见不到他的妻子了。She wanted to write a_
success^W novel, but it was not to be (= it turned out never to happen).她曾想写一部成功的小说，但从未如愿。
9 if sb/it were to do
sth ... | w«re sb/it to do sth ...
(/brwfl/)
used to express a condition •(表述条件）：If we were to 爪〇印 money, you stay?假如
我们给你加A,你愿意留下吗？ ◊
Were we to oj^er you more money, wouW you stay?假如我们给你加铉，#愿
意留下吗？
be- /bi-/ pre/fx 1 (in
verbs 构成动词）to make or treat
sb/sth as 备…姜成；把…g
作：Don’t MittZe his achievements (=
say they are not important).
他的成就。◊ An oWer gir〖 be_/Wendeci me•—个年給大些
的女姦分我很友善。2 (in adjectives ending in -ed构成 以-ed结尾的形容词）wearing or covered with穿着；戴 着；裹着：ZieaviZy bejeweHed /infers戴满珠考的宇指◊ bespattered with mud 溅满污泥 3 (in verbs and adjectives ending in -ed抝泱以-ed结尾的动词和形容词) to cause sth to be 使；使成为：7?ie sMp was becaZmed 没有风，.帆船静止不动。◊ r/ie rebels
besieged the/ort. 叛舌L者TM堡。4 used to turn intransitive verbs (=without an object) into transitive verbs (= with an object)(与不及物动词结合，构成及物动词）：She i5 dways bemoaning
her Zot.她总是怪命不好。 beach Oti, /bi:tx/ noun, verb
m.
noun an
area of sand, or small stones (called shingle),
beside the sea or a lake海滩；沙滩；海滨；湖.滨：
tourists
sunbathing on the Seach 在海_上沐浴着 K光的 @客◊ a sandy/pebWe/shingie beadi 细沙
/
卵石./ 烁石 海_ ◊ a beach bar 海滨酒吧□> note at coast k verb to come or bring sth
out of the water and onto the beach .(使）上岸；把…拖上岸：[VN] ffe beached the boat ancfhyited the
boy onto the shore. 4 把小船拖上岸、 把男孩抱鈾岸±..。◊ a beached
whaZe (二 one that has become
stuck on land and cannot get back into the water)搁浅在海滩上的鲸[also V]
!beach ball noun a large, light,
coloured plastic ball that people play games with on the beach 沙滩球 'beach i3Uggy (also dune buggy) noun a small car used for
driving on sand 沙滩车
beach-comb-er /'biltXkaumaIr); NAmE
-koum-/ noun a person who walks along beaches collecting interesting or
valuable .things, either for pleasure or to sell 海滩拾 荒者（或寻宝的人）
beach-head /'biitjhed/ noun
a strong position on a beach from which an army that has just landed prepares
to go forward and attack .(军队的）滩头堡， 滩i阵地一see also bridgehead
.beach volleyball noun [U] a form of volleyball played on sand by teams of
two players 沙滩排球
beach-wear /'biitjwea^); NAmE
-wer/ noun [u| (used especially in
shops/stores 尤用 f 商'店）clotlies for wearing
on the beach 沙滩服装
bea-cbn /'biikan/ noun 1 a light that is placed somewhere to guide
vehicles and warn them of danger .，与J车船等的）灯标,灯塔；逢标：a navigation beacon航 ^ 〇 (figurative) He was a beacon of hope for the younger
ge/ieration.他是年轻一代的希望之灯。一see also Belisha
beacon 2 a radio station whose signal helps ships and aircraft to
find their position ('’导航':) ■无錢电倩标台 3
(in the past) a fire lit on top of a hiil as a signal (昔日）烽火
.Beacon 'Hill noun an old, fashionable
area of
'beacon
school noun
(Br£) a
school that is officially recognized as being of a very high standard and a
good example for other schools to follow 模范学校，灯塔学 校(在矣国公认为高水平)
bead /toi:d/ noun 1 [C] a small piece of
glass, wood, etc. with a hole through it, that can be put on a string with
others of the same type and worn as jewellery, etc.
有孔的.）珠:子.：a neddace 〇/wooden beads —条冰 珠项链.◊ A bead curtam
separated the two rooms•—..挂
或帘子把两个房间分开。一see also WORRY BEADS 一picture o jewellery 2 beads [pi.] a rosary 玫