/'bidi/
r?owA7 {pi. -ies) {informal, disapproving) an
old woman, especially an annoying one (尤指令人厌.烦
p)老太婆
bide /baid/ verb [V] {old use) = abide bide your ‘time to wait for the right
time to do sth 等待时机
bidet
/'biidei;
NAmE bi'dei/
noun a
low bowl in the bathroom, usually with taps/faucets, that you fill with water
and sit on to wash your bottom 坐浴金
bi-di-rec-tion-al
/.baida'rekjenl;
-di-; -dai-/ adj. {tech- n/cfl/ 术语）functioning in two
directions 双向的
bi-en-niai
/bai'eniel/
adj., noun
madj. [usually before noun]
happening once every two years 两年一次沾：a bienniaZ convention两年召开一次的大会
►
bi-en*ni-aMyaŁ/v. —see also annual,
biannual mnoun any plant that lives for two years, producing
flowers in the second year两年生植物（第二年开花） —compare annual,
perennial bier /bia(r); NAmE bir/
noun a
frame on which the dead body or the coffin
is placed or carried at a funeral f尸架；棺材架
biff /bif/ verb [VU] (old-fashioned, informal) to hit sb hard with your fist..(角拳头:）狠打，金击：He bi)^ed me on the nose.他一拳砸吾我鼻子上。► biff notm bi-focals /.bai'fauklz; NAmE -'fou-/
noun [pi.]
a pair of glasses with each lens made
in two parts. The upper part is for looking at things at a distance, and the
lower part is for looking at things that are close to you. 双光眼镜（土学为近枧镜片，下半为远视镜片）一com- pare varifocals
►
bi-focal adj. bi-fur-cate /'baifakeit; NAmE -fark-/
verb [wHformaf) (of roads, rivers, etc.路、河等)'to
divide into two separate parts f 叉；■.分支► bi.fur.ca.tion
Abaifa'keijn;
AMmf -fdr'k-/ noun [C, U]
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
big * large ♦ great
These
adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这些形容词常与下列名词连用：
|
big- |
..large - |
great 〜'' |
|
man |
numbers |
success |
|
house |
part |
majority |
|
car |
area |
interest |
|
boy |
room |
importance |
|
dog |
company |
difficulty:. |
|
smile |
eyes |
problem |
|
problem |
family |
pleasure |
|
surprise |
volume |
beauty |
|
question |
population |
artist |
|
difference |
problem |
surprise |
h Large is more formal than big and should be used in writing unless it is
in an informal style. It is not usually used to describe people, except to
avoid saying ffat’. * large较big正应该用于书面语，
但非正式语体除外。该词通常不用以指人，除非是为
了避免使用fat (胖>。
鼸 Great often suggests quality
and not just size. * great 不仅指大，还常含伟关乏惫。Note also the phrases 另注意下刿短语的用法：torge tfmotmf 〇/矢量◊ a large number of 许多◊ a large quantity of 大量◊
〇 grcof c/efl/ 〇/大量◊ /‘/7 非常详细◊
a person of great age
big ^w/big/ adj., adv., verb a adj. (bigger, biggest)
►
LARGE.大 1
large m size, degree, amount, etc.(体积、
程度、数量等）大W，巨夫命：a big man/house/ increase高大的男人；大房子；大幅度增长◊ This sWrt
isn’t big enough.这件衬衣不够大。◊ /t’s the
worid’s biggest computer company.它是全分最大的计算机公司。
◊ He Ziad this great big grin on his /ace•他乐
开 了花。◊ rhey were earning big mona•他们在賺夫