V] The
differences between art and life seem to have blurred. 0
[VN] She
tends to blur the distinction between her friends and her colleagues.
blurb
/bb:b; NAmE bl3:rb/ noun a short description of a book, a new
product, etc., written by the people who have produced it, that is intended to
attract your attention and make you want to buy it ( 45 H it ffi ) faf
blurred /bl3id; NAmE bl3:rd/ adj. 1 not clear; without a clear outline or
shape H $3 A if : She suffered
from
dizziness and blurred vision. 0
a blurred image/picture H $9 fHJ M f\ 2 difficult to remember clearly iBAIt&iJ: blurred
memories fiifi #j ig tZ, 3 difficult
to distinguish, so that differences are not clear. Sf£ - (U- E- 4J>' -W ; m ft M U (ft : blurred
distinctions/boundaries ^?lAfffftE$l blurry /'bl3iri/ adj. {informal) without a clear outline; not clear A
iffift: blurry, distorted photographs H o {figurative) a blurry policy A9MM9®3fc blurt /bl3:t; NAmE bl3:rt/ verb ~ sth (out) to say sth suddenly and without thinking
carefully enough P M tB : [VN] She blurted it out before I could stop her.
IS *E&5te#Affr]il:, Maiftnrfffdio O [V speech] ‘She’s pregnant/ Jack blurted. “7 „ ” Piftf±S0
[also V that, V wh-] o note at call blush /blAJ7
verb, noun
a verb 1 ~ (with sth) (at sth) to become red in the face because
you are embarrassed or ashamed ( MisSciS H ) J&£I, fkilTffk ™ go red: [v] to blush with
embarrassment/shame M; / M M %
® M 0 She
blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation, fttfe 0 [V-ADJ] He blushed
scarlet at the thought. [also V-N]
2 [V to inf] to be ashamed or embarrassed about
sth ( 0^# ) MM, jdM;: I blush to admit it, but I
quite like her music. A IS & , IS # #
2ft M (ft
WAo
sa noun 1 the red colour that spreads over your
face when you are embarrassed or ashamed ( MM
) ffi
nft£E3i(ft£I#:
She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.
o He turned away to hide his blushes. TitA*MMo
2 {NAmE)
= BLUSHER ITTm see SPARE V. blush er /'blAja(r)/ {NAmE also blush) noun [U, C] a coloured cream or powder that
some people put on their cheeks to give them more colour US flit bluster /'blAsta(r)/ verb 1 to talk in an aggressive or threatening
way, but with little effect f)X| M ift i$, Bf±}Hfiji® A, J^IT ( iM^HAA ) : [v speech] ‘I don’t know what you’re talking
about,’ he blustered. “ISA &Wl'J]&£iftft-£! ” o [V] a
blustering bully Afftllf? 2 [V] (of the wind jxl) to
blow
violently $£Bft; PfiH# ► blus ter noun [U]: I wasn’t frightened by what he
said—it was all bluster. IS ift A M Ao
blus tery /’bLvstari/
adj. (of weather A H) with
strong winds £E M A fft (ft: blustery winds/conditions $E M;
AMA^ 0 The day was cold and blustery. 0 |a] A^^H
Blu-tack™
/'blu: taek/ noun [U] a blue sticky material used to attach
paper to walls Blvd.
abbr. (used in written addresses T 4? ^
M it)
BOULEVARD
Hit; fcM
BMOC
/,bi: em au 'si:; NAmE ou/ abbr. {US) Big
Man on Campus
B-movie
(also 'B-picture) noun a film/movie which is made cheaply and is
not very good H^
W>’. a B-movie
actress —A—
BMX
/,bi: em 'eks/ noun 1 [C] a strong bicycle which can be used for
riding on rough ground Hff § ff A
2 (also BMXing) [u] the sport of racing BMX
bicycles on rough ground
bn abbr.
{BrE) (in writing billion -friz,
the BNP /,bi:
en 'pi:/ abbr. the British National Party (a
small British political party on the extreme right) S