beatific a.祝福的 [F beatifique or L beatificus

beatitude n.至上的幸福;至福 [F beatitude or L beatitudo

beaver n.海狸;礼帽;下巴胡子 [work like a beaver勤奋地工作 eager beaver 勤奋的人]

bedeck v.装饰 [DECK (~ oneself)打扮,修饰(用)装饰(with);甲板]

bedizen v.俗丽地穿著或装饰 [BE-+obs dizen deck out]

bedlam n.疯狂行为;精神病院 [hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London]

bedraggle v.全身湿透;把衣服拖脏 [BE-+DRAGGLE(在泥中等)拖而弄脏;拖曳;下摆拖地]

beefy a.健壮的;结实的 [BEEF 牛肉;(人的)肌肉;身体的胖瘦,体重]

beet n.甜菜 [OE bete

beetle n.甲虫;木槌

befall v.发生;产生;降临 [BE-, feallan FALL) Evil befell him. 灾难临到他头上]

beget v.引起;产生 [OE begietan, formed as BE-+GET = procreate生育,生殖;产生]

begrudge v.羡慕;嫉妒 [GRUDGE]

beguile v.欺骗;诱骗 [BE-+obs guile to deceive beguiling欺骗的;消遣的]

behold v.看;(命令式)看呀 [BE-, haldan hold) lo and ~ 你瞧瞧 beholder n.目睹者]

beholden a.蒙恩的;负有义务的 [pp.(obs except in this use)of ())BEHOLD看; 看呀, = bound]

behoove v.理应;有益于 [HOOVE(兽医)鼓胀症 hoover 用吸尘器扫除]

belabor v.重打;辱骂

belated a.误期的 [pp. of obs belate delay(BE-, LATE)]

beleaguer v.围攻 [camp round (BE-, leger a camp) beleaguered 面临很多困难]

belie v.掩饰 [OE beleogan(BE-, leogan LIE)]

belittle v.轻视

belle n.美女;绝世美女 [F

bellicose a.好战的;好争吵的 [ME

belligerent a.交战的 [L belligerare wage war

bellow v.吼叫声;咆哮 [ME: perh. rel. to BELL]

belly n.腹;胃;食欲;鼓胀 [OE belig (orig. = bag)

belongings n.pl.财产;附属物;家眷

bemoan v.悲叹 [BE-+MOAN 牢骚,悲叹,哀悼]

benediction n.祝福;恩赐 [ME

benefactor n.施主;捐助人 [ME

beneficial a.有益的;有利的;慈善的 [BENEFICE 圣俸(在英国国教为vicar或rector之收入)]

beneficiary n.受益人 [L beneficiarius(BENEFICE)]

benevolent a.慈善的;和蔼可亲的 [

benighted a.蒙昧的;被黑暗笼罩的 [obs benight 使陷入黑暗;使愚昧;使无知]