nner, etc., organized in order to raise money for a particular person or charity 慈善（或公益）活动：a benefit match/concert 义赛；慈善音余会  for sb’s

benefit especially in order to help or be useful to sb 为 帮助某人；为某人的利益：J have typed out some 〖ecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last weefc.我帮上星期缺席的人打印了些上课的要点。◊Don’t go to any trouWe/or my bene/iit/ 别为我费工夫！ give sb the .benefit of the doubt to accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because you cannot prove that they have not (.在证据不足的 ti 况 下〉假定某人说实话，假定某人没有错

■                  verb (t- or -tt-) 1 [VN] to be useful to sb or improve their life in some way对(某人）有用；使受益：We shouW spend the money on something that will benefit everyone. 我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。2 [V] 〜（from/by sth) to be in a better position because of sth 得益于；得利于：Who exactly stands to bene/it _/irom t/iese changes?到底是谁会从这些变革中直接获益？

Bene-lux /'benilAks/ noun [U] a name for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, when they are thought of as a group比荷卢（比利时、荷兰、卢森堡三国并提时 的简称}

be-nevo-lent /ba'nevalant/ adj. 1 {formal) (especially of people in authority 尤指当权者）kind, helpful and generous慈善的；t慈;乐善好施的：a benevdent smiZe/attitude 和蕩的养容/ 态度◊ beZie/ in the existence 〇/ a benevolent god妨于仁慈的神之存在的笃信 PTilil malevolent 2 used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need (用于慈善机构名称）：t/ie RAFBenevo〖ent Fund 英国皇家空军慈善基金（祖织）>^6‘时¥0如1«；6/匕9- 'nevelans/ noun [U] be-nevo-ler>My adv.

Ben-gali /beij'goili; NAmE -'gaili/ noun 1 [C] a person from Bangladesh or West Bengal in eastern India 孟力B 拉国人；（印度东部的）西孟加拉邦人2 [U] the language of people from Bangladesh or West Bengal in eastern India 盖加拉语► Ben.gali

be-night-ed /bi'naitid/ adj. [old-fashionecf) 1 (of people 人)without understanding 愚昧去知的 2 (of places 地方) without the benefits of modem life 落后沾；未开发的

be-nign /bi'nain/ adj. 1 (format) (of people A) kind and gentle; notpurting anybody 善i的；和善的；慈祥的 2 (wej/cfl/ 医）.(of tumours growing in the body 体内生 长的肿瘤）not dangerous or likely to cause death 良性的 FTnn malignant ► be-nign-ly adv. ： He smiled benignly. 他露出了和蔼的笑容。

bent /bent/ adj., noun — see also bend, bent, bent

■                  1 not straight 弯曲的：a piece 〇/ bent wire --段

弯.曲的金属丝◊■〇〇 this exercise with your /cnees bent (=not with your legs straight).这个动作要求双膝弯曲。 —picture c> curved 2 (of a person A) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill/sick (因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的：a smaH bent oW woman —个矮小9它背的老太.夫◊份was bent douWe wi’th     他矣弯 了腰。3 (BrE, informal) [of a

person in authority当权者)dishonest示诚卖的；不正派 的 inTOl 'bent on sth/on doing sth determined to do sth (usually sth bad)决心要做，一心想做（通常指环 事）：She seems bent on making life difficult for me. 鈿似乎专门和我过不去。一see also HELL-BENT

■                  nown [usually sing.]〜（for sth) a natural skill or interest in sth (某方ffi的）天“，爱命：She has a bent for math- ematics.她有政学天賦。

bent-wood /'bentwud/ noun [U] wood that is artificially shaped for making furniture —木（,经处理用予做豪 具）：bentwood c/iairs 曲木椅

ben-zene /'benziin/ noun [U] a clear liquid obtained from petroleum and coal tar, used in making plastics and many chemical products 苯

be-queath /bi'kwiid/ verb ~ sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth {format) 1 to say in a will that you want sb to have your property, money, etc. after you die (在遗嘱中.') 把…遗赠给 PnTl leave： [VN, VNN] He bequeathed his entire estate to his daughter.他把全部则^产遗_赠给他的 女JL。 ◊ He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate. 他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。2 [VN, VNN] to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people