1. babble [ˋbæbəl] vi. 牙牙學語、喋喋不休地說話、發出潺潺聲（如水流聲）
Our baby can’t really talk yet — he just babbles.
我們的嬰兒還不會真正說話——他只是牙牙學語而已。
He babbled on and on about his future.
他喋喋不休地談論他的未來。
The brook was babbling over the rocks.
那條小溪流過岩石時發出潺潺聲。
2. babbling [ˋbæblɪŋ] a. 潺潺作響的；咿呀學語的（文學用）
He drank from the babbling stream.
他從那條潺潺的小溪中飲水。
3. backbite [ˋbækˌbaɪt] vt. 背後說壞話；中傷（第三人）
They don’t like him because he often backbites others.
他們不喜歡他，因為他常在背後中傷他人。
He got backbitten.
他遭人背後中傷。
☛ 備註：此動詞在用法上屬不及物或反身結構時偏少見，常見為「backbite someone」。
4. backbiter [ˋbækˌbaɪtɚ] n. [C] 背後中傷他人者
Backbiters have few friends.
愛背後中傷的人通常朋友不多。
That backbiter finally got backbitten.
那個喜歡暗箭傷人的人終於也被暗箭所傷。
5. backbiting [ˋbækˌbaɪtɪŋ] n. [U] 背後中傷，暗中誹謗
There is too much backbiting in our office.
我們辦公室裡背後中傷的情況太多了。
In our community, backbiting is nothing new.
在我們社區，背後中傷早已司空見慣。
The backbiting that goes on in politics is really disgusting.
政界裡的那種暗箭傷人實在令人作嘔。
6. backboard [ˋbækˌbɔrd] / [ˋbækˌbɔrd] n. [C]（籃球）籃板；支撐板
The basketball bounced off the backboard and missed the basket.
籃球從籃板彈開，沒進籃。
We are going to buy new backboards for the basketball court.
我們準備為球場購買新的籃板。
7. backbreaker [ˋbækˌbrekɚ] n. [C] 令人吃不消的苦差事；極為辛苦的工作
Spring cleaning is a real backbreaker to me.
春季大掃除對我來說簡直是苦差事。
8. backbreaking [ˋbækˌbrekɪŋ] a.（工作等）艱苦的，令人精疲力竭的
This is a backbreaking job.
這是項極累人的工作。
Working in the fields under the hot sun is backbreaking.
在烈日下於田間工作非常艱苦。
9. backdrop [ˋbækˌdrɑp] n. [C]（舞台的）背景幕；背景（比喻、文學亦常用）
The backdrop for the play is the scenery of a garden.
這齣戲的背景是花園景色。
A backdrop depicting a French village.
一幅描繪法國村莊的背景幕。
10. backgammon [ˋbækˌgæmən] n. [U] 西洋雙陸棋（擲骰子與棋子移動結合的桌上遊戲）
They love to play backgammon.
他們喜歡玩西洋雙陸棋。
Backgammon is played with dice and movable pieces.
西洋雙陸棋以骰子與可移動棋子進行遊戲。
11. backhander [ˋbækˌhændɚ] n. [C] 賄賂（英式英語，非正式）
He had to pay the backhander which the bank official demanded.
他不得不付出那名銀行職員所要求的賄賂。
12. backlash [ˋbækˌlæʃ] n. [C] 強烈反彈；強烈反對（常用於政治、社會議題）
There was a large backlash against the reform.
對那項改革出現強烈反彈。
13. backlog [ˋbækˌlɔg] / [-lɑg] n. [U] 積壓的工作、未處理的事務
There is a large backlog of cases to hear.
有一大堆待審的案件。
After his vacation, John had a backlog of letters to answer.
渡假回來後，約翰有一堆信要回覆。
14. backslide [ˋbækˌslaɪd] vi. 退步；墮落；故態復萌（尤指戒除惡習後再犯）
After not smoking for three months, he’s afraid of backsliding.
戒菸三個月後，他擔心自己會故態復萌。
15. backstroke [ˋbækˌstroʊk] n. [U] 仰泳
I can’t do backstroke.
我不會仰泳。
I’m better at breaststroke than backstroke.
我蛙式游得比仰式好。
16. bad blood n. [U] 仇恨；嫌隙；不合（通常用於人際關係）
There was bad blood between the two villages.
那兩個村莊之間有仇恨。
17. badger [ˋbædʒɚ] n. [C] 獾（動物）vt. 不斷糾纏；困擾；煩擾
The badger lives underground and comes out to feed at night.
獾生活在地底，夜晚出來覓食。
Badgers have short legs.
獾的腿很短。
The lawyer badgered the witness with questions.
律師不斷用問題糾纏證人。
She badgered me into coming with her.
她一再煩我，最後我只好答應跟她一起去。
18. baffle [ˋbæfəl]vt. 使困惑、迷惑；阻撓、挫敗
We were baffled by his attitude toward his wife.
他對妻子的態度讓我們困惑不已。
The question baffled me.
這個問題把我難倒了。
I was completely baffled in my search for fame.
我追求名聲的努力徹底失敗了。
19. baffling [ˋbæfəlɪŋ] a. 令人困惑的；難以理解的；撲朔迷離的
I find math a baffling subject.
我覺得數學是一門令人費解的科目。
A baffling problem.
難解的問題。
Baffling winds.
變化無常的風。
20. bail [bel] n. [U] 保釋、保釋金、保釋中之狀態 vt. 保釋（某人）；救出困境
The prisoner was released on bail of $10,000.
該囚犯以一萬美元保釋在外。
The judge set bail at $20,000.
法官將保釋金定為兩萬美元。
The judge has refused [granted] him bail.
法官拒絕 [批准] 讓他保釋。
She is out on bail right now.
她目前保釋在外。
His father refused to go bail for him.
他父親拒絕為他出謀保釋。
I paid $10,000 bail for her son and lost the money when he jumped bail.
我替她兒子交了一萬美元的保釋金，結果他棄保潛逃，錢也跟著沒了。
The accused’s mother bailed him out of jail.
被告的母親將他保釋出獄。
I borrowed $2,000 to bail my friend out.
我借了兩千美元幫朋友繳保釋金。
She bailed me out when I was in debt.
我負債累累時，她救了我一命。
It took a foreign loan to bail out their economy.
他們靠外債才救得了經濟。
選字：bad blood
"bad blood" 這個片語源自於 16 世紀，字面意思是「壞血」，象徵體內的不潔或疾病。到了後來演變為情感層面上的敵意或不合，用來形容兩人之間「關係有毒」。
"bad blood" 指的是兩人或兩個團體之間因過去的衝突、爭吵或誤解所留下的持久敵意或惡感。這種關係的惡化常常難以修復，並可能導致進一步的對立或對抗。
| cause/create bad blood | 引起敵意 |
| there is (some) bad blood | 存在嫌隙、不睦 |
| long-standing bad blood | 長久的仇怨 |
| clear the bad blood | 化解不和 |
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