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

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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

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