bruised by the de/eat.失败使他们的自.信心大为受挫。
►
bruised adj. ： He
suffered badly bruised ribs in the crash.他在事故中肋骨^严重撞伤。◊ bruised碰 伤的水果◊ a bruised ego受伤的自尊心bruis_ing /?ow/i [U] ： She suffered, severe bruising, but no bones
were broken.她挫奋严重，.但骨胳完好。◊ intemaZ bruising .内伤 一 see
also bruising adj.
■
noun 1 a blue, brown or
purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc.青肿；齡伤；碰
伤：to be covered in bruises 浑#青肿◊ cuts and bruises 口..和.游伤note at injure 2 a mark on a fruit or vegetable
where.it is damaged (水果或蔬菜的）碰伤，
伤痕
bruiser /'bru:za(r)/
noun
(informal) a large strong aggressive 斗狠的彪形大汉
bruis-ing /'bruizii)/
adj. difficult and unpleasant, mak- ing you feel tired or weak艰难讨厌的；繁重麻烦的：
a
bruising meeting/ejuperfence 令人厌烦的会议；艰辛
的f历
bruit /bruit/
verb [VN] ~ sth (about) {formal) to spread a piece of
news widely 传播，散播（，信息〉：This rumour has been bruited about for
years.
播多年了_。
Brum-mie
/'brAmi/
noun (BrE,
informal) a person from the city of
►
Brum-mie adj. -. a Brummie accent 彳舌明翰口音
brunch /brAntJ/ noun [C, U] a meal that you
eat in the
late morning as a
combination of breakfast and lunch 早午餐（早午两餐并作一餐）
bru-nette
/brui'net/
noun a white-skinned woman
with dark brown hair深褐色头发的白人女子
brunt /brAnt/ noun iT»TOl bear, take,
etc. the brunt of
sth to receive the main
force of sth unpleasant 承受某
事的主要压力；首当其冲：Schools wfH bear the
brunt 〇/ cuts in government 政府削减开支，学校将首当
其冲受到影响。
brushes 刷子
dustpan and brush簸箕和刷子
paintbrushes
漆刷；画笔
broom 扣帚 hairbrush 发刷 toothbrush 牙刷
■
noun 1 [C] an object made
of short stiff hairs (called bristles)
or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a
handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting
and tidying your hair.刷字；毛刷；画笔：a pm.ntbrus/i 画笔
◊
a hairbrush 发届丨J ◊ a toothbrush 牙刷◊ brush strofces
;.s(= the marks left by a
brush when painting).画笔的笔触
a dustpan and brush 簸箕和刷手◊ AppZy the
paint w/fh a/ine brush•用细画笔涂颜知。2 [sing.] an act of
brushing 刷：to give your teeth a
good brush 好好刷一
届ij
牙 3
[sing.] a light touch made in passing sth/sb 轻 無；.掠过：the brush 〇/his iips on her cheefc 他的嘴唇★ M睑±的轻轻一碰 4 [cj ~ with sb/sth a short unfriendly
meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experi- ence sth unpleasant小冲突；稍有不疾的场合：She had a nasty brush
with her boss this morning.她今天早晨和
老板丨^!得挺别扭的。◊历his job he’s had介equent