B2听力课程库

A ballpark guess

A ballpark guess is a rough numerical estimate based on general knowledge to help people make early plans.

Aberration vs Abeyance: Clear Everyday Guide

Above board

Above board describes actions or deals that are honest and legal, with nothing hidden.

Accuse vs allege: choose the right verb

Ad Hoc: Meaning and Daily Use

Adjective clauses: choose the right word

Adverse or Averse: Choose the Right Word

Aesthetic or Ascetic: Style or Strict Discipline

Albeit Meaning: Use Clear Formal Contrasts

Allusion or Illusion: How to Choose

Although, though, even though: Connect contrasting ideas

Ambiguous Meaning: Clarify Two Different Readings

Amicable meaning: use and combinations

Among or amongst: which word fits?

Arbitrary: Meaning and Everyday Use

Articles with Illness Names: Choose the Right Form

Articles with lakes: choose the right form

Assume or Presume: Which Word Fits?

At first glance

At first glance introduces how something appears when first seen before a closer look reveals new facts.

Attitude Adverbs: A Practical Guide

Backlog

You answer five old emails, but twelve more are still waiting. What do you call the work that has built up behind you?

Bend the rules

Bend the rules means to relax or ignore a rule in a particular situation. The speaker presents the exception as small, but others may see it as unfair.

Beyond the pale: meaning and use

Bone of contention: naming a disagreement