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climbing mountains or by soldiers lISMfHf,

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h verb (-ck-) [V] to spend the night in a bivouac l(m fr-t M

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bivvy /‘bivi/

a noun {pi. biv-vies) a tent or temporary shelter ftlS; I®

a verb (biv-vies, bivvy-ing, biv-vied) [V] to sleep in a tent or temporary shelter

'bi-wiring noun [U] (technical Aio) the use of two wires instead of one between an amplifier and a speaker to improve the sound quality

the biz /biz/ noun [sing.] (informal) a particular type of business, especially one connected with entertainment people in the music biz HAM WA be the 'biz (informal) to be very good 3k## bi zarre /bi'zai(r)/ adj. very strange or unusual Mik-g i& W; #?-##' W ™ WEIRD:  a bizarre situation/

incident/story ##]^ W M *$ / ♦# /     ^ o bizarre

behaviour   # W fr A ► bi-zarre-ly adv. : bizarrely

dressed

blab /blaeb/ verb (-bb-) ~ (to sb) (about sth) (informal) to tell sb information that should be kept secret ( [kj-Jt A )         [V] Someone must have blabbed to

the police. -^WAfalFAJa [alsoVN] blab ber /‘blaeba(r)/ verb [V] - (on) (about sth) (informal) to talk in a way that other people think is silly and annoying i£if if;       Bf : What was she blabbering

on about this time?        A?

blab-ber-mouth /’blaebemauG; NAmE -barm-/ noun {informal, disapproving) a person who tells secrets because they talk too much          ^BjiT

black /blaek/ adj., noun, verb m adj. (black er, b!ack-est)

►                  COLOUR M & 1 having the very darke%? colour, like night or coal HW; H fe W: a shiny black car ^ ^ GtIH ft A O black storm clouds

►                  WITH NO LIGHT          2 without light; completely dark

M; ®m-. a black night mm&fo

►                  PEOPLE A 3 (also Black) belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people A#W; H AW: a black woman writer -HAHAAfk^ o black culture H A A it ISuHil Black is the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted term is African American. * black

tsOJik African American,,

►                  TEA/COFFEE A ;  4 without milk A hO A W :

Two black coffees, please, if A $3 #F M A ^ W H# o — compare white adj. (4)

►                   DIRTY 5 very dirty; covered with dirt     W;

fg< ifc W; chimneys black with smoke $t A 40 A W 48 IS o Go and wash your hands: they’re absolutely black! ffcffc

►                  ANGRY 6 full of anger or hatred It&W; {W&W: She’s been in a really black mood all day. SIAUUl' 'If m# 0 o Rory shot her a black look. 3? M 1ft & ffo it 7 life

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►                  DEPRESSING ;> AM A 7 without hope; very depressing

A # M W; A ifi W :        The future looks pretty black.

Gil 3P: # A Rto O It’s been archer black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.

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►                   EVIL 8 (literary) evil or immoral fPSW; 'FiiBW:

black deeds/lies     ftk&A'Wif W

►                  HUMOUR M Mk 9 dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way HfeW ( UJ

m$): ‘Good

place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour. o The play is a black comedy.

► black ness noun [U, sing.]:  She peered out into the

blackness of the night. & M U # ffi H H ift W U & 0 iTITTfri (beat sb) black and 'blue (to hit sb until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks