- 承接《词汇 aplomb–bear up》，继续按字母顺序收录 C2 词表，这篇收 B 开头到 C 开头第一批（bedlam - cache）。
- 涵盖负面性格形容词（bellicose、boorish、brusque）和权力/慷慨类名词（bequest、benefactor、bounty），每个词配一个常用搭配。
- 学完继续扩充高阶词汇量。
重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bedlam (n.) | /ˈbedləm/ | 混乱；喧闹 | The room was bedlam. | sheer bedlam |
| beguile (v.) | /bɪˈgaɪl/ | 迷惑；诱骗 | She beguiled him with her charm. | beguile someone |
| behemoth (n.) | /bɪˈhiːmɒθ/ | 庞然大物 | The company is a corporate behemoth. | a corporate behemoth |
| beleaguer (v.) | /bɪˈliːgə(r)/ | 围困；困扰 | The beleaguered government resigned. | a beleaguered leader |
| belie (v.) | /bɪˈlaɪ/ | 掩饰；与...不符 | His calm belied his fear. | belie the truth |
| bellicose (adj.) | /ˈbelɪkəʊs/ | 好战的 | He gave a bellicose speech. | bellicose rhetoric |
| belligerent (adj.) | /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ | 好斗的 | He became belligerent when questioned. | a belligerent tone |
| bellwether (n.) | /ˈbelweðə(r)/ | 领头羊；风向标 | The state is a bellwether for elections. | a bellwether state |
| bemoan (v.) | /bɪˈməʊn/ | 抱怨；哀叹 | He bemoaned his bad luck. | bemoan the loss |
| benefactor (n.) | /ˈbenɪfæktə(r)/ | 捐助人 | The museum's benefactor donated millions. | a generous benefactor |
| benevolence (n.) | /bəˈnevələns/ | 仁慈 | She acted with benevolence. | an act of benevolence |
| benevolent (adj.) | /bəˈnevələnt/ | 仁慈的 | He's a benevolent leader. | a benevolent smile |
| bequeath (v.) | /bɪˈkwiːð/ | 遗赠 | She bequeathed her estate to charity. | bequeath money |
| bequest (n.) | /bɪˈkwest/ | 遗赠物 | He left a generous bequest. | a generous bequest |
| berate (v.) | /bɪˈreɪt/ | 严厉斥责 | She berated him for being late. | berate someone for |
| bereavement (n.) | /bɪˈriːvmənt/ | 丧亲之痛 | He took time off after his bereavement. | a recent bereavement |
| bereft (adj.) | /bɪˈreft/ | 失去...的；缺乏的 | She was bereft of hope. | bereft of |
| beseech (v.) | /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ | 恳求 | He beseeched her to stay. | beseech someone to |
| beset (v.) | /bɪˈset/ | 困扰 | The project was beset with problems. | beset with difficulties |
| besotted (adj.) | /bɪˈsɒtɪd/ | 迷恋的 | He's besotted with her. | besotted with |
| bestow (v.) | /bɪˈstəʊ/ | 授予；给予 | The award was bestowed on her. | bestow an honour |
| bewitching (adj.) | /bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ | 迷人的 | She has a bewitching smile. | a bewitching charm |
| bigotry (n.) | /ˈbɪgətri/ | 偏执；狭隘 | The film exposes racial bigotry. | religious bigotry |
| bilateral (adj.) | /ˌbaɪˈlætərəl/ | 双边的 | They signed a bilateral agreement. | a bilateral treaty |
| billow (v.) | /ˈbɪləʊ/ | 翻滚；鼓起 | Smoke billowed from the building. | smoke billowed |
| bite the bullet (idiom) | /baɪt ðə ˈbʊlɪt/ | 咬紧牙关面对 | We just have to bite the bullet. | bite the bullet |
| blasphemy (n.) | /ˈblæsfəmi/ | 亵渎 | He was accused of blasphemy. | commit blasphemy |
| blithe (adj.) | /blaɪð/ | 无忧无虑的；漫不经心的 | She has a blithe disregard for rules. | blithe indifference |
| boisterous (adj.) | /ˈbɔɪstərəs/ | 喧闹的 | The children were boisterous. | a boisterous crowd |
| bombastic (adj.) | /bɒmˈbæstɪk/ | 夸夸其谈的 | His speech was bombastic. | bombastic language |
| boon (n.) | /buːn/ | 恩惠；福音 | The rain was a boon for farmers. | a boon to |
| boorish (adj.) | /ˈbɔːrɪʃ/ | 粗野的 | His boorish behaviour embarrassed everyone. | boorish manners |
| bounty (n.) | /ˈbaʊnti/ | 慷慨赏赐；悬赏 | The land offers a bounty of resources. | a bounty of |
| bourgeoisie (n.) | /ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː/ | 资产阶级 | The novel criticizes the bourgeoisie. | the rising bourgeoisie |
| brandish (v.) | /ˈbrændɪʃ/ | 挥舞 | He brandished a knife. | brandish a weapon |
| bravado (n.) | /brəˈvɑːdəʊ/ | 虚张声势 | His bravado hid his fear. | false bravado |
| bravura (n.) | /brəˈvjʊərə/ | 精湛技艺；炫技 | It was a bravura performance. | a bravura display |
| brevity (n.) | /ˈbrevəti/ | 简洁 | The email was written with brevity. | the brevity of |
| brinkmanship (n.) | /ˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪp/ | 边缘政策 | The talks were a game of brinkmanship. | nuclear brinkmanship |
| brusque (adj.) | /bruːsk/ | 唐突的；生硬的 | His brusque manner offended her. | a brusque reply |
| bulwark (n.) | /ˈbʊlwək/ | 堡垒；防御物 | The law is a bulwark against abuse. | a bulwark against |
| burgeon (v.) | /ˈbɜːdʒən/ | 迅速发展 | The city's population is burgeoning. | a burgeoning industry |
| buttress (v.) | /ˈbʌtrəs/ | 支撑；加固 | New evidence buttresses his claim. | buttress an argument |
| byword (n.) | /ˈbaɪwɜːd/ | 代名词 | The brand became a byword for quality. | a byword for |
| cabal (n.) | /kəˈbæl/ | 阴谋集团 | A secret cabal controlled the government. | a secret cabal |
| cache (n.) | /kæʃ/ | 藏匿处；缓存 | Police found a cache of weapons. | a cache of weapons |
*bellicose*（好战的，多形容态度/言辞）跟 *belligerent*（好斗的，多形容行为/语气）意思接近，常一起出现在描述冲突局势的文章里。
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