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belligerent
相信某人能干出某事：Are you sure he w〇5 Zying? J omY beZievethato/him.你确信他在说谎吗？我不相信他会干
这种事。
be-liever
/bi'li:v8{r)/
noun a person who believes in the existence or
truth of sth, especially sb who believes in a god or religious faith 信徒
EGQ unbeliever
be a
(great/firm) believer in sth to believe strongly that sth is good, important or
valuable 坚信（或极力推崇')某事 物p人
Be-li-sha
bea-con /b0,li:j0 'biikan/ noun (in Britain) a post with an orange
flashing light on top marking a place where cars must stop to allow people to
cross the road贝利沙指示灯柱，人行横道指示灯柱（英国，上有指 示人行横道的橘黄色闪光灯）
be-lit-tle /bi'litl/ verb [VN] to make sb or
the things that sb does seem unimportant 贬低；
'小看：She.felt her husband
constantly belittled her achievements.
的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
bell 〇-w /bel/ noun
1 a
hollow metal object, often shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when
hit by a small piece of metal inside it; the sound that it makes 钟（声）；铃 (声）；钟状A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.远起了一阵教堂的钟声。◊ a bityde beH 自 行车铃铛◊ Ms voice came down
the 〖fne as dear as a beH.他的声音如铃声般清脆地从听筒里传出来。◊ the bell of a
trumpet (= the bell-shaped part at the end of it)小号的喇叭口
◊
a beH-shaped _/!ou/er喇叭形花朵 —picture o goat, page R8 2 an electrical device which
makes a ringing sound when a button on it is pushed; the sound that it makes,
used as a signal or a warning 电铃（声）：Ring the to see i/ they’re in. 按按门铃，看他们在不在家。◊ The
beH’s ringing/打铃 了！
◊
77ie beZZ went /or the end 〇/ the Zesson.下课的铃 声响了。◊ An
a〖arm beH went 〇#•警钟响了。◊ Warning bells
started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong.当她意识到有差错时，头脑中
便敲响了警钟。give sb a bell [BrE, informal) to call sb by telephone 打电话给某.人一more at alarm n., PULL V., RING2
V., SOUND adj.
belladonna
/.bela’draia;
NAmE -'daina/ noun [u] 1 = deadly nightshade 2 a poisonous drug made from DEADLY
NIGHTSHADE 颠茄制剂
'bell-bottoms
noun [pi.] trousers/pants with legs that become
very wide below the knee 命帆裤
bell-boy
/'belboi/
(especially
NAm£) [NAmE also bell-hop) noun a person whose job is to carry peopled
cases to their rooms in a hotel (旅馆的）行举员
'bell
curve noun
{mathematics a line
on a graph that rises to a high
round curve in the middle, showing NORMAL DISTRIBUTION 钟形曲线 belle /bel/ noun {old-fashioned) a beautiful woman; the most beautiful
woman in a particular place 美女；.（某 地）最美的女人
belle epoque /,bel ei'pDk; NAmE ei'poik/ noun [sing.] (from French) the period of comfortable and peaceful
life before World War I美好时期（指第一次世鼻大战之
前的安逸和平时期）
belles-lettres /,bel 'letra/ noun [u+sing./pl. v.] (from
French,
old-fashioned) studies
or writings on the subject of literature or art, contrasted with those on
technical or scientific subjects纯文学，美文学，美文（指有别于
科技的文学或艺术研究或作品）
'bell
glass noun a bell-shaped glass cover, especially for
plants钟形玻璃罩（尤用以覆盖植物） bell-hop /'belhDp; NAmE -ha:p/ noun {NAmE) =
bellboy bel-li-cose
/'belikaus;
-kauz; NAmE -kous; -kouz/ adj. (formal) having or showing a desire to argue or
fight ^ 争辩的；好斗的；好战的HPiTI AGGRESSIVE, WARLIKE ►
bel-li-cos-ity /.beli'kosati; NAmE -'ka:s-/ noun [U] -bellied OBELLY
belligerent /ba'Mjarant/ adj., noun
lfriendly and aggressive好斗的；寻衅的；挑衅
hostile ：
a
beHigerent attitude 寻辨的态度
;fore noun] 7〇f a country 国家）fighting
a war 参战的；女战的：the beHigerent countries/