托福考试词汇研究－Unit5
bloated a.发胀的；傲慢的 [a ~ face 浮肿的脸 ~ with （from） overeating 因吃得太多而浮胖 a ~
politician 自大的政客 He is ~ with] [pride 他狂妄自大]
blockade n.v.封锁；堵塞；堵塞 [BLOCK+-ADE， prob after ambuscade= ambush]
blond a.金发男人 [blondus， blundus yellow， perh. of Gmc orig.]
bloom n.花，开花；鲜美；红润 [ bloma]
blossom n.花；群花；开花期，花季 [ blostm（a） prob. formed as BLOOM]
blot n.v.污痕；弱点；抹脏；吸干 [Scand.： blettr spot， stain]
blotch n.v.污点；斑点；弄脏 [17th plotch and BLOT（墨水）污渍 blotchy满是疙瘩的]
bloted a.肿胀的
blotto a.烂醉的 [20th perh BLOT]
blouse n.罩衫
blowhard n.吹牛大家
bludgeon n.v.棍棒；强迫；胁迫；恫吓 [~ a person to death 把某人打死 ~ a person into going along 强迫某人同行]
blueprint n.蓝图；设计图
bluestocking n.女学者；醉心文学的女人 [from the （less formal） blue stockings worn byone man at a literary society meeting c.1750]
bluff v.虚张声势
blunder v.犯错误 [ prob Scand： cf blundra shut the eyes]
blunt a.钝的；粗卤的；生硬的 [blunge 混合（泥土与水等）；参水拌]
blur v.使乌黑；变模糊 [16th c： perh rel to BLEAR<眼睛>花的；朦胧的，模糊不清的]
blurt v.滑口说出 [In his anger he ~ed out the secret 他在生气之下脱口说出了秘密]