may seem unnecessary H'lftW; H ± X £$: bureau­cratic power/control/procedures/organizatiorts Hr

EftJ / If 3 / © 17 / ffiJK 0 The report revealed, a great deal of bureaucratic inefficiency. A11 Ail® A 7 H'#5-'(£ ||J (fifctfeo ► bur-eaucrat-ic-al-ly /-ikli/ adv.

bureau de change /,bjuarau da 'Ja:n3; NAmE .bjurou/ noun {pi. bureaux de change /.bjuarau; NAmE .bjurou/) (from French) an office at a hotel, in an airport, etc., where you can exchange money from one country for that from another rp  rfi

burette {US also buret) /bju'ret/ noun a glass tube with measurements on it and a tap/faucet at one end, used, for example, in chemical experiments for measuring out amounts of a liquid $1 ^ If ; M. If — picture o

LABORATORY

burg /b3:g; NAmE b3:rg/ noun {NAmE, informal) a town or city TfJ; M

burgeon /'b3:d3an; NAmE ‘b3:rd3an/ verb [V] {formal) to begin to grow or develop rapidly M. ±0 ; iS H ► bur-geoning adj.: a burgeoning population |*|}ij iHAP 0 burgeoning demand

burger /'b3:ga(r); NAmE 'b3:rg-/ noun 1 = hamburger 2 -burger (in compounds f£| J^HH-isI) finely chopped fish, vegetables, nuts, etc. made into flat round shapes

like HAMBURGERS ( A H 7 1^1 A         ) JMAtA HA ,

H f-$f:        a spicy beanburger        — see also

CHEESEBURGER, VEGGIE BURGER

burgh /*bAra/ noun {old-fashioned or ScotE) a town or part of a city that has its own local government @

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burgher /'b3:ga(r); NAmE 'b3irg-/ noun {old use or humorous) a citizen of a particular town ( HAfft ) AS

burg lar /'b3:gla(r); NAmE 'b3:rg-/ noun a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal ® H fS M ■

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'burglar alarm noun an electronic device, often fixed to a wall, that rings a loud bell if sb tries to enter a building by force

burg lary /'b3:glari; NAmE 'b3:rg-/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it          HjEJ housebreaking : The

youth was charged with three counts of burglary. JIHvA o 0 a rise in the number of burglaries committed in the area Ei&fa AA'J P — Compare robbery, theft

burgle /'b3:gl; NAmE 'b3:rgl/ {BrE) {NAmE burglarize /'b3:glaraiz; NAmE ’b3:rg-/) verb [VN] to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal from it ASI : We were burgled while we were away (= our house was burgled).    <> The house next

door was burgled.

burgoo /b3:'gu:; NAmE b3ir'gu:/ noun {pi. -oos) {NAmE) 1 [U] a type of thick soup, especially one eaten outdoors ( A A If § W ®    2 [C] an event at which

burgoo is eaten outdoors

burgundy /‘b3:gandi; NAmE 'b3:rg-/ noun 1 Burgundy [U, C] {pi. -ies) a red or white wine from the Burgundy area of eastern France ft! S % fj S ( A 7 & § A oP #J ftlSHifeK,         ) 2 [U] a dark red

colour W £1     ► bur-gundy oaf/. :     a burgundy leather

briefcase

burial /'berial/ noun [IT, C] the act or ceremony of burying a dead body ii if ; IP A : a burial place/

mound/site A # life; A;          0 Her body was sent

home for burial. M (ft P # Bis 0 M 7 fx. W 0 o His family insisted he should be given a proper burial, ffe (AM AM I#

'burial ground noun a place where dead bodies are buried, especially an ancient place ( A fa A A; Kl ) IS

life,

burka (also burkha) /'buaka; 'b3:ka; /MmE 'b3:rka/ noun a long loose piece of clothing that covers the whole body, including the head and face, worn in public by Muslim women in some countries AA A ( “

burlap /'b3:laBp; NAmE 'b3:rl-/ noun [U] {especially NAmE)

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