名 cloth，textile，a copper coin in ancient times，a surname；动 announce，declare，spread，disseminate ；

[例句] 他正拿着一块布，布上粉红色的水滴落在地板上。 He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.

[例句] 我去布鲁克斯兄弟专卖店给自己买了一件体面的衬衫。 I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt.

interspersal，intersperse，scatter，spread，diffuse ；

[例句] 沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。 Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.

[例句] 在巴利阿里群岛上，零星散布在岛内的村庄和那里的生活平静而祥和。 In the Balearics pockets of rural life and inland villages are undisturbed.

distribute，spread，scatter，distribution，distributing ；

[例句] 穿着绿色军服的人星星点点地分布在整个大礼堂中。 Men in green army uniforms are sprinkled throughout the huge auditorium.

[例句] 伦敦幼儿园的分布非常不均衡。 The availability of nursery school places varies widely across London.

canvas，duck，sacking，sailcloth ；

[例句] 用防风雨的帆布背包装照相机和镜头。 Use a weatherproof rucksack to carry your camera and lenses around in.

[例句] 她小心翼翼地在红帆布垫上坐下，膝盖矜持地并拢着。 She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.

[电] wiring，arrangement of wire，conductor arrangement，connectingup ；

[例句] 电灯布线要安全稳妥。 Lamps should be safely wired.

[例句] 到处都受了潮，整栋楼需要重新布线。 There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.

lay mines，mine；

[例句] “这位是布雷迪·科因，”萨姆突然转头对我说。 "This is Brady Coyne," said Sam, jerking his head in my direction.

[例句] 格林讲述他有一次去布雷姆纳隐居之处看他的经历。 Green recounts how he once went to see Bremner in his lair.

promulgate，announce，publish，make public [known]，come out with ；

[例句] 他们公布上一年度纯收入为110万美元。 For the prior year, they reported net income of $1.1 million.

[例句] 马可Ⅱ计划在公布1周内便在$TG掀起了骚动. During the week after its release, the Mark II plan had STG buzzing.

Boole(George, 1815.11.2-1864.12.8, 英国数学家和逻辑学家) ；

[例句] 埃布尔先生的医生说他不宜出行。 Mr Abel's doctor has said he is unfit to travel.

[例句] 布尔曼总是记不住人名。 Bulman was cursed with a poor memory for names.

overall arrangement，layout，composition，geographical layout，distribution ；

[例句] 维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸，房间布局凌乱，因此可能会显得较为阴冷。 Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.

[例句] 这艘船的甲板布局合理，使得所有操控都很方便。 This boat has a good deck layout making everything easy to operate.

fix up，arrange，assign，make arrangements for，collocation ；

[例句] 室内布置得很简单，几乎有点平淡无奇。 There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.

[例句] 我们在布置得温暖而又舒适的客厅里休息了一会儿。 We took time to relax in the cosily decorated drawing room.

notice，bulletin，proclamation，edict，notification ；

[例句] 长长一张布告上写着全部新兵的名字. A long placard bore the names of all the new recruits.

[例句] 学生们在布告牌上贴了一张海报. The students put up a poster on the bulletin board.

[剧] setting，scenery，composition，scene，set ；

[例句] 那出戏的舞台布景一定很费钱. The scenery for the play must have cost too much.

[例句] 用绳子把布景固定住,准备演下一场. Lash the scenery up ready for the next act.

declare，proclaim，pronounce，announce，herald ；

[例句] 爱沙尼亚议会已经通过了宣布共和国完全独立的决议。 The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent.

[例句] 他面无表情地站在那里，听法官宣布判决。 He stood emotionless as he heard the judge pass sentence.

publish，issue，announce，release，issuance ；

[例句] 在后来的新闻发布会上，他说不应夸大分歧。 At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized.

[例句] 他同意发布一篇新的新闻稿。 He gave the okay to issue a new press release.

promulgate，issue，publish，proclaim，switchman ；

[例句] 1741年，叶卡捷琳娜大帝颁布法令，允许佛教的存在。 In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.

[例句] 新颁布的法律荒唐至极。 The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.

bestrew，bestrewn，[医] dusting，bestrid ；

[例句] 静电荷可以用撒布指示粉剂的方法,予以探测. Electric charge may be detected qualitatively by sprinkling or blowing indicating powders.

[例句] 这种肥料能用手撒布. The fertilizer can be distributed by hand.

waterfall，falls，cataract，sault；

[例句] 最近的一场雨把瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。 The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.

[例句] 维多利亚瀑布今年的降雨量超过了平均水平。 Victoria Falls has had above average levels of rainfall this year.

etamine，tela (pl. telae)，coated abrasive，gauze，pledget ；

[例句] 用一块纱布或过滤网将果汁过滤一下。 Strain the juice through a piece of gauze or a sieve.

[例句] 安妮用消毒剂轻涂伤口,接着又贴上一块方纱布. Anney dabbed the cut with disinfectant and taped a gauze square over it.

order about，manipulate，put ，arrange ；

[例句] 普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。 Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.

[例句] 他说郎先生是个冷酷、算计，又爱摆布人的人。 He described Mr Long as cold, calculating and manipulative.

oilcloth，oilskin，tarpaulin，linoleum ；

[例句] 五金店内水泵和防水油布已经卖光了。 Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.

[例句] 行李卷儿外边再包一层油布. Wrap an oilcloth round the bedroll.