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bail [beil] n.保釋金；保釋；保釋人
v.保釋（與out 連用）
bail a person out 保釋出某人
The man was bailed out for $500.
此人是用五百美元保釋出來的。

balance vt.使平衡，使收支平衡
n.天平；平衡；結存，差額

ballooning n.股票上漲；非法操縱價格

ban n./vt.禁止，禁令，取締

bank n.銀行；岸，堤

banker n.銀行家

banking n.銀行業(yè)；銀行學

bankrupt n.破產者
vt.使破產
a.破產的
go bankrupt 破產
play the bankrupt破產, 不能償還債務
His wife´s extravagance soon bankrupted him.
他妻子的奢侈生活很快就使他破產了。

bankruptcy n.破產

bargain n.交易；便宜貨

barter n.物物交換，以貨易貨，實物交易

bear v.忍受；承擔；生育；結（果實）
bear on涉及；關于 (= bear upon)
What he says bears no relation to the the problem under discussion.
他所說的與正在討論的問題毫無關系。
bear in mind 牢記在心
You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要記住你的父母指望你成為一名好醫(yī)生。

bear n.熊；空頭

bearer n.持票（指支票、票據、匯票等）人；帶信人，持信人
a.(持票人)可轉讓的；開給持票人的
bearer cheque 不記名支票

bearish a.（行情）看跌的，賣空的

bend v.彎曲, 專心于, 屈服
n.彎曲
The stream bends to the west.
這條小河折向西流。
It is possible to bend nature to human will?
有可能讓大自然服從人類的意志嗎?
He bent his mind to the job.
他專心于他的工作。
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events”(Robert F. Kennedy)
“幾乎沒有人偉大到足以改變歷史本身，但我們每個人都可以改變事情的一小部分”(羅伯特F.肯尼迪)

beneficiary n.受益人

bid v.投標；出價，報價
Bids for building the bridge were invited.
應邀參加建造那座橋梁的投標。

bidder n.（拍賣時的）出價人，報價人；投標人

bill　n.帳單，清單；鈔票；票據

binder n.臨時契約；裝訂工

blanknote n.空白支票

board n.木板；伙食；董事會
vt.上飛機（或船、車）
drawing board 制圖板
chess board 棋盤
Each student has to pay $100 a month for board and lodging.( board and lodging.膳宿)
每個學生每月需付一百美元的膳宿費。
The board of the directors unanimously agreed that Mr White was the best candidate for the job.( a board of trustees; a board of directors.
理事會；董事會) 董事會一致同意懷特先生是干這項工作的候選人。
He boarded the bus. 他上了公共汽車。