'ballot box noun 1 [C] a box in
which people put their ballots after voting 投票箱 2
the
ba丨丨ot box [sing.] the system of
voting in an election 投票选举制：77ie peop.Ze make
their wishes known through the ballot box.
投票方式表达他们的愿望。
'ballot paper noun [Br£] = ballot n.{2) ball-park /'borlpaik; NAmE -pa:rk/
noun 1 [C] (especially /NMmf) a place
where baseball is played 棒球逢 2
[sing.] an area or a range within which an amount is likely to be correct or
within which sth can be measured.(备额 的）变动范围；可量范围：T/ie o#ers/or the
contract were aH m the same baHparfc•本合同的所有开价均在同
一范围内。◊ you safd ^ive rhiHfon you’d be fit the
baZZ- parfc. i卩桑你谩私是五百为■，那就差禾多了。◊ Give me a ballpark
figure (= a number that is approximately right).给我个大致恰当的数字。
bail-point /'boilpomt/ (also .ballpoint 'pen) noun a
pen with a very small metal ball at its point, that rolls ink onto the paper 圆珠笔；原子笔一picture 〇■ stationery
—compare Biro
ball-room /'bo:lru:m; -rum/ noun a
very large room used for dancing on formal occasions —compare
DANCE HALL
.ballroom 'dancing noun [u]
a type of dancing done with a partner and using particular fixed steps and
movements to particular types of music such as the WALTZ交际舞；交谊舞
balls
/bo:lz/
noun, verb
_
m>wn
(fflfcoo, s/flng) 1 [U] nonsense 胡说；废话：
Thdt’s
a load Of 那是一派:胡言2 [pi.] courage
勇气：She’s got baZZs, say that jor her.我敢说她有胆 _。◊ ft toofc a Zot 〇/ to do t/iat.那么碱需要很关的
勇气。3 Balls!used as a swear word
when you are disagreeing with sth, or when you are angry about sth (粗俗话，表示不同意或恼怒）l!T?T3 Less offensive ways to express this are
‘Nonsense!’，or ‘Come off it!，较温知的用语是 Nonsense!或 Come off it!
■
verb nm-TO .balls sth*-> up [BrE, taboo, slang) to spoil
sth; to do sth very badly把…丨高糟；弄得一塌_涂 —related noun balls-up
l!T3n
A
more polite way of saying this is foul sth up,
mess sth up, or bungle sth. 较礼貌的说法是 foul
sth up、mess _sth up ^ bungle
sth。 'balls-up
noun
(taboo, slang, especially Br£) something that has
been done very badly ?良乱；一团糟：I made a reaZ bafc-up o/my
exams•我4★考得一塌糊涂。
baHsy f'bxlzi/ adj.
[informal, especially NAm0 showing a lot of courage and
determination 看胆量的；有决心 的；有种的：She is one 〖ady/ M是个泰作缺为的
女子！
bally-hoo /.baeli'hu:; NAmE 'baelihu:/
noun [D] (informal, disapproving)
unnecessary
noise and excitement
擂；喧嚣
balm /ba:m/ noun [U, C,
usually sing] 1 (also bal sam) oil with a pleasant
smell that is obtained from some types of trees and plants, used in the past to
help heal wounds，for example香脂油（昔日用于疗伤等）
2 a liquid, cream, etc. that has a pleasant
smell and is used to make wounds less painful or skin softer 镇痛软膏；护肤膏；香液：冲bdm护唇膏3(//‘fera〇/) something that makes you feel calm or
relaxed 令人感 到安慰（或镇定）的事物
bal-moral /bael'mDrdl; NAmE -'mo:r-;
-'ma:r-/ noun 1 a type of round hat without a brim, often with ribbons
attached, worn by some Scottish soldiers as part of their
uniform巴尔莫勒尔帽（某些苏格兰士兵所
戴、常缀丝带的无边圆帽）2 a
strong heavy walking boot巴尔莫勒尔远足靴
balmy /'ba:mi/ adj.
{approving) (of the air, weather,
etc. 空气、天气等）warm and pleasant温暖惬意的HT?1 mild: a baZmy summer evening 清爽宜乂的夏夜
ba-lo-ney
/ba'launi;
NAmE -'lou-/ noun [U]
1 {informal, es/?ec/fl//y /SWwE) nonsense; lies 胡说；谎话：Don’t give me that baioney/ 别对我讲那些鬼话！ 2
(NAmQ =
balsa /'boilsa/ (also 'balsa wood) noun [U]
the light wood of the tropical American balsa tree, used especially for
making models 热带美 洲会呆 {尤用 于制作
模型）