bright /braɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp brighter, superlativesupl brightest) 1 LIGHTBRIGHTlight 光 shining strongly, or with plenty of light 明亮的;光线充足的 Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights. 明亮的光线刺痛了她的眼睛。
a large bright room 明亮的大房间
2 sunny 阳光充足的 if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light 阳光明媚的 OPP dull The weather was bright and sunny. 天气晴朗,阳光明媚。
a bright autumn day 一个阳光明媚的秋日
3 INTELLIGENTINTELLIGENTintelligent 聪明的 intelligent and able to learn things quickly 聪颖的,聪明的 He was an exceptionally bright child. 他是个特别聪明的孩子。
a bright ambitious young man 一个聪明、有抱负的年轻人
► see thesaurus at intelligent 4 a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (ironic) 聪明点子〔有时作讽刺用法〕 Whose bright idea was this? 这是谁出的好点子?
He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money. 他老是会想出些赚钱的好法子。
5 COLOURSBRIGHTcolours 颜色 bright colours are strong and easy to see 鲜艳的,鲜亮的 a bright red jumper 一件鲜红色的套头毛衣
I never wear bright colours. 我从来不穿鲜艳的颜色。
► see thesaurus at colour 6 CHEERFULHAPPYENERGETICcheerful 高兴的 happy and full of energy 欢快的;充满生气的 Her voice was bright and cheerful. 她的声音很欢快。
She gave him a bright smile. 她给了他一个灿烂的微笑。
He looked up at me with bright eyes. 他抬起头来,用明亮的眼睛看着我。
7 successful 成功的 if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful 〔前途〕光明的 SYN promising The school’s future now looks very bright. 现在,这所学校的前途看起来非常光明。
I’m sure the company has a bright future now. 我确信公司现在前途光明。
8. as bright as a button INTELLIGENTvery intelligent and full of energy 聪明活泼的as bright as a button• She was as bright as a button.• Some of them are frail physically but are as bright as a button in their minds. 9 look on the bright side HOPEto see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad 看到光明的一面,抱乐观态度 Come on, try to look on the bright side. 好啦,多往好处想想吧。
look on the bright side• By the time supper rolls around, he has even begun to look on the bright side.• Experts believe it is all part of a wartime spirit of looking on the bright side.• She would look on the bright side.• Always look on the bright side of life.• Another is that they have an in-built bias towards optimism, always looking on the bright side of life.• Still; look on the bright side: they'd have to order another one.• But look on the bright side: we've finally found a way of getting rid of Liverpool, too. 10 bright and early EARLYvery early in the morning 大清早 He was up bright and early, keen to get started. 他一大早就起来了,急着开始工作。
bright and early• Despite the awful weather, some executives were at their desks bright and early.• I arrived bright and early at Brian the falconer's house for day one of my course.• Saturday, the day of the match itself, began bright and early for me.• Waking bright and early, I went for a swim and took the dog for a walk.• Geoffrey was up bright and early on Saturday morning, and had everything packed before breakfast.• I'll be here bright and early to pick you up. 11 bright spark informalINTELLIGENT someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid 聪明人〔常用作反话〕 Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade. 不知道哪个聪明人以为大楼着火了,就叫来了消防队。
13. cheerful 高兴的bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ENTHUSIASTIChappy and full of energy 欢快的;充满生气的bright-eyed and bushy-tailed• Christie was there, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, at 6:30 a.m. 14 the bright lights EXCITEDthe interesting exciting life in a big city 大城市五光十色的生活 She missed the bright lights of London. 她怀念伦敦丰富多彩的生活。
15 bright spot NICEan event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant 亮点〔指在其他事情都很糟糕时的一件令人高兴的事或一段快乐的时光〕 The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre. 这个周末唯一高兴的事就是我们去看了场戏。
—brightly adverbadv The sun shone brightly. 太阳明媚地照耀着。
brightly coloured clothes 颜色鲜艳的衣服
She smiled brightly. 她笑得很灿烂。
—brightness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSa bright light 强烈的亮光bright shining strongly 明亮的The sunshine was very bright. 阳光非常灿烂。
the bright light of the torch 手电筒明亮的光
strong very bright 光线强烈的Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight. 照片如果暴露在强烈的阳光下就会褪色。
brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good 明亮的,灿烂的The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine. 花园里洒满明媚的秋日阳光。
dazzling a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it 使人目眩的,令人眼花的dazzling headlights 晃眼的车头灯
nthe dazzling reflection from the mirror
blinding a blinding light is very bright and makes you unable to see for a short time after you have looked at it 刺眼的,令人目眩的There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion. 突然出现一道刺眼的光,紧接着是一声爆炸的巨响。
harsh a harsh light is bright and unpleasant 刺眼的,耀眼的In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was. 厨房刺眼的灯光让她显老。
good if the light is good in a place where you are working, it is bright enough for you to see what you are doing 光线充足的The light wasn’t good enough to read. 这光线看书不够亮。
a bright place 明亮的地方bright full of light 光线充足的I wish the room was a bit brighter. 我希望这房间的光线再亮一些。
light bright because there are big windows 〔因有大窗户而〕明亮的The dining room was light and airy. 饭厅明亮又通风。
well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights 灯光明亮的Try to park in a well-lit place. 最好把车停在灯光明亮的地方。