bristle with 密集，充滿，被布滿

A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.

B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.

brittle

a. 1.易碎的，易損壞的；2.脆弱的，靠不住的; 3.冷淡的，不友好的; 4.(聲音)尖厲的

A: What place did you come in in the race?

B: Third. I won a bronze.

bronze

n. 1.青銅；2.青銅色，古銅色; 3.青銅(藝術)制品，銅牌

A: This is a very complicated question, professor.

B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.

A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?

B: No, they seem to have neglected them.

brood

vi. 1.(on, over, about)沉思，考慮; 2.孵蛋

n. 1.(雛雞等)一窩; 2.(一個家庭)全體孩子

A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.

B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?

brook

n. 小溪

vt. [常用于否定句或疑問句]容忍，忍受

A: Where were you this afternoon?

B: In the bookshop, just browsing.

browse

vi. 1.隨意翻閱，瀏覽; 2. (牛，羊等)吃草

A: That is a nasty bruise.

B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.

A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.

B: Don’t listen to him then.

bruise

n. 1.青腫,挫傷; 2.(水果等的)傷痕，擦痕

vt. 1.打青，使受淤傷; 2.挫傷，傷害(感情等)

A: That was a brutal crime.

B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

brutal

a. 1.野獸般的，殘忍的; 2.無情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的

A: How much is the fare?

B: Just two bucks, it is only a short journey.

A: The horse bucked and kicked me in the face.

B: Ouch! Why were you standing behind him?

A: Buck up, it is not the end of the world.

B: Easier said then done.