beard /biәd/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
• (n.) a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
• (n.) a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

Chinese translation

• n. 胡须
• vt. 抓住胡须, 公开反对

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/biәd/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.07 · Rare

Word forms

bearding, bearded, beards

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bear · bearing

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