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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bright /braɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative brighter, superlative 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。 bright sunshine 灿烂的阳光 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 intelligent4 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 colour6 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。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。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。12. bright and breezy ENERGETIChappy and confident 快乐而自信的13. cheerful 高兴的bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ENTHUSIASTIChappy and full of energy 欢快的；充满生气的14 the bright lights EXCITEDthe interesting exciting life in a big city 大城市五光十色的生活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〕 —brightly adverb 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 [uncountable] 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 mirrorblinding 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。
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bright• Even as a small child, it was obvious that Bobby was very bright.• If you are cycling at night, always wear something bright.• The big windows in this room make it nice and bright.• Deng responded optimistically that the outlook was still bright.• the bright afternoon sun• a bright, airy room• The text is helpful, and the maps are bright and cheery.• a bright and promising career in the Navy• Natalie is bright and she knows it.• Claire had a lovely bright bedroom which was decorated in yellow and white.• He has a triangular version of Rupert's stylised muzzle with the same pricked ears and bright black-button eyes.• a book with bright, bold illustrations• It was a bright, cheerful morning and she was in a bright and cheerful mood.• Many of the houses were painted bright colors.• The artist clearly loved bright colours.• a bright eight-year-old girl• Companies want to prevent their best and brightest employees from being headhunted by rival organizations.• The light in here is not bright enough to read by.• a bright idea• These are not just interesting hypotheses or bright ideas.• From the top of the hill they could see the bright lights of the city below them.• They never bothered that we were just spectating-we were driving a bright red Carrera 911 with a great exhaust note!• The front door was painted bright red.• a bright smile• After so long indoors the bright sunshine hurt Jack's eyes.• That wasn't a very bright thing to do.• a bright yellow vanhas a bright future• After years of uncertainty, the new management says the Roses Theatre now has a bright future.From Longman Business Dictionarybrightbright /braɪt/ adjective FINANCE if share trading is bright, there is a lot of activity and prices are risingTrading will be ‘relatively bright’ in the first half, with the Nikkei rising above 30,000.Origin bright Old English beorhtbright adjective →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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bright S2 W2 /braɪt/
adjective (comparative brighter, superlative brightest)
Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights.
bright sunshine
a large bright room
2. SUNNY if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light
OPP dull:
The weather was bright and sunny.
a bright autumn day
3. INTELLIGENT intelligent and able to learn things quickly:
He was an exceptionally bright child.
a bright ambitious young man
4. a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (IRONIC):
Whose bright idea was this?
He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money.
5. COLOURS bright colours are strong and easy to see:
a bright red jumper
I never wear bright colours.
6. CHEERFUL happy and full of energy:
Her voice was bright and cheerful.
She gave him a bright smile.
He looked up at me with bright eyes.
7. SUCCESSFUL if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful
SYN promising:
The school’s future now looks very bright.
I’m sure the company has a bright future now.
8. as bright as a button very intelligent and full of energy
9. look on the bright side to see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad:
Come on, try to look on the bright side.
10. bright and early very early in the morning:
He was up bright and early, keen to get started.
11. bright spark informal someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid:
Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade.
12. bright and breezy happy and confident
13. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed happy and full of energy
14. the bright lights the interesting exciting life in a big city:
She missed the bright lights of London.
15. bright spot an event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant:
The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre.
—brightly adverb:
The sun shone brightly.
brightly coloured clothes
She smiled brightly.
—brightness noun [uncountable]
■ a bright light
▪bright shining strongly: The sunshine was very bright. | the bright light of the torch
▪strong very bright: Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight.
▪brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good: The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine.
▪dazzling a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it: dazzling headlights | the 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: There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion.
▪harsh a harsh light is bright and unpleasant: In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was.
▪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: The light wasn’t good enough to read.
■ a bright place
▪bright full of light: I wish the room was a bit brighter.
▪light bright because there are big windows: The dining room was light and airy.
