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beaver /'bi:va(r)/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [C] an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth. Beavers live in water and on land and can build dams (= barriers across rivers), made of pieces of wood and mud. It is an official symbol of Canada. M®, MM ( ) — see also eager

beaver —picture c> page R28 2 [U] the fur of the beaver, used in making hats and clothes VI p\ ft- A II ) 3 [C] {taboo, slang, especially NAmE] the area around a woman’s sex organs AT Kn|5

■ verb iSifcVJ , beaver a'way (at sth) (informal) to work very hard at sth j£T ( He’s been

beavering away at the accounts all morning, fife—

bebop /'biibDp; NAmE -ba:p/ (also bop) noun [U] a type of jazz with complicated rhythms tfcM #, MU ( — #

BEC /bek/ abbr. Business English Certificate (British tests, set by the University of Cambridge, in English as a foreign language for students who are preparing for

a career in business) i£-fiE 45, (&

be calmed /bi'kaimd/ adj. (of a ship with a sail Wfi&) unable to move because there is no wind ( HI A MM )

be came pt of become

because 0-w /bl'kDz; -’kaz; NAmE -'ko:z; -'kAz/ conj. for the reason that HI M: I did it because he told me to. ;I1 fife ^ I# 4£ T (ft <, o Just because I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied. A A M W

To ► because of prep. They are here because of us. fife fin Ji HIA fil A iA M ft o o He walked slowly because of his bad leg. fifeHl A/MAAMMff b

Because of his wifeCs) being there, I said nothing about it.

bech amel /'beijamel/ (also .bechamel 'sauce) noun [U] a thick sauce made with milk, flour and butter j/Ut H

) SSU white

SAUCE

also have a strong feeling of affection for them, lovely

good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way fn (-A ) ?l3tft, tfelSfft:

She arrived with a very good-looking man. A# #

gorgeous {informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way H§ ( A ) JiM

zifiAft, '14ft: You look gorgeous! MA® 7!

ATTRACTIVE OR GOOD-LOOKING? attractive good-looking ?

If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb’s physical appearance. attractive

AiAAAfXM good-looking

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ to look beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/ gorgeous

■ to feel beautiful/pretty/attractive

■ a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/ good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman

a a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/lovely/ good-looking/gorgeous boy/man

■ a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/ good-looking face

at very/extremely/exceptionally beautiful/pretty/ handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking