bloom /blu:m/ noun, verb

bloom /blu:m/ noun, verb

m noun (formal or technical 1TC] a flower (usually one on a plant that people admire for its flowers)(常指供观赏^!)花：the exotic Wooms o/tfte orchid 為•异兰灰 2 [sing.，U] a healthy fresh appearance 健康有精神的面貌：the Woom in her cheefcs蛛面颊上^红润4泽 in (full) bloom (of trees, plants, gardens, etc.树木、花草、花园等)with the flowers fully open g花盛开

■ verfo [V] 1 to produce flowers 开花 H771 flower： Most roses wiH begin to Woom 介om 〖ate May.大多数玫瑰从五月末开始开花。2 to become healthy, happy or confident 变得健康（或快活、自信） Hd blossom: The children had bloomed during their stay on the farm. 孩子们在农场期间健康活泼有生气。

bloom-er /'blu:m9(r)/ noun {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a mistake 士昔误

bloom-ers /'bluimaz; NAmE -arz/ noun [pi.] 1 {informal) an old-fashioned piece of women’s underwear like long loose UNDERPANTS (旧时妇女穿的）宽松长内裤2 short loose trousers/pants that fit tightly at the knee, worn in the past by women for games, riding bicycles, 'etc:■(旧时妇女骑I行车等穿的）短灯笼裤：apafr c^bioomers 一条短$了笼裤

bloom-ing /'bluimn]； 'blum-/ adj. [only before noun] adv. [BrE, informal) a mild swear word, used to emphasize a comment or a statement, especially an angry one (气愤等时用以加强语气）：What b〖oomingaw_/{t〖 weather/

多糟糕的天气！

bloop /blu:p/ verb [V] {NAmE, informal) to make a mistake

出错

bloop-er /'blu:pa(r)/ noun [NAm£) an embarrassing mistake that you make in. public 当各出的祥相；出丑 blos-som /'blDsam; NAmE 'blais-/ noun, verb m noun [C, U] a flower or a mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree or bush (尤指果树或灌木的）花朵，花簇： cherry/ora/rge/app〖e Wossom 樱桃/ 橘子_/苹果花◊ TTie trees are in blossom.树上鲜花盛并_D — picture o tree ■败办[V] 1 (of a tree or bush 树或灌木)to produce blossom 幵花 i ~ (into sth) to become more healthy, confi- dent or successful变得更加健康（或自信、成功）：She has visibly blossomed over the last few months.

月以来身体明显好多了。◊ Hieir/riendship Wossomed into 〖ove.他们的友谊发展成了爱情。 blot /blDt; NAmE blait/ verb, noun

• verb (-tt-) [VN] 1 to remove liquid from a surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it (用软纸或布）吸千沾体 2 to make a spot or spots of ink fali on paper JG 墨水 _到（纸上）blot your copybook (old-fashioned, informal) to do sth to spoil the opinion that other people have of you做出有损形象的事；玷污名誉 ,blot sth«-»'out 1 to cover or hide sth completely 遮住；掩盖；隐藏：Clouds blotted out the sun.云遮 ft 了太阳。2 to deliberately try to forget an unpleasant memory or thought有意地忘.记（不愉快的记f乙或想法）；抹i: He tried to Wot out the image 〇/ Hden’s sad/ace.他尽量不去想海伦的那张忧伤的脸。

■ noun 1 a spot or dirty mark on sth, made by ink, etc. 污点；墨溃 o note at mark 2 ~ (on sth) something that spoils the opinion that other people have of you, or your happiness有损形象（或幸福）的事情；污点：Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.她f入了这次欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。a blot on the landscape an object, especially an ugly building, that spoils the beauty of a place影响景观如物体（尤輪丑陋建余:物）

blotch /blDtJ; NAmE blaitj*/ noun a mark, usually not regular in shape, on skin, plants, material, etc.(皮肤、植物、物体等上面不规则的）斑点，污点：He had come out fn (= become covered in) dark red biotches. 他身上长出了一块块深红色的斑。 blotchy /'blDtJi; NAmE 'bla:-/ {BrE also blotched) adj. covered in blotches 有斑点的；有污点的：her biotchy and swoHen/ace她的希满斑点的浮肿A脸 blot-ter /'blDta(r); NAmE 'blait-/ noun 1 a large piece of blotting paper in a cover with a stiff back which is kept on a desk 吸墨纸板；吸墨用具 2 the record of