VOA特別英語節目官方詞滙表滙縂－B

B
　　baby - n. a newly born creature

　　back - n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward

　　bad - ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good

　　balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal

　　ball - n. something round

　　balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air

　　ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting

　　ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction

　　bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends money

　　bar - v. to prevent or block

　　barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult

　　base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.")

　　battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces

　　be - v. to live; to happen; to exist

　　beat - v. to hit again and again

　　beauty - ad. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit

　　because - prep. for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.")

　　become - v. to come to be

　　bed - n. a sleeping place

　　before - prep. earlier

　　begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to start

　　behind - ad. at the back of; in back of

　　believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust

　　bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell")

　　belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member of

　　below - ad. lower than

　　best - ad. the most good

　　betray - v. to turn against; to be false to

　　better - ad. more good than

　　between - ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other ("talks between two nations")

　　big - ad. of great size; not small

　　bill - n. a legislative proposal

　　biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms

　　bird - n. a creature that flies

　　bite - v. to cut with the teeth

　　black - ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky

　　blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible

　　blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm

　　bleed - v. to lose blood

　　blind - ad. not able to see

　　block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement

　　blood - n. red fluid in the body