A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small.
B: Drive more slowly then!
A: With each blink I get older.
B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.
blink
vi. 1.眨眼睛; 2.闪亮,闪烁
n. 眨眼睛,一瞬间
on the blink (机器等)坏了,出故障
A: Did anybody witness the accident?
B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.
blonde
a. 金发的
n. 金发女子
A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.
B: She must have practiced very hard.
blossom
n. (尤指果树的)花
vi. 1.(植物)开花; 2.(out, into)发展,长成
in (full) blossom 正开着花
A: I think this artist is very talented.
B: I don’t . I think he just blots the paper with colour.
blot
vt. 1.(用墨水等)弄脏; 2.(用吸墨纸)吸干
n. 污点,污渍
blot out 1.把…弄模糊,遮蔽; 2.完全清除(思想,记忆)
A: We shall see the blueprints to start working on the building in September.
B: OK, I shall get to work straight away.
blueprint
n. 蓝图,行动计划
A: Did James tell you what happened yesterday?
B: Yes, but I am not sure if it was a lie of a bluff.
bluff
v. 虚张声势,吓唬
n. 1.虚张声势;2.悬崖,峭壁
a. 直率的,坦率的,粗率的
call sb. bluff 要求某人摊牌,向某人挑战
A: Oops, I’ve made a blunder.
B: Don’t worry, we can fix it.
blunder
n. (因无知,粗心等造成的)错误
vi. 1.跌跌撞撞地走,慌乱地走; 2.犯错误
A: Do you not know how to cut bread?
B: Of course I do, but this knife is blunt.
blunt
a. 1.钝的; 2.率直的,直言不讳的
vt. 1.使迟钝,使减弱; 2.使钝
A: Do you remember your first birthday?
B: No, it is all a blur.
A: He blurred the corners of the picture to make it look old.
B: He did a good job of it.
blur
n. 模糊,模糊的东西
v. (使)变模糊
A: Brian blurted out the answer before I even had a chance to think about it.
B: Yes, he is very smart.
blurt
vt. (out) 脱口而出
A: You are very beautiful.
B: Stop, you are making me blush.
blush
vi./n. 脸红
A: Are there any bogs in your country?
B: Yes, plenty, particularly in the west, where it is very wet.
A: Would you like to come to the cinema with me tonight?
B: Can we go next week, I’m bogged down at work at the moment.
bog
n. 沼泽
v. (down) 1.(使)陷入困境; 2.(使)陷入泥沼
A: Family ties are the strongest form of bondage.
B: I don’t agree, I am not very close to my parents.
bondage
n. 1.奴役;2.束缚
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