brim n.(杯、碗的)边 [  brimme brimful盈满的]

brindled a.有斑纹的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]

brink n.边缘(峭壁等的);水际

brisk a.活泼的 [prob   brusque BRUSQUE<态度、言词,人>莽撞的,粗率的,无礼的,唐突的 =BRUSK]

bristle v.竖立毛发;发怒 [  bristel, brestel  byrst]

brittle a.脆的 [brittle star 阳遂足 (属棘皮动物,类似海盘车;亦称serpent star)]

broach v.钻孔使流出;初次提出 [  broche(n), brocher(v)  brocc(h)us projecting]

brocade n.织锦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]

brochure n.小册子 [  lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]

broil v.烧;曝晒;争吵 [obs broil to muddle: cf EMBROIL 使事态混乱]

broker n.经纪人;股票经纪人 [a ~ house 证券公司 ("给葡萄酒桶开口的人")]

bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陈腔滥调

bronchitis n.支气管炎

bronze n.a.青铜;青铜制品;青铜色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]

brooch n.胸针或领针 [ broche = BROACH("有突出之齿的")扩孔锥;螺旋钻;谈起,提起,提议;钻孔于<桶等>]

brood n.v.窝;孵;沉思

brook n.容忍;小河

browbeat v.恫吓;威吓 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威吓某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 吓阻某人单独去]

browse n.嫩叶;放牧;浏览书本 [(n)earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]

bruise v.打伤 [ brysan crush, reinforced by  bruser,  bruisier break]

bruit v.传布;散布(谣言等) [noise bruire roar (对)咆哮,大叫;大笑(at)]

brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]

brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]

brutal a.野蛮的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE brutality残忍,野蛮的行为 brute畜生;残暴的人;粗暴的]

brute n.畜生;残暴的人 [ brutus stupid]

bubble n.泡沫

buckle n.v.扣子;弯曲;扣住 [ boucle  buccula cheek-strap of a helmet<bucca]

cheek: v[ boucler bulge("袋")鼓起,凸] [<out>]

bucolic a.乡村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]

bud n.芽;花蕾,未发育的东西

buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]

budget n.预算;预算案;营运费 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]

bulga[ (f. Gaulish) knapsack: BULGE]

buffalo n.水牛;美国野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo  bufalus  bubalus  boubalos antelope, wild  =bison]

buffer n.缓冲器;减弱冲突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']

buffet n.v.冷餐;殴打;冲击;搏斗brim n.(杯、碗的)边 [  brimme brimful盈满的]

brindled a.有斑纹的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig]

brink n.边缘(峭壁等的);水际

brisk a.活泼的 [prob   brusque BRUSQUE<态度、言词,人>莽撞的,粗率的,无礼的,唐突的 =BRUSK]

bristle v.竖立毛发;发怒 [  bristel, brestel  byrst]

brittle a.脆的 [brittle star 阳遂足 (属棘皮动物,类似海盘车;亦称serpent star)]

broach v.钻孔使流出;初次提出 [  broche(n), brocher(v)  brocc(h)us projecting]

brocade n.织锦 [ Port brocado It broccato brocco twisted thread]

brochure n.小册子 [  lit 'stitching', brocher stitch]

broil v.烧;曝晒;争吵 [obs broil to muddle: cf EMBROIL 使事态混乱]

broker n.经纪人;股票经纪人 [a ~ house 证券公司 ("给葡萄酒桶开口的人")]

bromide n.嗅化物;平凡人;陈腔滥调

bronchitis n.支气管炎

bronze n.a.青铜;青铜制品;青铜色 [ bronzo, prob. birinj copper]

brooch n.胸针或领针 [ broche = BROACH("有突出之齿的")扩孔锥;螺旋钻;谈起,提起,提议;钻孔于<桶等>]

brood n.v.窝;孵;沉思

brook n.容忍;小河

browbeat v.恫吓;威吓 [(brow + beat) ~ a person into working 威吓某人工作 ~ a person out of going alone 吓阻某人单独去]

browse n.嫩叶;放牧;浏览书本 [(n)earlier brouse brost young shoot, broster]

bruise v.打伤 [ brysan crush, reinforced by  bruser,  bruisier break]

bruit v.传布;散布(谣言等) [noise bruire roar (对)咆哮,大叫;大笑(at)]

brunch n.早午餐 [BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH]

brusque a.唐突的;粗率的 [It brusco sour =BRUSK]

brutal a.野蛮的 [brutal or medL brutalis brutus BRUTE brutality残忍,野蛮的行为 brute畜生;残暴的人;粗暴的]

brute n.畜生;残暴的人 [ brutus stupid]

bubble n.泡沫

buckle n.v.扣子;弯曲;扣住 [ boucle  buccula cheek-strap of a helmet<bucca]

cheek: v[ boucler bulge("袋")鼓起,凸] [<out>]

bucolic a.乡村的;牧人的 [bucolicus boukolikos boukolos herdsman bous ]

bud n.芽;花蕾,未发育的东西

buddy n.同伴;伙伴;弟兄 [perh. corrupt. of brother, or var. of BUTTY]

budget n.预算;预算案;营运费 [ pouch, bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag]

bulga[ (f. Gaulish) knapsack: BULGE]

buffalo n.水牛;美国野牛 [prob. Port. bufalo  bufalus  bubalus  boubalos antelope, wild  =bison]

buffer n.缓冲器;减弱冲突的人 [18th prob. formed as BUFFER or with the sense stutterer']

buffet n.v.冷餐;殴打;冲击;搏斗

buffoon n.丑角;滑稽剧演员 [ bouffon  buffone med  buffo clown Rmc]

buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽剧演员]

bug n.昆虫;故障;装置防犯铃 [buggy 多虫的;马车 (虫)amoeba 阿米巴,变形虫 aphis 芽虫,獐螂 beetle

甲虫;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot  [蝇的幼虫;马的肤病之一种 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制剂]

bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 调皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]

buffoon n.丑角;滑稽剧演员 [ bouffon  buffone med  buffo clown Rmc]

buffoonery n.滑稽 [ bouffon It buffone medL buffo clown Rmc buffoon 丑角,滑稽剧演员]

bug n.昆虫;故障;装置防犯铃 [buggy 多虫的;马车 (虫)amoeba 阿米巴,变形虫 aphis 芽虫,獐螂 beetle

甲虫;木槌;杵;v.凸出 bot  [蝇的幼虫;马的肤病之一种 cantharides 斑螫;斑螫干燥制剂]

bugaboo n.鬼怪 [prob of dial orig: Welsh bwcibo the Devil, bwci hobgoblin 调皮的小鬼 (小妖精) 鬼怪]