bruit [5bru:t] vt. 散播(to noise abroad)
(反)bruit ◆ keep secret 散播 ◆ 保持秘密
(同)declare, announce, annunciate, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate
buck [bQk] v. 反对(to refuse assent;balk)
(反)buck ◆ assent to 反对 ◆ 赞成
(同)oppose, resist, dispute, repel, traverse
bucolic [bju:5kRlIk] adj. 乡村的，田园的(relating to or typical of rural life)
(类)hovel·palatial=city·bucolic 小屋·宏伟的=城市·乡村的
palatial·hovel=bucolic·metropolis 宏伟的·小屋=乡村的·大都市
(反)bucolic ◆ urban 乡村的 ◆ 都市的
bucolic ◆ sophisticated 乡土的 ◆ 世故的
(记)buc(牛)+olic(养)→ 养牛的→乡村
(同)rural, countrified, outland, pastoral, rustic
budge [bQdV] vi. 移动(move;shift)退让 (to give way;yield)
(类)palter·candor=diehard·budge 敷衍不会坦白=顽固分子不会退让
vagary·predict=diehard·budge 奇特行为是难以预知的=顽固的人是难以退让的
buffoon [bQ5fu:n] n.小丑(a ludicrous figure;clown)
(类)ludicrous·buffoon=dissolute·libertine=humorous·wag
滑稽的·小丑=放纵的·放荡的人=幽默的·搞笑者
inexperience·neophyte=ludicrous·buffoon 缺乏经验·新手 =滑稽·小丑
(记)谐音“布冯” 意大利守门员，这次世界杯的表演象小丑一样。
bulge [bQldV] n. 凸出部分(a protuberant or swollen part or place)
(反)bulge ◆ depressed region 凸出部分 ◆ 凹陷部分
bulk [ bQlk ] n.(巨大)体积，容量;主体，绝大部分
(记)The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful
大量必须做的工作真令人痛苦
bully [5bJlI] n. 欺凌弱小者(one habitually cruel to others who are weaker)
(类)instigator·incite=bully·browbeat 煽动者善于煽动=欺凌弱小者善于威吓
bully·intimidate=stupid·gullibility 欺凌弱小者善于威吓=笨人容易上当
sabotage·subvertness=bull·intimidation 破坏·颠覆=暴力·威吓(前是后的手段)
【注：bull n.公牛 v.暴力行事(to act on with violence)】
(反)underdog ◆ bully 被欺负的人 ◆ 欺凌弱小者
(同)browbeater, harrier, hector, intimidator
v.碰(伤), 撞(破), 颠簸
bump [ bQmp ] v. 碰撞，冲撞 (bumper汽车保险杠)
bumptious [5bQmpFEs] adj. 傲慢的，自夸的(presumptuously, noisily self-assertive)
(类)impetuous·vacillation=dour·geniality=bumptious·humbleness
冲动的人不会犹豫=严厉的人不亲切=傲慢的人不谦逊
bumptious·assertive=garish·colourful自大的·非常自信的=炫耀的·华丽的(褒贬程度)
干扰：(compendious·succinct)(exuberant·happy)
bungle [5bQN^l] vt.vi. 办糟，失败(to act or work clumsily and awkwardly)
(反)bungle ◆ bring off 失败 ◆ 成功
(记)谐音：笨狗→把事情办糟
buoy [bCI] vt.支撑 (support;uplift)
(反)buoyed ◆ unsupported 支撑的 ◆ 没有支持的
(同)support, bolster, prop, sustain, uphold
buoyant [5bCIEnt] adj.有浮力的(capable of floating)，快乐的(cheerful，gay) (类)bend·rigid=submerge·buoyant 坚硬的不会弯曲=有浮力的不会沉
buoyant·sink=insoluble·dissolve 有浮力的不会下沉=不溶的不会溶解
buoyant·float=heavy·drop 有浮力的·漂浮=重的·落下(前者容易实现后者)
(反)buoyant ◆ hangdog /aggrieved 快乐的 ◆ 垂头丧气的/ 痛苦的
buoyant ◆ leaden 轻快的 ◆ 沉重的