brad-awl /'braedoil/ noun a small pointed tool used for making holes打眼‘锥钻

brae /brei/ now/? (Scoff) (often in place names 常用于地名） a steep slope or hill VtWi

Brae-burn /'breib3：n; NAmE -b3：m/ noun a type of red and green apple贝宝果（红青色苹桌） brag /braeg/ verb, noun

a verb (-gg-) ~ to sb (about/of sth) {disapproving) to talk too proudly about sth you own or sth you have done 吹 嘘；自吹自擂 PfiTl boast： [V] He bragged to his friends about the crime.他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。[also V that， V speech]

■                  noun [U] a card game which is a simple form of poker 勃莱格牌戏（j荀化的扑克牌戏）

brag-ga-docio /.braega'dautliau; NAmE -'doutjiou/ noun [U] {literary) behaviour that seems too proud or confi- dent傲慢；自负

brag-gart I'brasgat; NAmE -gert/ noun {old-fashioned) a person who brags吹牛大王；自吹自擂者 Brah-man /'braiman/ (also Brah-min /-in/) noun a Hindu who belongs to the caste (= division of society) that is considered the highest, originally that of priests 婆罗门（印度教种姓制度中最高阶层成员，原为僧侣级） Brah-min /'braimin/ noun 1 = Brahman 2 (/V/\m£) a person who is rich and has a lot of influence in society, especially sb from New England whose family belongs to the highest social class (尤指来自新英格兰某些髙贵 家族的）要人，名士，巨头：ciBostonBrahmiri波士顿 的上层人物

Brahms and Liszt /.braimz an(d) 'list/ adj. {BrE, informal) drunk (used especially in London by COCKNEYS)醉醺醺的，喝醉的（尤为伦敦东区人用语） 細 PI From rhyming slang, in which Brahms and Liszt stands for ‘pissed’•源自 _ 韵俚语，其中的 Brahms and Liszt表示“烂醉” x braid /breid/ noun, verb

k noun 1 [U] thin coloured rope tJiat is used to decorate furnitureand military uniforms (装饰$具和军装的） 彩色穗带：The genera。um/orm was trimmed with goW braid. _军的制服饰有金色穗带。一picture o tassel 2 [C] {especially NAm£) = plait ： She wears her hair in bmid5.她梳着发辫。

■                  verb [VN] (especially NAm£) = plait ： She’d braided her hai_r.她梳着发辫。

Braille (also braille) /bred/ noun [u] a system of print­ing for blind people in which the letters of the alphabet and the numbers are printed as raised dots that can be read by touching them布拉耶育文（凸点符号） brain /brein/ noun, verb mnoun

►                 IN HEAD 1 [C] the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory and feeling 脑：damage to the brain 脑部损伤◊ bra〖n cdk 脑细胞◊ She cfed 〇/ a bmm tu/nour.她死于脑瘤。◊ a device to measure brain activity during s丨eep检测睡眠时脑部活动的仪器 —picture o body

►                 FOOD 食物 2 brains [pi.] the brain of an animal, eaten as food (供食甩的）函‘脑髓：sheep’s brains羊®

►                 INTELLIGENCE 智力 3 [U, C，usually pi，] the ability to learn quickly and think about things in a logical and intelli­gent way 智力； 脑力； 逻辑思 维能力 ： It doesn’t take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true. 不必费多大脑筋就知道，两种说法不可能都是真的。◊ Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age.老师们发现他小时候就很聪颖。◊ 7ou need brains well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job.这项工作既需要脑力又需要体力。一 see also NO-BRAINER

INTELLIGENT PERSON 聪明人 4 [C，usually pi.] (/>7/〇m7fl/) an intelligent person 聪萌 A; W 智慧 W 人：one 〇/ the best science brains in the country 国家最优秀的科技人 才之一5 the brains [sing.】 the most intelligent person in a particular group; the person who is responsible for thinking of and organizing sth (群体中）最聪明的人； 策划组织者：He’s aiways been the brains 〇/ the /amiiy. ik余人数M聪明。◊ The band’s drummer is the brains behind t/iefr latest venture.这位乐队鼓手是他们最近一 次活动的策划人。