Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary. Li Dong
n 豆 dòu [m. wd 棵 kē/粒 lì]
coffee beans 咖啡豆 kāfēi dòu
French beans 扁豆 biǎndòu
soya beans 黄豆 huángdòu, 大豆 dàdòu
full of beans 浑身是劲 húnshēnshìjìn
to spill the beans 无意中泄露秘密 wúyìzhōng xièlòu mìmì
bear¹ (pt bore; pp borne) v 1 忍受 rěnshòu
to bear with 容忍 róngrěn, 宽容 kuānróng □ I can’t bear her arrogance. 我受不了她的傲慢。Wǒ shòubuliǎo tāde àomàn. 2 生 shēng, 产 chǎn, 结（果）jié (guǒ)
to bear out 证明 zhèngmíng, 证实 zhèngshí
to bear a baby boy 生一个男孩 shēng yí ge nánhái 3 携带 xiédài
bear² n 熊 xióng [m. wd 头 tóu/只 zhī]
bear market 熊市 xióng shì
grizzly bear 大灰熊 dà huī xióng
koala bear 树袋熊 shùdài xióng
polar bear 北极熊 běijíxióng
bearable adj 可以忍受的 kěyǐ rěnshòu de
beard n 胡子 húzi, 胡须 húxū [m. wd 根 gēn/把 bǎ]
bearer n 1 携带者 xiédàizhě 2 抬棺人 tái guān rén
bearing n 举止 jǔzhǐ
bearish adj 1 像熊一样的 xiàng xióng yíyàng de, 粗鲁的 cūlǔ de, 笨拙的 bènzhuō de 2 熊市的 xióng shì de, 行情下跌的 hángqíng xiàdiē de
beast n 1 野兽 yěshòu, 畜牲 chùshēng 2 叫人讨厌的人（或物）jiào rén tǎoyàn de rén (huò wù)
beat (pt beat; pp beaten) v 1 打败 dǎbài □ The home team beat the visiting team 98–87. 主队以九十八比八十七大败客队。Zhǔduì yǐ jiǔshíbā bǐ bāshíqī dàbài kèduì. 2 打 dǎ □ The thief was beaten up. 小偷被打了一顿。Xiǎotōu bèi dǎle yí dùn.
Beat it! 滚开！Gǔnkāi
beat, beaten See beat
beater n 搅拌器 jiǎobànqì
egg beater 打蛋器 dǎdànqì
beat-up adj 破旧的 pòjiù de, 破破烂烂的 pòpò lànlàn de
beat-up shoes 破旧的鞋子 pòjiù de xiézi
beaut n 极好的东西（或人）jíhǎo de dōngxi (huò rén)
beautician n 美容师 měiróngshī
beautiful adj 美丽的 měilì de, 美的 měi de □ Not many women can be described as beautiful. 很少女子可以被形容为美丽。Hěn shǎo nǚzǐ kěyǐ bèi xíngróng wéi měilì.
beauty n 1 美 měi, 美丽 měilì □ Beauty is only skin deep. 美色是肤浅的。Měisè shì fūqiǎn de. 2 美人 měirén □ She was a beauty 20 years ago. 她在二十年前是一位美人。Tā zài èrshí nián qián shì yí wèi měirén. 3 美丽的东西 měilì de dōngxi
beauty salon 美容院 měiróngyuàn
beauty spot ① 美人痣 měirénzhì ② 名胜 míngshèng, 风景点 fēngjǐng diǎn
beaver n 海狸 hǎilí [m. wd 只 zhī]
bebop n 一种爵士乐 yìzhǒng juéshìyuè
because conj 因为 yīnwèi □ He was late this morning because he missed the bus. 今天早晨他因为没赶上公共汽车，所以迟到了。Jīntiān zǎochén tā yīnwéi méi gǎnshang gōnggòng qìchē, suǒyǐ chídào le. □ Just because she did not say anything does not mean she likes the idea. 只是因为她没有说什么，并不就是说她喜欢这个想法。Zhǐshì yīnwèi tā méiyǒu shuō shénme, bìng bú jiùshìshuō tā xǐhuan zhè ge xiǎngfǎ.
became See become
become (pt became; pp become) v 成为 chéngwéi, 变成 biànchéng □ The little boy has become a fine young man. 小男孩变成了英俊小伙子。Xiǎo nánhái biànchéngle yīngjùn xiǎohuǒzi. □ He became the mayor of our city five years ago. 他在五年前当了我们城市的市长。Tā zài wǔ nián qián dāngle wǒmen chéngshì de shìzhǎng.
becoming adj 合适的 héshì de, 相配的 xiāngpèi de
bed I n 床 chuáng [m. wd 张 zhāng] □ She likes to lie in bed, reading. 她喜欢躺在床上看书。Tā xǐhuan tǎng zài chuángshang kànshū.
to go to bed 上床睡觉 shàngchuáng shuìjiào
to make the bed 铺床 pūchuáng II v 安置 ānzhì
bed and board n 伙食和住宿 huǒshi hé zhùsù, 食宿 shísù
bedclothes n 床上用品 chuáng shàng yòngpǐn
bedlam n 吵吵闹闹的地方（或活动）chǎochǎo nàonào de dìfang (huò huódòng)
bedpan n [病人卧床时用的+] 便壶 [bìngrén wòchuáng shí yòng de+] biànhú [m. wd 只 zhī]
bedraggled adj 凌乱不堪的 [+衣服和头发] língluànbùkān de [+yīfu hé tóufa]
bedridden adj [因生病或年老+] 卧床不起的 [yīn shēngbìng huò niánlǎo+] wòchuáng bùqǐ de
bedroom n 卧室 wòshì, 睡房 shuìfáng [m. wd 间 jiān]
bedside n 床边 chuáng biān
bedside lamp 床头灯 chuángtóudēng
bedside table 床头柜 chuángtóuguì
bedspread n 床罩 chuángzhào
bedtime n 睡觉时间 shuìjiào shíjiān □ It’s way past your bedtime, Johnny. 强尼，早过了你睡觉的时间了。Qiángní, zǎo guòle nǐ shuìjiào de shíjiān le.
bee n 蜜蜂 mìfēng [m. wd 只 zhī]
to have a bee in one’s bonnet 老是想着一件事 lǎo shì xiǎngzhe yí jiàn shì
beef I n 牛肉 niúròu II v 发牢骚 fāláosāo
beefy adj 身材粗壮的 shēncái cūzhuàng de
beehive n 蜂窝 fēngwō
beeline n 直线 zhíxiàn [m. wd 条 tiáo/根 gēn]
to make a beeline for 朝⋯直奔过去 cháo...zhíbēn guòqù
beep v 发出嘟嘟声 fāchū dūdū shēng
beer n 啤酒 píjiǔ [m. wd 瓶 píng/罐 guàn/杯 bēi] □ Can I have a beer, please? 可以来一杯啤酒吗？Kěyǐ lái yìbēi píjiǔ