bleak

a. 1.没有希望的，凄凉的; 2.荒凉的; 3.寒冷刺骨的

A: My grandmother used to bless herself every time she passes a church.

B: She must have been very religious.

bless

vt. 1.(with) 使有幸得到，使具有; 2.为…祈神赐福(或保佑)

A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year?

B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by blight.

blight

n. 1.(植物等)枯萎病; 2.造成破坏(或损坏)的因素

vt. 破坏，摧残

A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small.

B: Drive more slowly then!

A: With each blink I get older.

B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.

blink

vi. 1.眨眼睛； 2.闪亮,闪烁

n. 眨眼睛，一瞬间

on the blink (机器等)坏了，出故障

A: Did anybody witness the accident?

B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.

blonde

a. 金发的

n. 金发女子

A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.

B: She must have practiced very hard.

blossom

n. (尤指果树的)花

vi. 1.(植物)开花; 2.(out, into)发展，长成

in (full) blossom 正开着花

A: I think this artist is very talented.

B: I don’t . I think he just blots the paper with colour.

blot

vt. 1.(用墨水等)弄脏; 2.(用吸墨纸)吸干

n. 污点，污渍

blot out 1.把…弄模糊，遮蔽; 2.完全清除(思想，记忆)

A: We shall see the blueprints to start working on the building in September.

B: OK, I shall get to work straight away.

blueprint

n. 蓝图，行动计划

A: Did James tell you what happened yesterday?

B: Yes, but I am not sure if it was a lie of a bluff.

bluff

v. 虚张声势,吓唬

n. 1.虚张声势；2.悬崖，峭壁

a. 直率的，坦率的，粗率的

call sb. bluff 要求某人摊牌，向某人挑战

A: Oops, I’ve made a blunder.

B: Don’t worry, we can fix it.

blunder

n. (因无知,粗心等造成的)错误

vi. 1.跌跌撞撞地走，慌乱地走; 2.犯错误

A: Do you not know how to cut bread?

B: Of course I do, but this knife is blunt.

blunt

a. 1.钝的; 2.率直的，直言不讳的

vt. 1.使迟钝，使减弱; 2.使钝

A: Do you remember your first birthday?

B: No, it is all a blur.

A: He blurred the corners of the picture to make it look old.

B: He did a good job of it.

blur

n. 模糊，模糊的东西

v. (使)变模糊

A: Brian blurted out the answer before I even had a chance to think about it.

B: Yes, he is very smart.