bare1 /beə $ ber/ ●●○ adjectiveadj → bear1 without clothes 未穿衣服DCCNAKED not covered by clothes 赤裸的,裸露的 SYN naked a ragged child with bare feet 一个衣衫褴褛、光着脚的小孩
She felt the warm sun on her bare arms. 她感觉到阳光照在她裸露双臂上的暖意。
bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc 光着头的/裸着胸的/光着腿的等
2 land/trees 土地/树木DN not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves 〔土地〕草木不生的;〔树木〕光秃秃的 The trees soon gave way to bare rock. 不久,树也没有了,只剩下一片光秃秃的岩石。
3 not covered/empty 没有覆盖的/空的DHH empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations 空的;无覆盖物的;无装饰的 She looked round her tiny bare room. 她环顾她那空荡荡的小房间。
a bare wood staircase 未铺地毯的木楼梯
► see thesaurus at empty 4 the bare facts TRUEa statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details 最基本的事实 The newspaper had simply published the bare facts. 报上只刊登了最基本的事实。
5 smallest amount necessary 最少必需量 [only before noun]LITTLE/NOT MUCH the very least amount of something that you need to do something 最低限度的,仅有的,勉强的 He got 40% – a bare pass. 他得了40分,勉强及格。
The room had the bare minimum (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture. 房间里只有最基本的一些家具。
the bare essentials/necessities Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials. 她的包很轻,只装了一些最基本的生活必需品。
If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details. 如果你问关于她的事,她只会告诉你只言片语。
6 the bare bones MAINthe most important parts or facts of something without any detail 梗概,基本要点 We have outlined only the bare bones of the method. 我们只粗略地介绍了这个方法的基本要点。
7 lay something bare a) COVERto uncover something that was previously hidden 显示出某事物,使某事物暴露 When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare. 河水水位低的时候,就会露出大片的沙地来。
b) TELL A SECRETto make known something that was secret 揭露,揭发 historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event 力求揭示事件真相的历史著作
lay something bare• The depth of the problem is laid bare in the fact that 40% of 18- to 25- year-olds are unemployed.• The excavation laid bare the streets of the ancient city. 8 with your bare hands PMWPERSONALLY/YOURSELFwithout using a weapon or a tool 赤手空拳,徒手 He had killed a man with his bare hands. 他徒手杀死了一名男子。
with your bare hands• He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.• I reached out to feel your forehead, but you burned so hot I could not touch you with my bare hands.• Oyama is famous for fighting bulls with his bare hands.• The novices empty vats of mutton scraps into the dustbins and pack them down with their bare hands.• The shaman broke the bones with his bare hands, and used the jagged edges to scratch at his bark.• He'd strangled two children with his bare hands, then called the police to give himself up.• With their bare hands, they fought to save the man who had an ear ripped off in the attack.• Firemen dug with their bare hands to free Gemma Kitchiner from the storage pit on her parents' farm.• They'll fight with their bare hands to protect their homeland. 9. bare infinitive technical the basic form of a verb, for example ‘go’ or ‘eat’ 〔动词〕不带to的不定式 —bareness noun [uncountableU]