at prep. /ət/ /æt/
1.used to say where sth/sb is or where sth happens在（某处）
•at the corner of the street在街角
•We changed at Crewe.我们在克鲁换的车。
•They arrived late at the airport.他们晚到了机场。
•I'll be at home all morning.我一上午都在家。
•She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house) .她在汤姆家中。
•I met her at the hospital.我在医院遇见了她。
•How many people were there at the concert?音乐会上有多少人？
2.
used to say where sb works or studies在（学习或工作地点）
•He's been at the bank longer than anyone else.他在银行工作的时间比任何人都长。
•She's at Yale (= Yale University) .她在耶鲁大学。
3.
used to say when sth happens在（某时间或时刻）
•We left at 2 o'clock.我们在两点钟离开的。
•at the end of the week周末
•We woke at dawn.我们在黎明醒来。
•I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote) .我写的时候并不知道。
•At night you can see the stars.夜晚可以看见星星。
•What are you doing at the weekend?你打算周末干什么？
4.
used to state the age at which sb does sth在…岁时
•She got married at 25.她25岁结的婚。
•He left school at the age of 16.他16岁便离开学校。
5.
in the direction of or towards sb/sth向；朝
•What are you looking at?你在看什么？
•He pointed a gun at her.他把枪口对着她。
•Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.有人朝首相扔油漆。
6
( NAmE ) used when giving a telephone number（提供电话号码时用）
•You can reach me at 637-2335, extension 354.你可以打637‐2335这个电话号码，转分机354，与我联系。
at ˈfirst
at or in the beginning起初；起先
•I didn't like the job much at first.起初我并不很喜欢这个工作。
•At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.起先我以为他腼腆，后来才发现他对别人没兴趣。
•If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.一次不成功就反复尝试。
ball /bɔːl/
1.
a round object used for throwing, hitting or kicking in games and sports球
•a golf/tennis/cricket ball高尔夫球；网球；板球
•Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.让球反弹起来，然后试着把它打过网。
2.
a round object or a thing that has been formed into a round shape球状物
•The sun was a huge ball of fire low on the horizon.落在地平线上的太阳像个大火球。
•a ball of string一团线
•Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection.有些动物蜷缩成一团以保护自己。
bank /bæŋk/ banks
1.
an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money银行
•My salary is paid directly into my bank.我的工资直接拨到我的银行。
•I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank) .我得去趟银行。
•a bank loan银行贷款
•a bank manager银行经理
2.
an amount of sth that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use库存；库
•a bank of knowledge知识宝库
•a blood bank血库
3.
the side of a river, canal , etc. and the land near it岸；河畔
•He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.他跳下水，游到对岸。
•It's on the north bank of the Thames.它位于泰晤士河北岸。
•a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)塞文河畔的一所房子
basket n. /ˈbɑːskɪt/ baskets
1.
a container for holding or carrying things. Baskets are made of thin strips of material that bends and twists easily, for example plastic, wire or wicker .篮；篓；筐
•a shopping basket购物篮
•a picnic basket野餐篮子
•a clothes/laundry basket (= in which dirty clothes are put before being washed)存放待洗衣服的洗衣筐
•a wicker/wire basket柳条╱铁丝筐
•a cat/dog basket (= in which a cat or dog sleeps or is carried around)猫╱狗篮
2.
the amount contained in a basket一篮，一筐，一篓（的量）
•a basket of fruit一筐水果
3.
the net and the metal ring it hangs from, high up at each end of a basketball court ; a point that is scored by throwing the ball through this net（篮球运动的）篮；投篮得分
•to make/shoot a basket投球得分╱入篮
bathroom n. /ˈbɑːθruːm/ -s
1.
a room in which there is a bath/ bathtub , a washbasin and often a toilet浴室；盥洗室
•Go and wash your hands in the bathroom.到盥洗室洗手去。
2.
( NAmE ) a room in which there is a toilet, a sink and sometimes a bath/ bathtub or shower洗手间；卫生间
•I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet) .我得上洗手间。
•Where's the bathroom? (= for example in a restaurant)卫生间在哪里？
beach /biːtʃ/ beaches
an area of sand, or small stones (called shingle ), beside the sea or a lake海滩；沙滩；海滨；湖滨
•tourists sunbathing on the beach在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客
•a sandy/pebble/shingle beach细沙╱卵石╱砾石海滩
•a beach bar海滨酒吧
•play beach volleyball 打沙滩排球
beautiful adj. /ˈbjuːtɪfl/
1.
having beauty; pleasing to the senses or to the mind美丽的；美好的
•a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening漂亮的女人╱面孔╱婴儿；美妙的声音╱诗歌╱香味╱夜晚
•beautiful countryside/weather/music美丽的乡村；美好的天气；美妙的音乐
become v./bɪˈkʌm/ becomes, becoming, ( be·came/bɪˈkeɪm/ be·come)
1.
to start to be sth开始变得；变成
•It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。
•It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.很快就很清楚，没人会来。
•She was becoming confused.她开始糊涂了。
•She became queen in 1952.她于1952年成为女王。
•The bill will become law next year.该议案将于明年成为法律。
同义词辨析 become • get • go • turn
Become is more formal than get . Both describe changes in people’s emotional or physical state, or natural or social changes. become较get正式。两者均指人的感情、身体状况、自然或社会的变化。
Go is usually used for negative changes. go常用于负面变化。
Go and turn are both used for changes of colour. go和turn均用以指颜色的变化。
Turn is also used for changes in the weather. turn亦用于天气的变化。
bedroom /ˈbedruːm/ -s
1.
a room for sleeping in卧室
•the spare bedroom备用卧室
•a hotel with 20 bedrooms有20个房间的旅馆
•This is the master bedroom (= the main bedroom of the house) .这是主卧室。
2.
-bedroomed having the number of bedrooms mentioned有…个卧室的
•a three-bedroomed house有三个卧室的房子
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