初中英语单词及例句（译林牛津版）

八年级下 Bb

background n. 背景

It is wrong to differentiate between pupils according to their family background. 按家庭背景区别对待学生的做法是错误的。

A piano tinkled gently in the background. 背景是悠扬的钢琴声。

basic adj. 基础的，基本的

bas(e)(基础)+ic(形容词后缀)→基本的，基础的；首要的

Food, clothing and shelter are all basic necessities of life. 衣、食、住所是生活的基本必需品。

Drums are basic to African music. 鼓是非洲音乐的基本乐器。

be made up of phr. 由......组成

Water is made up of atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧的原子构成。

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be tired of phr. 对......厌烦

I'm tired of your everlasting complaints. 我讨厌你没完没了的抱怨。

You'll soon be tired of the game. 很快你就会对这种游戏感到厌倦的。

be/get used to phr. 习惯于，适应于

I'm used to getting up on 6 o'clock in the morning. 我习惯于早上6点起床。

A windmill is used to crush grain into flour. 风车被用来把谷粒轧成面粉。

beauty n. 美丽；美人

Everyone admired her elegance and her beauty. 每个人都仰慕她的优雅和美丽。

beauty salon 美容院 ; 美容室 ; 美容中心

before prep. 在......之前

He saw a steep uphill climb before him. 他看见前面有一段陡峭的上坡路。

同近义词

behave v. 表现

be(强调)+have(持有)→表现

He behaved as if he has nothing to do with the matter. 他表现得好像他跟此事无关。

同根词

blind adj. 瞎的

She was struck by a sickness and became completely blind. 她患了一种病，双目完全失明了。

blindness n. 失明

My mother is cursed with blindness and difficulty in hearing. 我母亲被折磨得双目失明，听话困难。

block n. 街区

The school is down the block. 学校在这个街区的那头。

同近义词

blood n. 血

He lost a lot of blood in the accident. 他在事故中流了不少血。

book v. 预订，订（房间、车票等）

I'd like to book a room with a view of the lake. 我想订一套可以看到湖面景色的客房。

bottom n. 底，底部

He was always bottom of the class in math. 他的数学成绩在班上总是垫底。

同根词

breadfruit n.面包果

Breadfruit grows on trees and produces a large green fruit the size of a melon. 面包果长在面包树上并且是一种尺寸像西瓜的大型绿色瓜果。

bump v. 撞，碰

Be careful not to bump your head on the beam when you stand up. 当心站起来时头别撞了横梁。

同近义词

business n. 商业，交易，生意，业务【U】

Are you here on business? 你是来这儿出差的吗？

by accident phr. 偶然，意外地

I met the man quite by accident, and we began a conversation. 我十分偶然地碰上这个人，然后我们就聊起来。