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bail [beil] n.保释金；保释；保释人
v.保释（与out 连用）
bail a person out 保释出某人
The man was bailed out for $500.
此人是用五百美元保释出来的。

balance vt.使平衡，使收支平衡
n.天平；平衡；结存，差额

ballooning n.股票上涨；非法操纵价格

ban n./vt.禁止，禁令，取缔

bank n.银行；岸，堤

banker n.银行家

banking n.银行业；银行学

bankrupt n.破产者
vt.使破产
a.破产的
go bankrupt 破产
play the bankrupt破产, 不能偿还债务
His wife´s extravagance soon bankrupted him.
他妻子的奢侈生活很快就使他破产了。

bankruptcy n.破产

bargain n.交易；便宜货

barter n.物物交换，以货易货，实物交易

bear v.忍受；承担；生育；结（果实）
bear on涉及；关于 (= bear upon)
What he says bears no relation to the the problem under discussion.
他所说的与正在讨论的问题毫无关系。
bear in mind 牢记在心
You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要记住你的父母指望你成为一名好医生。

bear n.熊；空头

bearer n.持票（指支票、票据、汇票等）人；带信人，持信人
a.(持票人)可转让的；开给持票人的
bearer cheque 不记名支票

bearish a.（行情）看跌的，卖空的

bend v.弯曲, 专心于, 屈服
n.弯曲
The stream bends to the west.
这条小河折向西流。
It is possible to bend nature to human will?
有可能让大自然服从人类的意志吗?
He bent his mind to the job.
他专心于他的工作。
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events”(Robert F. Kennedy)
“几乎没有人伟大到足以改变历史本身，但我们每个人都可以改变事情的一小部分”(罗伯特F.肯尼迪)

beneficiary n.受益人

bid v.投标；出价，报价
Bids for building the bridge were invited.
应邀参加建造那座桥梁的投标。

bidder n.（拍卖时的）出价人，报价人；投标人

bill　n.帐单，清单；钞票；票据

binder n.临时契约；装订工

blanknote n.空白支票

board n.木板；伙食；董事会
vt.上飞机（或船、车）
drawing board 制图板
chess board 棋盘
Each student has to pay $100 a month for board and lodging.( board and lodging.膳宿)
每个学生每月需付一百美元的膳宿费。
The board of the directors unanimously agreed that Mr White was the best candidate for the job.( a board of trustees; a board of directors.
理事会；董事会) 董事会一致同意怀特先生是干这项工作的最佳候选人。
He boarded the bus. 他上了公共汽车。

bond n.契约；债券；联结；监禁

bonded n.有担保的，保税的；抵押的

bonus n.额外津贴；奖金；红利

booking n.订货；未交订货；记帐

boom　a.高涨；繁荣，兴旺

borrow v.借，借入

borrowing n.借款，贷款

bottleneck n.瓶颈；妨碍生产的卡脖子环节

brains n.智力, 脑髓
the brains一组聪明人
Some of the best brains in the province are here tonight.
今晚我们省内的一些智囊人物云集在这里。

brainstorm vi.动脑筋，出主意，想办法，献计献策
brainstorm a more permanent solution to a problem
群策群力设法找到一个长期有效的解决办法

brand n.商标，牌子
vt.打烙印...于

break v.打破；损坏；破坏；中断；（物价等）暴跌；倒闭
n.（课间或工间）休息时间；破产；倒闭

break-even n.保本的，不亏不盈的，得失相当的，收支相抵的
The point, especially the level of sales of a good or service, at which the return on investment is exactly equal to the amount invested.