Related topics: Letters & punctuation
B, b /biː/ noun (plural B’s, b’s) 1. SLA[countableC, uncountableU] the second letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第二个字母
2. [countableC, uncountableU] the seventh note in the musical scale of C major or the musical key based on this note B音〔C大调音阶的第七音〕;B调
3 [countableC] a mark given to a student’s work to show that it is good but not excellent B级,乙级,乙等〔表示学业成绩良好〕 I got a B in history. 我历史得了个B。
4 [uncountableU] used to refer in a short way to one of two different things or people. You can call the first one A 乙,B〔两个不同事物或人中的一个,第一个称甲或A〕 the advantages and disadvantages of choosing product A or B 选择产品A或B的利和弊
→ plan B at plan1(6) 5. B4509/B1049 etc the name of a road in Britain that is smaller than an A-road B4509/B1049等公路〔英国公路名称,比A级公路小〕
6. [uncountableU] a common type of blood B型〔一种常见血型〕
→ from A to B at A1(6), → B-movie, B-side, B-road