bright /braɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp brighter, superlativesupl brightest)1 LIGHTBRIGHTlight 光 shining strongly, or with plenty of light 明亮的;光線充足的Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights. 明亮的光線刺痛了她的眼睛。
a large bright room 明亮的大房間
2 sunny 陽光充足的 if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light 陽光明媚的 OPP dullThe weather was bright and sunny. 天氣晴朗,陽光明媚。
a bright autumn day 一個陽光明媚的秋日
3 INTELLIGENTINTELLIGENTintelligent 聰明的 intelligent and able to learn things quickly 聰穎的,聰明的He was an exceptionally bright child. 他是個特别聰明的孩子。
a bright ambitious young man 一個聰明、有抱負的年輕人
► see thesaurus at intelligent 4 a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (ironic) 聰明點子〔有時作諷刺用法〕Whose bright idea was this? 這是誰出的好點子?
He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money. 他老是會想出些賺錢的好法子。
5 COLOURSBRIGHTcolours 顔色 bright colours are strong and easy to see 鮮豔的,鮮亮的a bright red jumper 一件鮮紅色的套頭毛衣
I never wear bright colours. 我從來不穿鮮豔的顔色。
► see thesaurus at colour 6 CHEERFULHAPPYENERGETICcheerful 高興的 happy and full of energy 歡快的;充滿生氣的Her voice was bright and cheerful. 她的聲音很歡快。
She gave him a bright smile. 她給了他一個燦爛的微笑。
He looked up at me with bright eyes. 他擡起頭來,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 promisingThe school’s future now looks very bright. 現在,這所學校的前途看起來非常光明。
I’m sure the company has a bright future now. 我確信公司現在前途光明。
8. as bright as a button INTELLIGENTvery intelligent and full of energy 聰明活潑的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,抱樂觀態度Come on, try to look on the bright side. 好啦,多往好處想想吧。
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. 他一大早就起來了,急着開始工作。
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 聰明人〔常用作反話〕Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade. 不知道哪個聰明人以爲大樓着火了,就叫來了消防隊。
13. cheerful 高興的bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ENTHUSIASTIChappy and full of energy 歡快的;充滿生氣的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. 她懷念倫敦豐富多彩的生活。
15 bright spot NICEan event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant 亮點〔指在其他事情都很糟糕時的一件令人高興的事或一段快樂的時光〕The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre. 這個周末唯一高興的事就是我們去看了場戲。
—brightly adverbadvThe sun shone brightly. 太陽明媚地照耀着。
brightly coloured clothes 顔色鮮豔的衣服
She smiled brightly. 她笑得很燦爛。
—brightness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSa bright light 強烈的亮光bright shining strongly 明亮的The sunshine was very bright. 陽光非常燦爛。
the bright light of the torch 手電筒明亮的光
strong very bright 光線強烈的Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight. 照片如果暴露在強烈的陽光下就會褪色。
brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good 明亮的,燦爛的The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine. 花園裏灑滿明媚的秋日陽光。
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 晃眼的車頭燈
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. 突然出現一道刺眼的光,緊接着是一聲爆炸的巨響。
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. 廚房刺眼的燈光讓她顯老。
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 光線充足的The light wasn’t good enough to read. 這光線看書不夠亮。
a bright place 明亮的地方bright full of light 光線充足的I wish the room was a bit brighter. 我希望這房間的光線再亮一些。
light bright because there are big windows 〔因有大窗戶而〕明亮的The dining room was light and airy. 飯廳明亮又通風。
well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights 燈光明亮的Try to park in a well-lit place. 最好把車停在燈光明亮的地方。