A: The food that I cook is usually very bland.

B: No, I think it is quite spicy actually.

bland a. 1. 温和的，无动于衷的;2. (食物)清淡的，枯燥乏味的

A: The concert was incredible, the lead singer nearly blazed the house down with his energy.

B: Gosh, it sounds almost dangerous.英语六级成绩单

blaze vi. 1. 熊熊燃烧，着火;2. 发(强)光，放光彩;3. 迸发，爆发

n. 1. 火焰，烈火;2. 光辉，强烈(或眩目)的光;3. 迸发，爆发;4. 灿烂，炫耀

blaze a trail 开拓道路，作先导

A: Have you cleaned the bath yet?

B: No, sorry. I ran out of bleach.

bleach n. 漂白剂

v. (使)变白，漂白

A: Winter is my favourite season.

B: Oh, winters are too bleak for me, I prefer autumn.

bleak a. 1. 没有希望的，凄凉的;2. 荒凉的;3. 寒冷刺骨的

A: My grandmother used to bless herself every time she passes a church.

B: She must have been very religious.

bless vt. 1. (with) 使有幸得到，使具有;2. 为…祈神赐福(或保佑)

A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year?

B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by blight.

blight n. 1. (植物等)枯萎病;2. 造成破坏(或损坏)的因素

vt. 破坏，摧残

A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small.

B: Drive more slowly then!

A: With each blink I get older.

B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.

blink vi. 1. 眨眼睛;2. 闪亮,闪烁

n. 眨眼睛，一瞬间

on the blink (机器等)坏了，出故障

A: Did anybody witness the accident?

B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.

blonde a. 金发的

n. 金发女子

A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.

B: She must have practiced very hard.

blossom n. (尤指果树的)花

vi. 1. (植物)开花;2. (out, into)发展，长成

in (full) blossom 正开着花

A: I think this artist is very talented.

B: I don’t . I think he just blots the paper with colour.

blot vt. 1. (用墨水等)弄脏;2. (用吸墨纸)吸干

n. 污点，污渍

blot out 1. 把……弄模糊，遮蔽;2. 完全清除(思想，记忆)

A: We shall see the blueprints to start working on the building in September.

B: OK, I shall get to work straight away.

blueprint n. 蓝图，行动计划

A: Did James tell you what happened yesterday?

B: Yes, but I am not sure if it was a lie of a bluff.

bluff v. 虚张声势，吓唬

n. 1. 虚张声势;2. 悬崖，峭壁

a. 直率的，坦率的，粗率的

call sb. bluff 要求某人摊牌，向某人挑战