胡敏练口语记英语四级单词

A: My university is putting on an huge banquet for my graduation.
B: Sounds wonderful, can I come?
banquet
n. 宴会，盛宴

A: The weather is wonderful, let’s have a barbecue.
B: You go ahead, I have already had my dinner.
barbecue
n. 1.金属烧烤; 2.烧烤野餐
vt. 在烤架上烧烤

A: That is a very long boat in the canal.
B: It is one of the largest barges in the country.
barge
n. 驳船
vi. (卤莽而笨拙地)猛撞,冲，闯
barge in 闯入,干预

A: This tea tastes strange.
B: That is because it is made out of barley.
barley
n. 大麦

A: The barometer indicates that it is going to be raining tomorrow.
B: Oh, I never trust that old thing.
barometer
n. 气压计,晴雨表

A: The barracks were burned down during the fighting.
B: Was anyone injured?
barrack
v. 起哄，喝倒彩
n. [pl.] 兵营，营房

A: These fields are so barren I am amazed that even grass can grow on them.
B: It can just about, but it has difficulty.
barren
a. 1.(土地等)贫瘠的，荒芜的; 2.不结果实的，不(生)育的; 3.无益的，没有结果的

A: My little brother has barricaded himself into his bedroom and refused to come out.
B: Don’t worry, when he gets hungry he will come out.

A: The old town walls were initially built as barricades to keep the enemy out.
B: It is a shame that they have been so badly damaged!
barricade
n. 路障，栅栏，障碍
vt. 设路障于,挡住

A: Do you have a basement in your house?
B: Yes, but we only use it for storage.
basement
n. 地下室