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容易混淆的英文單字
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| * | block | [blɑk] | (n.) 塊、積木 (v.) 阻塞, 堵住, 封鎖 |
| [英](n.)a solid mass of wood or stone. (V.) to obstruct | |||
| blockage (n) 封鎖; 妨礙 | |||
| The police blocked the highway because there were lots of crawling crocodiles.
警方封鎖了高速公路因為有許多爬行的鱷魚。 |
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| * | blockade | [blɑ'ked] | (n.) 封鎖; 道路阻塞 (v.) 封鎖 |
| [英]to close off or surround of a “place”, as a port, harbor, or city …, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. | |||
| When the situation of SARS was worsening, the government imposed blockades on several hospitals. 當SARS情況愈來愈嚴重的時候，政府對某些醫院進行了封鎖。 |
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| The US blockaded Japan during the World War II. 美國在第二次世界大戰的時候曾經封鎖了日本。 |
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* born [ bɔrn ]
出生
* borne [ bɔrn ]
生出(小孩）、帶(菌)原
(這二個單字都是bear的過去分詞；born只用於被動式；其他皆用borne)
I was born in 1953.
我出生於1953年。
She has borne five daughters.
她生了五個女兒。
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), food-borne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,200 deaths in the United States each year.
依據美國疾病防治中心，在美國食物帶菌疾病每年約造成7600百萬的病例，32萬5千人住院，5千2百人死亡。
* break [ brek ]
(v.) (n.) 打破、打斷
* brake [ brek ]
(v.) (n.) 煞車
Did you break my vase?
你打破了我的花瓶嗎?
Let’s take a break.
讓我們休息一下。
You should check the brakes before driving.
你應該在開車前檢查煞車。
* breath [ brɛθ ]
(n.) 呼吸
* breathe [ brið ]
(v.) 呼吸
Take a deep breath, please.
請作一次深呼吸。
He breathes deeply.
他深呼吸著。
* bread [ brɛd ]
(n.) 麵包
* breadth [ brɛdθ ]
(n.) 寬度、寬容、博大、寬廣
Peace alone could not bring bread to the masses.
只有和平並不能給大眾帶來必需的食品。
A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge.
老師必須學問淵博。
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brief |
[brifs] |
(n) 短內褲 |
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[英] short snug pants or underpants |
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briefs |
[əˋpærəl] |
(n) 衣服 (v) 穿衣服 |
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[英] clothes; put clothes on |
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briefcase |
[ˋbrif͵kes] |
(n) 公事包 |
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[英] a flat flexible case for carrying papers or books |
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* bring [ brɪŋ ]
(v.) 拿來
* take [ tek ]
(v.) 拿走
Bring my medicine.
把我的藥拿來。
Take that thing away from me.
把那東西拿走。
* bought [ bɔt ]
買
(buy的過去式)
* brought [ brɔt ]
帶來(bring的過去式)
Tiffany bought a lot of shoes in Malaysia.
Tiffany在馬來西亞買了很多的鞋子。
She brought me a pair of shoes.
她給我帶來一雙鞋子。
| * | bully | ['buli] | (n.) 恃強欺弱者;惡霸 (v.) 霸凌、欺侮 |
| [英](n.) a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates smaller or weaker people.
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| To avoid being bullied, you should make yourself stronger. 要避免被霸凌，你必須要使自己強壯些。 |
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burst |
[bɝst] |
(v)(n) 爆炸; 破裂 |
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[英] to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within |
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bystander |
[ˋbaɪ͵stændɚ] |
(n) 旁觀者 |
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[英] one present but not taking part in a situation or event |
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