2013考研英语阅读理解：以B开头的词汇及例句

　　bankruptcies [ 5bANkrEp(t)siz ] n. (尤指经法院宣告的)破产者;无偿还力的人

　　【认知】词根“-rupt-”含义为“打破”。如“erupt”与其同源。

　　bestowed [ bi5stEud ] v. (~ on, upon)把…赠与;把…给予

　　【例句】Praise is bestowed on virtue but vanishes more quickly than frost in spring. 人们赞扬美德，可是赞扬消失得比春天的霜还要快。【认知】词根“-dow-”与“-dot-”为变体，含义为“给;给予”。如“donate”与其同源。

　　betrayal [ bi5treiEl ] n. 1.背叛，出卖 2.失信于，辜负 3.泄露(秘密等)

　　【例句】From that black day of betrayal onward he vowed to have his revenge. 他自从不幸被出卖的那一天起就立誓要报仇。

　　bewildered [ bi5wildE(r)id ] a. 1.迷惑的;胡涂的;被难住的 2.迷路的，迷失方向的

　　【例句】 to be ~ by the maze of streets in the town 给城里纵横交错的街道弄得晕头转向

　　boastful [ 5bEustful ] a. 自负的, 喜夸耀的, 自夸的

　　【例句】It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said ‘Mate!’ in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious. 赢棋做不到优雅。还没有人喊“将”的声音在对手听起来不是尖刻、自负和恶意的呢。

　　bombard [ 5bCmbB:dz ] v. 炮轰;轰击;大肆宣传

　　【例句】to bombard customers with a sea of trivialities 用大量的细节信息轰炸消费者

　　bottlenecks [ 5bCtl7neks ] n. 瓶颈(比较困难的部分)

　　breakthrough [ 5breik5Wru: ] n. 突破

　　【例句】 The tanks were designated to ecploit a breakthrough of the enemy’s defencees. 那些坦克被派定用于突破敌人的防御工事。

　　bribed [ braibd ] v. 贿赂，用来买通别人的钱财(或物品、好处等);诱饵

　　【例句】to use ~s of candy to get a small child to go to bed 用糖果哄小孩睡觉

　　bureaucracy [ bjuE5rCkrEsi ] n. 1.官僚政治;[总称]官僚，政府官员 2.官僚主义，官僚作风;官样文章

　　【例句】Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. 官僚政治是一种由侏儒操纵的庞大机构。【认知】核心意义与“遮盖桌子的布 — 办公桌，办公室”相关。