Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary. Li Dong
tiáo yǒu hóng biān de bái qúnzi. 2 国界 guójiè, 国境线 guójìngxiàn □ It’s only 10 kilometers from the border. 这里离国界只有十公里。Zhèlǐ lí guójiè zhǐyǒu shí gōnglǐ. II v 与⋯接壤 yǔ...jiērǎng
to border on 接近 jiējìn
borderline I n 分界线 fēnjièxiàn [m. wd 道 dào/条 tiáo] II adj 几乎 jīhū
bore¹ See bear¹
bore² I v 1 使⋯厌烦 shǐ...yànfán, 使⋯厌倦 shǐ...yànjuàn
to bore sb to death 使⋯厌烦得要死 shǐ...yànfán deyàosǐ 2 钻孔 zuānkǒng II n 1 令人厌烦的人 [+或事] lìngrén yànfán de rén [+huò shì] 2 口径 kǒujìng
bored adj 厌烦 yànfán, 厌倦 yànjuàn □ He was bored with the long train ride. 长途的火车旅行使他厌倦。Chángtú de huǒchē lǚxíng shǐ tā yànjuàn. □ I’m bored! 我觉得无聊透了！Wǒ juéde wúliáo tòule!
boredom n 厌烦 yànfán, 厌倦 yànjuàn
boring adj 让人厌烦 ràng rén yànfán, 枯燥 kūzào □ What a boring movie! 这部电影真枯燥！Zhè bù diànyǐng zhēn kūzào!
born adj 出生 chūshēng □ She was born in Hong Kong 20 years ago. 她二十年前出生在香港。Tā èrshí nián qián chūshēng zài Xiānggǎng. □ I think some people are born leaders. 我认为，有的人天生就是有当领袖的才能。Wǒ rènwéi, yǒude rén tiānshēng jiù shì yǒu dāng lǐngxiù de cáinéng.
be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生在富贵人家 shēng zài fùguì rénjiā
born-again adj 新近开始的 xīnjìn kāishǐ de
a born-again Christian 基督教再生教徒 Jīdūjiào zàishēng jiàotú
a born-again environmentalist 新近开始的环保主义者 xīn jìn kāishǐ de huánbǎo zhǔyìzhě
borne See bear¹
borough n（城市里的）区 (chéngshì lǐ de) qū
borrow v 借 jiè, 借用 jièyòng □ Can I borrow your dictionary? 可以借用你的词典吗？Kěyǐ jièyòng nǐ de cídiǎn ma? □ He borrowed 100 dollars from John. 他从约翰那里借了一百块。Tā cóng Yuēhàn nàlǐ jièle yì bǎi kuài.
borrower n 借款人 jièkuǎnrén
borrowing n 1 借款 jièkuǎn [m. wd 项 xiàng/笔 bǐ], 贷款 dàikuǎn [m. wd 项 xiàng/笔 bǐ] 2 外来语 wàiláiyǔ
borrowing powers 借款限额 jièkuǎn xiàn’é
bosom n 胸部 xiōngbù
a bosom friend 心腹之交 xīnfù zhī jiāo, 知己朋友 zhījǐ péngyou
boss I n 1 老板 lǎobǎn 2 领袖 lǐngxiù [m. wd 位 wèi], 头目 tóumù
party boss 政党领袖 zhèngdǎng lǐngxiù
crime boss 犯罪分子头目 fànzuì fènzǐ tóumù II v (to boss sb around) 对⋯发号施令 duì...fāhào shīlìng
botany n 植物学 zhíwù xué
botch v 把⋯搞糟 bǎ...gǎozāo
both I adj 两 liǎng □ I will buy both books. 我这两本书都要买。Wǒ zhè liǎng běn shū dōu yāo mǎi. II pron 两个⋯都 liǎng ge...dōu □ Both of my sisters live in Chicago. 我两个姐妹都住在芝加哥。Wǒ liǎng ge jiěmèi dōu zhù zài Zhījiāgē. □ His parents both died of cancer. 他的父母都死于癌症。Tā de fùmǔ dōu sǐ yú áizhèng.
both … and … 既⋯又⋯ jì...yòu... □ He is both smart and kind. 他既聪明又仁慈。Tā jì cōngmíng yòu réncí.
bother I v 1 打搅 dǎjiǎo □ I’m sorry to bother you, but have you got a Chinese dictionary? 对不起，打搅一下，您有中文词典吗？Duìbuqǐ, dǎjiǎo yíxià, nín yǒu Zhōngwén cídiǎn ma? 2 烦恼 fánnǎo, 发愁 fāchóu □ What’s bothering you? 你在为什么事发愁呢？Nǐ zài wèishénme shì fāchóu ne? 3 麻烦 máfan □ I know I won’t get a pay raise. Why bother? 我知道不可能加薪，干吗要麻烦呢？Wǒ zhīdào bù kěnéng jiāxīn, gànmá yào máfan ne? II n 麻烦 máfan
no bother 没关系 méi guānxi, 不费事 bú fèishì
bottle I n 瓶 píng [m. wd 只 zhī], 瓶子 píngzi [m. wd 只 zhī] □ Can I have a bottle of coke? 可以给我一瓶可乐吗？Kěyǐ gěi wǒ yì píng kělè ma?
bottle opener 开瓶器 kāipíngqì
baby bottle 婴儿奶瓶 yīng’ér nǎipíng II v 装瓶 zhuāng ping
bottled adj 瓶装的 píngzhuāng de
bottlefed See bottlefeed
bottlefeed (pt & pp bottlefed) v 人工喂养 réngōng wèiyǎng
bottleneck n 1 瓶颈 píngjǐng, 瓶颈路段 píngjǐng lùduàn 2 障碍 zhàng’ài
bottler n 装瓶工人／公司 zhuāng píng gōngrén/gōngsī
bottom I n 底 dǐ, 底部 dǐbù □ You can find the answers at the bottom of the page. 你可以在这一页的底部找到答案。Nǐ kěyǐ zài zhè yí yè de dǐbù zhǎodao dá’àn. 2 最后的位置 zuìhòu de wèizhì, 末尾 mòwěi □ He is always at the bottom of the class. 他总是班上最差的。Tā zǒngshì bānshang zuì chà de. II adj 最底下的 zuì dǐxia de, 最底层的 zuì dǐcéng de
bottom line ① 最基本的事实 zuì jīběn de shìshí ② 底线 dǐxiàn III v (to bottom out) 降到最低点 jiàng dào zuì dīdiǎn
bottomless adj 无底的 wúdǐ de
bough n 主要的树叉 zhǔyào de shùchā [m. wd 条 tiáo]
bought See buy
boulder n 巨石 jù shí [m. wd 块 kuài]
boulevard n 林荫大道 lín yìn dàdào [m. wd 条 tiáo], 大道 dàdào [m. wd 条 tiáo]
bounce I v 1 跳 tiào, 弹跳 tántiào 2 退回 tuìhuí
to bounce back 恢复元气 huīfù yuánqì II n 1 跳 tiào, 弹跳 tántiào 2 活力 huólì
bouncer n 门卫 ménwèi
bouncing adj 健壮的 jiànzhuàng de
bouncy adj 1 弹性很足的 [+椅子] tánxìng hěn zú de [+yǐzi] 2 精神饱满的 [+ 音乐] jīngshen bǎomǎn de [+yīnyuè], 快乐的 [+ 人] kuàilè de [+rén]
bound I adj 1 肯定 kěndìng
be bound to 肯定会 kěndìng