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He started from his bed when he saw a stranger barging into his room.
   他看見一個陌生人衝進他房間,便從床上驚跳了起來。

The stock market is a barometer of business.
   股票市場是商業的晴雨表。

One of his friends is a steel baron.
   他的一位朋友是鋼鐵大王。

The baron expected his baroness to marry a man of power and wealth.
   男爵盼望自己的女兒嫁個有錢有勢的人。

How much does a barrel of oil cost?
   一桶石油要多少錢?

He has a barrel of money about him.
   他身上帶著許多錢。

He was engaged in a barren argument with Paul.
   他在同保羅作無用的爭論。

The couple adopted a child at the end of the third year of barrenness.
   到了三年底還未孕,這對夫婦就領養了個小孩。

The barrister entirely renounced his right to object to a juror.
   這位律師完全放棄了反對陪審團員的權力。

The machine rests on a wide base of steel.
   這機器由一個很大的鋼製底座支承。

The explorers set up a base at the foot of the mountain.
   探險者們在山腳下建立了基地。

This play is based on a true story.
   這齣戲以真事為基礎。

The right to vote is a base civil right.
   選舉權是公民的一項基本權利。

To betray a friend is a base action.
   背叛朋友是卑劣的行為。

The ex-convict found a base employment for himself.
   那個過去被判過刑的人找到了一份卑微的工作。

Iron is a base metal.
   鐵是低值金屬。

Part of the harbour is a yacht basin.
   港灣的一部分是個停泊遊艇的內港。

Mary came up to me, carrying a basket of apples.
   瑪麗提著一籃蘋果向我走來。

That manager has been a basket case here since his wife left him.
   自從太太離開他後,那位經理就變得意志消沈。

I have a basketful of surprises for you.
   我有許多讓你吃驚的消息。