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GRE蓝宝书核心词汇突破:字母b开头的单词

burgeonv. 萌芽(to send forth new growth);迅速成长(to grow rapidly)
(类)grow·burgeon=beat·palpitate成长·生长=跳动·跳动(同义)
(反)wither,subside,subdue,wane,waste away衰退
(同)increase, augment, expand, heighten, multiply,
(记)bur(谐音:播)+ geon(=germ 种子,萌芽,细菌)播种子萌芽,迅速生长
参考:the germ of a project. 计划的雏形

burlesquen. 讽刺的嘲笑(mockery usually by caricature)滑稽戏
(类)diatribe·abuse=burlesque·mockery恶骂·辱骂=讽刺的嘲笑·嘲笑(同义)
doggerel·verse=burlesque·play打油诗·诗=滑稽的戏剧·戏剧(种属)
burra[ wool ] 源自 burra[ 模糊的

burnish v. 擦亮,磨光(to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing)
(类)numb·insensible=burnish·lustrous失去知觉·无知觉的=磨光·有光泽的
burnish·dull=mar·flawless磨光·暗淡的=损坏·无缺点的(前者消除后者)
(记)burn(烧)+ish 烧热了会发亮
(同)polish, furbish, gloss, rub, shine

burrown. 动物所掘的洞(hole)
(类)ditch·canyon=burrow·cavern 沟·峡谷=地洞·大洞(程度)
(记)bu(谐音:扒)+ row(排)一排一排的扒兔子扒的洞

bustv. 使破产或资金短缺(run out of money)n. 半身像,妇女胸部
(例)often, the promise of a high-tech design leads to a weapon that busts the budget
一项高技术设计方案的承诺常是导致预算短缺的元凶

butter n. 黄油
(类)butter·margarine=sugar·saccharin 黄油·人造黄油=糖·糖精(天然·人造)