be exposed to 处于...的作用下；使曝光
be filled with 装满
be friendly with 对...友好
be heavily forested 森林茂密的
be held in particularly high regard 非常受器重
be held in position 使...处于适当位置
be honored with 被授予
be in domestic service 当佣人
be in the hands of 出自...的手
be left for dead 被认为已死给撇下不管(意指无法解的难题)
be limited to 局限于
be located on 位于；坐落在
be obliged to 被迫做
be of prime importance 极其重要
be patterned on 以...为模式
be paved with 铺满，遍布
be preferable to 比...更好
be put in chains 被囚禁
be recognized as 被认为是...
be related to 与...有关
be reported as 报道称之为
be resistant to 对...有抵抗作用
be restricted to 局限于
be secreted from 从...分泌出来
be short of 不及；少于；缺少
be substituted for 替代
be taken by 被...吸引
be the case 情况属实
be the rage 极为流行之物；风靡一时
be the rule 普通情况；惯常的事
be tired of 厌倦
be traced to 追溯到
be viewed as 被看作是
become (get) involved 介入
before long 不久以后
begin with the idea that 最初的想法是
behind the lines 在后方
belt buckle 皮带搭扣
Bessemer converter 酸性转炉(旧称贝氏转炉)
Bill of Rights 《人权法案》
billions of 亿万
birth rate 出生率
blood plasma 血浆
blood pressure 血压
blood serum 血浆
blood stream 血流
blow out 破裂
blow up 炸毁
blue whale 蓝鲸
born into 出身于...家庭
bounce bout 来回弹跳
brain wave 脑波
break down into 分解成...
break into 碰到；发现
break off 断裂
break off 破壳而出
break ties with 断绝与...的关系
breeze up (风)变强
bright spot 光点
bring about 导致
bring in 引如；带进
bring sb. to the scene 使...来到现场
bring sth. to a close 结束
bring...to an end routine 结束
broad-brimmed hat 宽边帽
Bronze Age 青铜器时代
build confidence 树立信心
bump into 碰到
burn out 烧掉
burst apart 猛烈爆裂
by accident 偶然
by means of 通过
by no means 决不，并不是
by one's own admission 自已承认(认为)
by one's own power 靠自身的能力
by the (thousands) 按(千)计算
by the age of 到...年龄
by the close of 到...末期
by the way 顺便说一下
by twos 每两人(一组)
call for 要求
call for 要求
cannot help but 禁不住
capture the imagination of 激发...的想象力
capture the imagination of 激起...的想象
care about 关注；对...感兴趣
care for 照料(看)
carry on 进行
carry out 进行
carry sth. on one's back 背在背上
carve out of 从...切出(引伸为修建)
cash prize 现金奖励(赏)
catch a glimpse of 看一看，瞥见
catch on 流行起来
cater to... 满足...的需要；迎合
caught up with 入迷；给...迷住
cause damage to 带来损害
cave painting 洞穴壁画
chains of islands 岛群
chamber music 室内乐
chaos and confusion 混乱与浑沌
chemical bond 化学键
chemical compound 化合物
chemical integration 化学结合
chip out 切成小片
church tower 教堂塔
circulatory system 循环系统
civic duties 公民义务
civil law 民法
civil service 行政部门
Civil War 美国内战(南北战争)
clay pottery 黏土陶瓷器
clean up 清理干净；清除
clear of 离开；脱离
cling to 粘在...上
close in on 包围，围住
closed circuit television 闭路电视
close-up view 特写镜头；接近的观察
coal mine 煤矿
coated with 涂有
coax sb. into doing sth. 劝诱(说服)某人做某事