41. bankroll [ˋbæŋk͵rol] n.（用單數形）資金
He was given a bankroll of $30,000 to start the business.
他獲得三萬美元的創業資金。
42. banns [bænz] n.（恆用複數）結婚預告
When a vicar reads or publishes the banns, he makes a public announcement in church that two people intend to get married.
教區牧師宣讀或公布結婚預告時，是在教會公開宣布兩人有意結婚。
43. banshee [ˋbænʃi] n. [C]【愛爾蘭傳說】女妖
A banshee assumes the form of a wailing woman whose cry is believed to foretell death.
愛爾蘭女妖化作哀號的女子，其哭聲據說預示死亡的來臨。
44. bantam / Bantam [ˋbæntəm] n. [C] 矮腳雞
Male bantams are sometimes used in cockfighting.
雄性矮腳雞有時會被用來鬥雞。
He once raised bantams.
他曾經飼養過矮腳雞。
45. banter [ˋbæntɚ]
n. [U] （1）玩笑；戲謔
vi. 開玩笑；說笑
She exchanged banter with them.
她與他們互相說笑。
They bantered with each other at the party.
在聚會上，他們彼此調侃逗趣。
We just stood there and bantered for half an hour.
我們只是站在那裡輕鬆地說笑了半個小時。
46. bantering [ˋbæntərɪŋ] a. 開玩笑的；逗趣的
His bantering remarks were not suitable for that solemn occasion.
他那些戲謔的言語並不適合那種莊嚴的場合。
I don’t like his bantering way of speaking.
我不喜歡他那種輕佻的說話方式。
47. barb [bɑrb] n. [C]
（1）倒鉤；倒刺
（2）尖刻的話語
The barb on the fishhook prevented the fish from getting away.
魚鉤上的倒刺讓魚無法逃脫。
His barb stung her and made her cry bitterly.
他那尖酸的話刺傷了她，讓她悲傷落淚。
48. barbed [bɑrbd] a.
（1）有倒鉤的；
（2）尖刻的；帶諷刺的
a barbed hook
有倒刺的鉤子。
The knight was wounded by a barbed arrow.
那位騎士被一支帶倒刺的箭射傷。
The barbed criticisms angered them.
那些尖刻的批評激怒了他們。
His remarks were barbed.
他話中帶刺。
49. barbarian [bɑrˋbɛrɪən]
n. [C]
（1）野蠻人；
（2）未開化的人，沒教養者
a. 異族的；粗野未開化的
The Chinese used to regard Westerners as barbarians.
從前中國人認為西方人是野蠻人。
She has the manners of a barbarian.
她的舉止粗魯如野蠻人。
They built a great wall against barbarian invaders.
他們修築長城以防止異族入侵。
The artist accused the public of having barbarian tastes.
那位藝術家譴責大眾品味粗俗不堪。
50. barbaric [bɑrˋbærɪk] a.
野蠻民族的；未開化的；粗鄙的
Some barbaric customs are hard to accept.
有些野蠻習俗令人難以接受。
I think capital punishment is barbaric.
我認為死刑是一種野蠻的做法。
barbaric music
粗鄙刺耳的音樂。
51. barbarism [ˋbɑrbə͵rɪzəm] n. [U] 野蠻行為；殘酷不文明的狀態
Most people think war is barbarism.
大多數人認為戰爭是一種野蠻行徑。
Many acts of barbarism were committed in war.
戰爭期間犯下了許多殘忍野蠻的行為。
52. barbarity [bɑrˋbærətɪ] n.
（1）殘暴；
（2）殘酷的行徑
The pirates treated their captives with barbarity.
海盜殘酷對待他們的俘虜。
The barbarities committed by the invaders should never be forgiven.
侵略者所犯下的暴行永遠不可原諒。
53. barbed wire [ˋbɑrbdˋwaɪr] n. [U] 帶刺鐵絲網
Barbed wire is used for fences.
有刺鐵絲通常用來圍籬。
The building was surrounded by barbed wire.
那棟建築物被鐵絲網圍繞著。
Farmers use barbed wire to keep cattle in their pastures.
農夫利用鐵絲網防止牛群走出牧場。
54. bard [bɑrd] n. [C] 詩人（尤指吟遊詩人）
Shakespeare was a great bard.
莎士比亞是一位偉大的詩人。
55. bareback [ˋbɛr͵bæk] adv. 無鞍地；赤背騎馬地
She rode the horse bareback into town.
她無鞍騎著馬進城。
56. barefaced [ˋbɛr͵feɪst] a.（用於名詞前）厚顏無恥的，公然的
He told me a barefaced lie.
他當面撒了一個無恥的謊。
57. barf [bɑrf] vt. 嘔吐（口語）
John drank so much beer that he barfed all night.
約翰喝了太多啤酒，結果整晚都在嘔吐。
58. bargaining chip n. [C]（談判中的）籌碼
Conservatives charged that the President had given up a valuable bargaining chip in the disarmament talks with the Russians.
保守派指責總統在與俄國的裁軍會談中放棄了一項重要的談判籌碼。
Prisoners of war are often used as bargaining chips in the peace process.
戰俘常在和平談判中被當作籌碼。
59. barge [bɑrdʒ] n. [C] 駁船；平底貨船
A barge is used for carrying heavy loads.
駁船用來載運重物。
Cattle and vehicles are sometimes seen on barges.
駁船上偶爾會看到牲畜與車輛。
60. baritone [ˋbærə͵ton] n. [C] 男中音歌手；男中音聲部
The musical range of a baritone is lower than that of a tenor.
男中音的音域比男高音來得低。
The songs will be sung by a German baritone.
這些歌曲將由一位德國男中音演唱。
選字：bankroll
由 bank（銀行）與 roll（卷）組成，原指一捆現金，後引申為「資金」或「資助」。
這個詞不只是名詞，也可當動詞，意思是「資助；提供資金」，等同於 fund 或 finance。
Who’s going to bankroll your trip around the world? 誰要出錢資助你環遊世界？
bankroll 這個字常見於談論創業基金、投資計畫或其他需要啟動資金的情境中。在商業語境中若希望語氣輕鬆一點，用 bankroll 會比 finance 或 fund 更合適。
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