火车）上
on board idm (=as part of a group or team, especially for a special purpose)ad.联手，一起 be in the same boat (as sb) idm (=to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people)a.境
况同样不好的
boil down to sth idm (=If a situation or problem boils down to something, that is the main
reason for it)v.主要是因为，归结于
boil over phr v (=if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the
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container)v.沸溢
boil over (into sth) phr v (=if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop
being calm)v.沸腾了，激动了，发怒了
a bolt from/out of the blue idm (=something completely unexpected that surprises you very
much)n.晴天霹雷，突入起来的事情
have a bone to pick with sb idm (=to want to talk to someone about something annoying they
have done)v.想找（某人）问清楚（他们做过的惹脑你的事情）
make no bones about (doing) sth idm (=to not feel nervous or ashamed about doing or saying
something)v.表现很自然，不感到紧张或害羞
book in/book into somewhere phr v (=to say that you have arrived and sign an official book
when you get to a hotel. [= check in])v.报到，签到，登记
book sb in/book sb into sth phr v (=to arrange for someone to stay at a hotel)v.为（某人）安排
住处（尤指宾馆）
by the book phr v (=exactly according to rules or instructions)ad.严格按照规则或指示（做事） both … and idm (=used to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing, or
situation but also of another)prep.不仅?而且，?和?（两者）都
be bound up in sth idm (=to be very involved in something, so that you cannot think about
anything else)v.沉迷于，热中于（某事）
be bound up with sth idm (=to be very closely connected with a particular problem or
situation)v.与(某事)紧密相连
know no bounds idm (=if someone's honesty, kindness etc knows no bounds, they are
extremely honest etc)v.(某人的正直、善良)是无量的
bow out (of) idm (=to stop taking part in an activity, job etc, especially one that you have been
doing for a long time.)v.退出，辞职，洗手
pick sb’s brains idm (=to ask someone who knows a lot about something for information and
advice about it)v.向（某人）请教，套（某人）话
rack your brains idm (=to try very hard to remember or think of something)v.苦苦思索，绞尽
脑汁记忆
branch out into (doing) sth idm (=to start to do something different from what you usually do,
especially in your job)v.转行
break away (from) phr v (=to leave a group or political party and form another group, usually
because of a disagreement)v.脱离
break away (from) phr v (=to leave your home, family, or job and become independent)v.脱离
对?的依附，自立
break away (from sb) phr v (=to move away from someone who is holding you)v.逃跑，逃脱 break in/break into sth phr v (=to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal
something)v.非法闯入，强行进入
break in phr v (=to interrupt someone when they are speaking)v.打断，插嘴 break into phr v (=to suddenly begin to do something)v.突然开始做（某事） break into phr v (=to start to spend money that you did not want to spend)v.破费
break off phr v (=to suddenly stop speaking or doing something)v.突然停止说话（或做事） break off phr v (=to end a relationship)v.终止，结束，断绝（某种关系）
break off phr v (=to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate)v.破碎，弄碎 break out phr v (=If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts)v.突然
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出现，爆发
break out (of) phr v (=to escape from a prison)v.逃脱，逃走
break through (sth) phr v (=to manage to get past or through something that is in your way)v.
突破，冲破，扫除（途中的障碍）
break up phr v (= if something breaks up, or if you break it up, it breaks into a lot of small
pieces)v.碎了，弄碎
break up phr v (=to separate something into several smaller parts)v.分割，分散
break up phr v (=When schools and colleges, or the teachers and students who go to them
break up, their classes stop and the holidays start)v.(学校)放假，休假
break up phr v (=If an occasion when people meet breaks up or someone breaks it up, it ends
and people start to leave)v.（会议等）结束，散会，解散，散伙
make a clean breast of it/things idm (=to admit that you have done something wrong)v.坦白，招
认（做过的不对事）
catch your breath/ get your breath back idm (=to start breathing normally again after running
or making a lot of effort)v.喘口气，歇口气，休息休息
hold your breath idm (=to deliberately not breathe out for a short time or to not breathe out
and try not to make a sound because you do not want to be noticed)v.屏着呼吸
be out of breath idm (=having difficultly breathing after exercise)a.呼吸困难的，上气不接下气 take sb’s breath away idm (=be extremely beautiful or surprising)v.使（某人）惊叹不已 under your breath idm (=quietly so that other people can not hear exactly what you are
saying)ad.低声地，压着嗓子
in brief idm (=in as few words as possible)ad.简言之 in brief idm (=without any details)ad.过于简单地说
brim over (with) phr v (=to have a lot of a particular thing, quality, or emotion)v.充满，洋溢 bring about phr v (=to make something happen [= cause])v.导致，引起
bring sb around/round phr v (=to manage to persuade someone to do something or to agree
with you)v.说服（某人），使（某人）信服
bring sb around/round phr v (=to make someone become conscious again after being
unconscious)v.使（某人）恢复知觉
bring down phr v (=to reduce something to a lower level)v.降低，减少
bring down phr v (=to fly a plane down to the ground or to make a plane, bird, or animal fall to
the ground by shooting at it)v.使（飞机）着陆；射下（飞机、鸟等），击倒
bring down phr v (=to force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country)v.迫使（某个政府或
某个统治者）下台
bring forth phr v (=to produce something, make it appear or give birth to sb)v.产生，生（孩子），
使?出现
bring forward phr v (=to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than
planned)v.将（?的日期或时间）提前
bring forward legislation/plans/policies etc phr v (=to officially introduce plans etc for people to
discuss)v.提出，提议（某项法案、方案、计划等）
bring sth off phr v (=to succeed in doing something difficult)v.攻克（难关），做成（某件难事）
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