wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched 琴马 一 picture o page Rio ► FALSE TEETH 渾牙 8 [C] a false tooth or false teeth，held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side (固定的）假牙;：齿桥

■ verb

see BURN V., CROSS V., WATER /?.

► BUILD/FORM BRIDGE 造桥[VN] to build or form a bridge over sth 在…上架桥：rhe vaHey was originaHy brictged by the Romans.那条峡谷上的桥最初是古罗马人修建的。

◊ A     〇/ wood bridged the stream•溪上架了 一条木

板桥。

IT»rai bridge the 'gap/'gulf/di'vide (between A and B)

to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people 消除（甲、乙

间的）隔阂/鸿沟/分歧

'bridge-building noun [U] activities intended to make relations between two groups, countries, etc. friendlier

$好往来；友善活动

bridge-head /'bnd3hed/ noun 1 a strong position that an army has captured in enemy land, from which it can go forward or attack the enemy 桥头堡（部队在敌占 区内夺取的据点）2 [usually sing.] a good position from which to make progress (进一步前进的）立足点，据点

bridge-work /'brid3W3：k; NAmE -W3：rk/ noun [U] 1 arti­ficial teeth and the parts that keep them in place in the mouth (假牙的）齿桥；桥托（牙）2the work of making these teeth or putting them in place 齿桥制 ，；f齿桥

'bridging loan (Br£) {NAmE 'bridge loan) noun an amount of money that a bank lends you for a short time, especially so that you can buy a new house while you are waiting to sell your old one 过渡性贷款（常在

$掉^日房前作买新房之用）

bri-die /'braidi/ noun (Scoff) a small pie containing meat

肉馅饼

bridle /'braidi/ noun, verb

a noun a set of leather bands, attached to reins, which is put around a horse’s head and used for controlling it

马勒；马笼头

■                  verb 1 [VN] to put a bridle on a horse 给'(马）套笼头 2 [V] ~ (at sth) (//terary) to show that .you are annoyed and/or offended at sth, especially by moving your head up and backwards in a proud way (尤指傲慢地昂首对…表示 恼怒，表示不快：She bridled at the suggestion that she wjas !yirtg.她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

'bridle path (BrE also bridle-way /'braidlwei/) noun a rough path that is suitable for people riding horses or walking，but not for cars 马道；每行道

Brie /bri:/ nown [U，C] a type of soft French cheese 布里 千_酪（一种松软的法国奶酪）

brief /bri:f/ adj., noun, verb

■                  adj. (briefer, brief-est) 1 lasting only a short time; short 短时间的；短暂的：a brie/ visft/meering/conversaticm 短时间私士问/会议/交谈◊ a brie/pause/sf〖ence暂时停 顿/沉默◊ Mozart’s h/e was brie/.莫扎特的一生很短

2                  using few words 简洁的；简_ 的：a brief description/ summary/accoimt 简品要的/总结/ 叙述◊ Wease be brie/ (= say what you want to say quickly).请简明 扼要。3 (of clothes 衣服）short and not covering much of the body过短的；暴露身体的：a brie/ sfci'rt超短裙 —see also brevity, briefly I1»TO1 in brief in a few words, without details 简言之；一言以蔽之：Jn brie/, the meeting iv〇5 a disaster•总之，那会议糟透了。.◊ Now the rest 〇/the news in brie/•现在简奏裱道葚他鈕闻。

■                  noun — see also briefs 1 (BrB) the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are 任务简介；指示：ft wasn’t part _〇/ his brie/ speak to the press.女付他的任务不磕括向新闻 界爱言。〇 / was given the brief of reorganizing the department•我被分派去改组这个部门。◊ to stick to your brief (= to only do what you are asked to do) 做分内的事◊ to prepare/produce a brie//or sb 给龛入 准备 / 制 if 指示 2 (8rf，/flw 律）a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court; a piece of work for a BARRISTER (向辩护律师提供的）—情摘要；委托辩护

{NAmE, law a written summary of the facts that support one side of a legal case, that will be presented