瑰）‘念珠 3 [C].
a small drop of liquid (液体的）小滴：
77iere
were beads 〇/sweat on his/orehead.他的脑门上挂
满汗珠。draw/get a 'bead on sb/sth {especially
(射击前）瞄准
bead.ed
/_bi:did/ 1 decorated with beads 饰以珠子 的：a beaded dress缀着珠子的连衣裙2
~ with sth with small drops of a liquid on it 带着.小滴液体的：His face was beaded with sweat.他脸上挂着汗珠子。.... bead-ing /'bi:di〇/ noun [U] 1 a strip
of wood, stone or plastic with a pattern on it, used for decorating walls,
doors and furniture 串珠状缘饰 2
beads that are sewn together and
used as a decoration on clothes (衣服太
的）串珠饰
beady /'bi:di/ adj. (of eyes Bf) small,
round and bright; watching everything closely or with suspicion 小圆珠般而亮晶晶的；机警的：（8r£) J s/iaH certoin〖y fceep a beady eye on
his behaviour.莪一定会时刻睁大自艮睛提
防他的行为。
beady-'eyed adj. {informaf) watching carefully
and noticing every small detail机警地盯着的；目光锐刹的
bea-gle /'biigl/ noun a
small dog with short legs, used in hunting小猎知狗 beak CHt /bi:k/ noun
1 the hard pointed or
curved outer part of a birdJs mouth 鸟橡 bill ： The
gull held the fish in its beak. 海鸥嘴里着鱼。一picture o page R28 2 [humorous) a
person’s nose, especially when it is large and/or pointed 鹰钩鼻；尖#;鼻手 3
(oW-/fls/?/o/?e£/，firf，s/fl/?g) a person in a position of authority,
especially a judge 掌杈者；（.尤指）法官，
beaked /bi:kt/ (usually in
compounds 通常构成复
合词）having a beak，or the type of beak
mentioned 有…喙的：万at-beafceJ扇平喙的 bea.ker /’bi:ka(r)/ now/7 1 (Sr£) a plastic or paper cup, often
without a handle, used ibr drinking from 常I旨
无柄的 > 塑料杯，纸杯一picture o cup 2 (6r£) the amount contained in a beaker■—杯（的量 >:a
beafcer o/coj5fee —杯咖啡 3 a glass cup with
straight sides and a lip, used in chemistry, for example for measuring liquids 烧杯一picture o laboratory
beam /bi:m/ noun, verb
s»
nown
1 a line of light, electric waves or particles
■光
线；（电波的）波束；（粒子的）束：narrow beams 〇/ f妙t/sun取ht —丝丝的光线/阳光:◊ .t/ie beam 0/ a
torch/flasWight 手电筒 / 闪光灯 Aft
◊ a 〖aser/eiectron beam 激光 /
电子束々77ie car’s ZieadZights
were on full beam (= shining as brightly as possible and not
directed downwards)•那辆汽车大开着前灯。◊ a
car with its high beams
on 前.灯大开着的汽车 2
a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used to support weight, especially as part of
the roof in a building 梁：77ie cottage had exposed oafc beams.，小屋的橡木梁裸露着。
3 {especially Br£) {NAmE usually balance beam) a wooden bar that is
used in the sport of gymnastics for
people to move and balance on 平衡木 4
a wide and happy smile.笑容；眉开眼笑：a beam 〇/ satis/action 满羞的笑容 iT^il
off 'beam {informal) not correct; wrong 不正确；错误：Your calculation is
way off beam. 你的计算完全错误。
averfc 1 [no passive]〜（st.h) (at sb) to have a
big happy smile on your face 笑容满治;，眉开眼笑：[V] He beamed at the
joumafots.也笑容 _面地 ffi.妨记者。◊ She was positively beaming with pieasure.她的确喜不自胜。[VN] rhe barman beamed
a warm smiZe at her•酒吧侍者对她
热情地微笑。◊ [V speech] ‘I’cHove
to come,’she beamed j= said with a large smile). “我很乐意来。她满面笑
容地说。.2 [VN
+oc/v./prep.] to send radio
or television signals over long distances using electronic equipment 发射（电波）；播送：JLfve pictures 〇/t/ie ceremony were beamed around wor〖d.典礼经实况转播传到世界各
地。3 [V .to produce a stream of light and/
or heat 照射；射出光（或热）：rhe morning sun beamed
down on us.早上的太阳照射着我们。◊ iight beamed through a ho〖e in the curtain•光线透过窗帘上的
一个孔照射进来。see ear beamed /bi:md/ having beams of wood 有木梁的： a high beamed ceding木梁高高支撑着的天花板