of a broom. In stories witches (= women with evil magic powers) ride through the air on broomsticks. 长柄扫帚；扫帚柄（传说中巫婆用以飞行）

Bros (also Bros, especially in NAm^) abbr. (used in the name of .a company) Brothers (■用 + 舍司名称兄弟： Warner Bros华鈿兄糸娱乐公司 broth /bri>6; NAmE bro:0/ noun [U, C] thick soup made by boiling meat or fish and vegetables in water       .加入

蔬菜的）肉汤，鱼汤：cWcfcen broth鸡汤一see also Scotch broth see cook n. brothel /'brD01; NAmE 'bra:01; 'bro:01/ (also bor-dello especially in NAm^j noun a house where people pay to have sex with prostitutes 妓院 brothel creepers nown [pi.] {BrE, informal) suede shoes with thick soft soles, popular in the 1950s (..流行于 20世纪50年代的 > 绒面革厚软底鞋 brother tnpi/.brA_/ noun, exclamation ■ noun

►                IN FAMILY 索‘庭 1 a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person t.同'父每的）兄， 弟：We’re brothers.我们是亲克弟。◊ He’s my brother. 4是我哥哥（或弟弟1) V ◊ an oWer/younger brother 哥 哥；弟弟◊ a twin brother孪生哥哥（或弟弟）◊ Does she have any brothers and sisters ?. M 有兌弟姐妹吗？ ◊ Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers. M 华是肯尼迪弟兄+最小的一个。◊ He was 〖ifce a brother to me (= very dose).他如同我的亲兄弟一样。一 see

also HALF-BROTHER, STEPBROTHER

►                OTHER MEN 其他男性 2 (p/. brothers or

brethren) used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself (称男性

的共事者或同道）同事，弟兄，伙伴：We must work together, brothers/我们必须携手工作，伙计们！ 0 He was grearfy respected by his brother cheers.他非常受军 會同僚的敬重。’◊ We must support our weaker bref/tren.

我们必须支持弱势的同胞。

►                IN RELIGIOUS GROUP 宗教國体 3 (also ' Brother) (p/. brethren or brother^) a male member of a religious group，especially a monk (同一宗教团体的！性）教 友;•（尤指）丨參士： Brother iufce卢克修士 ◊ 77ie Brethren meet regu〖ar!y/or prayer.兄弟教会成员定期聚 集祈祷。

►                FORM OF ADDRESS 称呼 4 (AMmf，/n/ormfl/) used by black people as a form of address for a Slack man (黑人男子

相互的称呼）

►                AT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 古学 5 (in the US) a member of a fraternity (= a dub for a group of male students at a college or university)(美国 > 大学生联谊会成员

b exclamation (old-fashioned, especially NAmE) used to express the fact tiiat you are annoyed or surprised (表 示生气或吃惊）：Oh brother/天哪！ brotherhood /'brAQahud; NAmE -Qerh-/ noun 1 [u] friendship and understanding between people 友.谊.'与 谅解；手足情谊：to Zive in peace and brotherhood 生活 吾和平亙爱中 2 [C+sing./pl. v.] an organization formed for a particular purpose, especially a religious society or political organization 宗教（或政治等）组织 3 [U] die relationship of brothers 兄弟关系：the ties of brother- hood兄弟jf义

brother-in-law {pi. brathers-in-law) noun the brother of your husband or wife; your sister’s husband; the husband of your husband or wife’s sister 大伯子.；：.小叔

.予.；内兄（或弟U姐（或妹夫；姑兄（或弟）；连撵 —compare sister-in-law

brother*ly /'brAdali; NAmE -Qarli/ adj. [usually before noun] showing feelings of affection and kindness that you would expect a brother to show 兄弟的；兄弟般 的；亲切友好的：brotheriy tove/advice兄i间的差；

，亲切.的如告◊ He gave her a brotherly fciss on the cheefc.

他像兄长一样吻了她均面颊。

brougham /'bruiam/ noun a type of carriage used in the past, which had a dosed roof and four wheels and was pulled by one horse U日时的四轮年马马.车 brought pt, pp of bring see low adj. brou-haha /'bru:ha:ha:/ noun [U, sing；] (old-fashioned, informal) noisy excitement or complaints about sth 喧闹；喧哗；起哄