大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(七)

　　beauty

　　[that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit]

　　All fell silent at the beauty of the mountains.

　　because

　　[for the reason that]

　　He left because he was sick.

　　become

　　[to come to be]

　　When did he become sick?

　　bed

　　[a sleeping place]

　　The bed was so hard that I could not sleep.

　　before

　　[earlier]

　　Bill ate before he went to work.

　　begin

　　[(1) to do the first part of an action; (2) to start]

　　He began to laugh when he saw me. (1)

　　A long walk begins with one step. (2)

　　behind

　　[(1) at the back of; (2) in back of]

　　Our fastest runner was far behind the leader. (1)

　　I live behind that hill. (2)

　　believe

　　[(1) to think; (2) to feel sure of; (3) to accept as true; (4) to trust]

　　I believe it may rain tonight. (1)

　　Jim believes his friend is a good writer. (2)

　　The lawyer believed the suspect's statement. (3)

　　We believe in God. (4)

　　bell

　　[an instrument that makes a musical sound]

　　Jim says he likes the sound of a church bell.

　　belong

　　[(1) to be owned by; (2) to be a member of]

　　That book belongs to my sister. (1)

　　My brother belongs to the Boy Scouts. (2)

　　below

　　[lower than]

　　The temperature outside is below freezing.

　　best

　　[the most good]

　　All of our singers are good but Lisa is best.

　　betray

　　[(1) to turn against; (2) to be false to]

　　The spy betrayed his country. (1)

　　The boy betrayed his mother's trust in him. (2)

　　better

　　[more good than]

　　Zach is a better baseball player than Al.

　　between

　　[(1) in the space or time that separates; (2) from one to the other]

　　I would like to meet with you between two and three o'clock. (1)

　　Secret talks between the two nations produced an agreement. (2)