boycott

vt./n. (联合)抵制,拒绝参与

A: I broke my leg and had to wear a brace for two months.

B: That must have been very painful.

brace

vt. 1.使防备，使受锻炼; 2.支住，撑牢; 3.使绷紧

n. 支架,托架

A: That is a beautiful bracelet that you are wearing.

B: Thanks, it was my grandmother’s.

bracelet

n. 手镯，臂镯

A: Excuse me, sir, but should this sentence be put in brackets?

B: No, they are not necessary.

A: The bookshelves are falling down.

B: That is because you did not bracket them to the wall.

bracket

n. 1.括号; 2.(年龄，收入等的)等级段，档次; 3.壁架，托架

vt. 1.把…置于括号内; 2.把…归入同一类

A: Billy is always bragging about his success.

B: Ah, he is still young, be patient with him.

brag

v. 自夸，吹嘘

A: Would you like a brandy?

B: No, thanks. It is too early for a drink.

brandy

n. 白兰地酒

A: What happened to Peter? I see that he broke his arm.

B: Oh, he got into a brawl on the street last night.

brawl

n./vi. 争吵，打架

A: Why are you home from work? It is early.

B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to breach my contract.

breach

n. 1.破坏，违反;2.(关系的)破裂，不和; 3. 缺口,裂口

vt. 1.攻破, 在…造成缺口; 2.破坏，违反

A: Sorry I am late, there was a breakdown on the road.

B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.

breakdown

n. 1.垮台，破裂；2.(健康，精神等)衰竭，衰弱; 3.(机器等的)损坏，故障; 4分类

A: Finally, a breakthrough in my science experiment.

B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.

breakthrough

n. 突破，突破性进展，重要的新发现

A: Will you put the tea on to brew please?

B: Sure, in a few minutes.

A: After failing the exam he brewed for four days.

B: And is he feeling better now?

A: Is this a strong brew?

B: No, it is fairly weak.

brew

vt. 1.酿造（啤酒）; 2.冲泡(茶,咖啡等)

vi. 1.(茶,咖啡等)冲泡; 2.酝酿，行将发生

n. 冲泡(或酿造)的饮料

A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.

B: I hope that you did not accept it.

A: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?

B: I was bribed into it.

bribe

vt. 向…行贿，买通

n. 贿赂，行贿物

A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?

B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.

briefcase

n. 公文包,公事包

A: What was your childhood dream?

B: To become a member of the fire brigade.