▪well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights: Try to park in a well-lit place.
bright S2 W2 /braɪt/
adjective (comparative brighter, superlative brightest) Language: Old English
Origin: beorht
1. LIGHT shining strongly, or with plenty of light:Origin: beorht
2. SUNNY if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light
OPP dull:
3. INTELLIGENT intelligent and able to learn things quickly:
4. a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (IRONIC):
5. COLOURS bright colours are strong and easy to see:
6. CHEERFUL happy and full of energy:
7. SUCCESSFUL if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful
SYN promising:
8. as bright as a button very intelligent and full of energy
9. look on the bright side to see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad:
10. bright and early very early in the morning:
11. bright spark informal someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid:
12. bright and breezy happy and confident
13. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed happy and full of energy
14. the bright lights the interesting exciting life in a big city:
15. bright spot an event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant:
—brightly adverb:
—brightness noun [uncountable]
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bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see 指光线充足的、明亮的、色彩鲜明的 ：◆ a bright yellow dress 鲜黄色的连衣裙 brilliant very bright 指明亮的、鲜艳的 ：◆ The sky was a brilliant blue. 天空一片蔚蓝。 vivid ( (of colours) bright and strong指（颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的 ：◆ His eyes were a vivid green. 他的眼睛碧绿。 vibrant ( (of colours) bright and strong指（颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的 ：◆ The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens. 那房间以鲜艳的蓝绿两色装饰。
vivid or vibrant? 用 vivid 还是 vibrant？
These two words are very similar, but vivid emphasizes how bright a colour is, whilevibrant suggests a more lively and exciting colour or combination of colours.这两个词非常相似，但 vivid 强调颜色鲜艳明亮，而 vibrant 则指色彩或颜色组合活泼而富生气。
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bright/brilliant/vivid/vibrant colours bright/brilliant light/sunlight/sunshine/eyes
intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability 指有才智的、悟性强的、聪明的 ：◆ He's a highly intelligent man.他是一个很有才智的人。 ◆ She asked a lot of intelligent questions. 她问了许多机智的问题。 smart ( quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisionsespecially
NAmE 指聪明的、机敏的、精明的 ：◆ She's smarter than her brother. 她比她哥哥聪明。 ◆ That was a smart career move. 那是个人事业发展上的明智之举。 clever ( quick at learning and understanding things; showing this abilitysometimes
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BrE 指聪明的、聪颖的 ：◆ How clever of you to work it out! 你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了。 ◆ He's too clever by half , if you ask me.恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。 NOTE People use clever in the phraseClever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done sth well. When used to or about an adultclever can be disapproving.* clever 用于短语 Clever boy/girl!（多么聪颖的男孩／女孩！）表示孩子学习悟性强、做事聪明伶俐。clever 用于成年人可能含贬义。 brilliant extremely intelligent or skilful 指聪颖的、技艺高的 ：◆ He's a brilliant young scientist. 他是一个才华横溢的青年科学家。 bright intelligent; quick to learn 指聪明的、悟性强的 ：◆ She's probably the brightest student in the class. 她大概是班里最聪明的学生。 NOTE Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations ofbright includegirl ,boy ,kid ,student ,pupil .* bright 主要用于年轻人，常与之搭配的词有 girl、boy、kid、student、pupil 等。
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clever/brilliant at stha(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do
intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability 指有才智的、悟性强的、聪明的 ：◆ He's a highly intelligent man.他是一个很有才智的人。 ◆ She asked a lot of intelligent questions. 她问了许多机智的问题。 smart ( quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisionsespecially
NAmE 指聪明的、机敏的、精明的 ：◆ She's smarter than her brother. 她比她哥哥聪明。 ◆ That was a smart career move. 那是个人事业发展上的明智之举。 clever ( quick at learning and understanding things; showing this abilitysometimes
especially
BrE 指聪明的、聪颖的 ：◆ How clever of you to work it out! 你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了。 ◆ He's too clever by half , if you ask me.恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。 NOTE People use clever in the phraseClever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done sth well. When used to or about an adultclever can be disapproving.* clever 用于短语 Clever boy/girl!（多么聪颖的男孩／女孩！）表示孩子学习悟性强、做事聪明伶俐。clever 用于成年人可能含贬义。 brilliant extremely intelligent or skilful 指聪颖的、技艺高的 ：◆ He's a brilliant young scientist. 他是一个才华横溢的青年科学家。 bright intelligent; quick to learn 指聪明的、悟性强的 ：◆ She's probably the brightest student in the class. 她大概是班里最聪明的学生。 NOTE Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations ofbright includegirl ,boy ,kid ,student ,pupil .* bright 主要用于年轻人，常与之搭配的词有 girl、boy、kid、student、pupil 等。
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clever/brilliant at stha(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do
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