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plants will not grow巴德兰兹地区(美国西部f处贫瘠

地带)

,bad 'language noun [U] words that many people find offensive脏话;冒犯人(或咒骂人)的话0323 swear WORDS

badly (Hr /'baedli/ adv. (worse, worst)

1 not skilfiilly or not carefully 拙劣地;差;不认真 仔细:to piay/sfng 表演/得不◊ badly

designect/organfzed 设计 / 得很差 ^133 well 2 not successfully 不成,功如;受挫:Things have been going badly. M读得不顺利◊ J did badly (= was not successful) in my exa/ns. _ 考得不好PISH well 3 not in an acceptable way 未能令人满意to behave/sleep baciy表现差;睡得不好bady paici/treated报酬低 微;受:.◊ The kids took the dog’s death very badly (=they were very unhappy).孩子们对狗的死感到很杂

:过。.Pun well 4 in a way that makes people get a bad opinion about sth给人坏的印象;负面地The economic crisis reflects badly on the governments 经济危机反映出政府政策不如人意的一面Shefs only trying to help, so dorCt think badly of her. M 只是想帮it:以别把她想得太环Ena WELL 5 used to emphasize how much you want, need, etc. sb/sth 很;非常:77ie ng is badly in need / repair.这梓 無急需命修◊ TTiey vented to win so bacHy•他们求 心切◊ J miss her badiy.我十:梦想念她6 used to emphasize how serious a situation or an event is 严重 地;房badly damage4/fnjured/hurt 损环 / 伤势 / 伤害产重◊ rhe country Zias bee/i aj^ected by reces- sion.该国爹到祕私衰退的严重影响。◊ SverytWn^’sgone badly wrong/切都糟透:T

badly 'off adj. (worse 'off, worst 'off) 1 not having much money ;由的;拮据的 PyiTl poor . We aren't too badly off but we car^t afford a house like that.

并不是一文.不名,但我们负担不起那样的房'¥        EH3

well off 2 not in a good situation 境况不佳的:J’ve got quite a big room so fm not too badly off.

大的屋乎,所以住得还不;EEEI WELL OFF EEI be badly off for sth (8r£) to not have enough of sth 某物 短少;缺乏

bad.mash /bAd_ma:J7 noun (/"£/£) a dishonest man 不诚

实的男_子;恶汉;流氓

bad-min-ton /'baedmintan/ noun [U] a game like tennis played by two or four people, usually indoors. Players hit a small light kind of ball, originally with feathers around it (= a shuttlecock) across a high net using a RACKET.羽毛球运动

'bad-mouth verb [VN] (informal) to say unpleasant things about sb .(人)i.No one wants to employ some­body who bad-mouths their former employer. SWAM 意雇用说前雇主环话的人。

bad-ness /'baednas/ noun [U] the fact of being morally bad 道德政:There was not a hint / badness in him.

他道德十分高尚。

,bad-丨 tempered

often angry; in an angry mood 易怒、的;发脾气的She gets very bad-tempered.w/ierr..she’s tired•她累的时候就爱

发脾气。

Ba>fana Ba*fana /ba,fa:na ba'faina/ noun {SAfr^) a popu­lar name for the South African national men's football (soccer) team南非小子〃(事非国家男子足%队的俗称>

baffle /'baefl/ verb, noun

verb to confuse sb completely; to be too difficult or strange for sb to understand or explain 使困惑;难住: [VN] behaviour baj5f7es me.他的行为使我难以琢◊ (VNVN wh-] baj^ed as to why s/ie hasn’t caZZed.義不 -她为什么没打电话◊ J’m baJfZed why she hasn’t caHed.我本明白她为'什么没打电话baffement not/n [U]: ffis reaction was one o/baj^ement•他的反应是迷惑 不解。baf.fling £»

noun [technical a screen used to control or prevent the flow of sound, light or liquid (控制声、光、液体等

流动的)隔板,挡板,反射板.

BAFTA /'baefta/ abbr., noun

_ British Academy of Film and Television Arts 英国

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