There is a general belief that things will soon get better.

　　3) 信仰 (可數(shù) beliefs) religious/ political beliefs

　　短語 beyond belief 難以置信to the best of one’s belief 盡其所知

　　21.believe believe it or not (插入語)信不信由你

　　It is believed that he is a good teacher.=He is believed to be a good teacher.

　　22.belongbelong to 屬于(無被動) The house belonging to her is under repair.

　　23.bend v.彎曲、彎腰、伏案 bend—bent—bent

　　She was bent over her desk writing a letter.她正伏案寫信。

　　24.benefit 1) n.優(yōu)勢，益處(不可數(shù))She didn’t get much benefit from her staying abroad.

　　短語: be of benefit to...=be beneficial to... to one’s benefit對某人有利

　　for one’s benefit = for the benefit of sb.為了幫助.../為了某人的利益

　　2) vt./ vi.benefit sb./ sth benefit from/ by...

　　beneficial adj.有益的，有用的 be beneficial to...

　　25.best do/ try one’s best to do 盡全力做make the best of…盡量利用

　　all the best (書信結(jié)語)一切順利、萬事如意

　　26.better had better do…最好做… 否定：had better not do

　　be better worth reading 更值得讀 be better known 更著名的

　　27.beyond 超出、超過beyond one’s imagination/description 難以想象/描述

　　beyond one’s power 超出能力范圍 beyond my wildest dreams 做夢也沒想到

　　28.bid –bid- bid- bidding v.出價，投標(biāo) n 投標(biāo) bid for sth.

　　I bid 2000 dollars for the painting.我出價20000美元買這幅畫。

　　The highest bid for the picture was 20000.這幅畫的最高出價是兩萬

　　29.birth n.出生、誕生 at birth 出生時give birth to 生下、孕育了

　　30.biscuit 餅干c/n some chocolate biscuits

　　31.bit1) a bit of+不可數(shù)n.= a little +不可數(shù)n. He can speak a bit of French.

　　2) a bit/a little +比較級a bit more slowly 3) not a bit=not at all 一點兒也不、毫不

　　32.blame 1)be to blame 應(yīng)該受到責(zé)備(主動表被動)

　　2) blame sb.for doing→sb.be blamed for …

　　33.blank

　　1) n.空白處，空格 fill in the blanks

　　(記憶中的)空白,遺忘 My mind was a blank and I couldn’t remember her name.

　　2) adj.空白的，無裝飾的，無圖畫的 a blank form/ wall

　　不理解的，沒表情的,空虛的 a blank expressionSuddenly my mind went blank.

　　34.be blind to 對…視而不見、熟視無睹 =turn a blind eye to

　　35.blow v.(blew blown) 吹、刮blow down 吹倒blow up 爆炸、炸毀

　　n.打擊give sb.a blow 給某人打擊

　　36.board n.木板、布告牌v.登上 on board 在船(車、飛機)board a train 上火車

　　37.book c/n書 v.預(yù)定(車、船)票book a room/ ticket

　　38.bored adj. be bored with.../ to death.boring adj. a boring job /book/man

　　39.bother vt./vi. 1) 花費時間精力做某事(常用于否定句，疑問句中)

　?、?bother with/ about sth---Shall I wait? ---No, don’t bother.

　　It’s not worth bothering with an umbrella.

　　② bother to do He didn’t even bother to let me know he was coming.

　?、?bother doingWhy bother asking if you are not really interested?

　　2) 給...造成麻煩，痛苦 使...煩惱，擔(dān)憂

　?、?bother sb with/ about... I don’t want to bother her with my problems.

　　---I’m sorry he was rude to you.--- It doesn’t bother me.

　　② bother sb.that... Does it bother you that she earns more than you?

　?、?bother sb.to do... It bothers me to think of her alone at home.

　　3) 打擾 插話bother sb Sorry to bother you, but...

　　be bothered about sb./ sth 認為...重要 關(guān)心...I’m not bothered about what he thinks.