bright

• adj. 明亮的，鲜明的；聪明的；愉快的
• adv. 明亮地；光明地；欢快地
• n. 车头灯光
• n. (Bright)人名；(英)布赖特

来自PIE *bhereg, 明亮，发光。词源同burn.

1. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts;

"the sun was bright and hot"

"a bright sunlit room"

2. having striking color;

"bright greens"

"brilliant tapestries"

"a bird with vivid plumage"

3. characterized by quickness and ease in learning;

"some children are brighter in one subject than another"

"smart children talk earlier than the average"

4. having lots of light either natural or artificial;

"the room was bright and airy"

"a stage bright with spotlights"

5. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow;

"bright silver candlesticks"

"a burnished brass knocker"

"she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"

"rows of shining glasses"

"shiny black patents"

6. splendid;

"the bright stars of stage and screen"

"a bright moment in history"

"the bright pageantry of court"

7. not made dim or less bright;

"undimmed headlights"

"surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"

8. clear and sharp and ringing;

"the bright sound of the trumpet section"

"the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

9. characterized by happiness or gladness;

"bright faces"

"all the world seems bright and gay"

10. abounding with sunlight;

"a bright sunny day"

"one shining norming"- John Muir

"when it is warm and shiny"

11. full or promise;

"had a bright future in publishing"

"the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"

bright

bright: [OE] Bright is a word of ancient origins, going back to Indo-European *bhereg-, which has produced a range of words with the same general meaning in a range of Indo-European languages (for example Sanskrit bhrājate ‘shine’). The Germanic derivative was *berkhtaz, which produced a number of offspring amongst the early Germanic languages, including Old English beorht, Old High German beraht, and Old Norse bjartr, all now lost except English bright.

bright (adj.)

Old English bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright; splendid; clear-sounding; beautiful; divine," from Proto-Germanic *berhta- "bright" (cognates: Old Saxon berht, Old Norse bjartr, Old High German beraht, Gothic bairhts "bright"), from PIE root *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cognates: Sanskrit bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lithuanian breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.

bright, clever, wise, brilliant, intelligent, ingenious, smart, shrewd

这些形容词均含有"聪明的"之意。

bright： 口语常用词，多指年轻人，尤指小孩思路敏捷，理解力强，机灵等。

clever： 强调头脑灵活，接受新事物快，有智有谋，但不一定暗示全面妥当地考虑问题。

wise： 侧重不是一般的聪明伶俐，而是有远见，有智慧，能明智地处理问题。

brilliant： 指人的才华出众，思路敏捷，常令人赞叹不已。

intelligent： 正式用词，指在理解新的、抽象东西或处理解决问题时，智力超过一般常人。

ingenious： 指思路敏捷，并暗示有创造与发明的才能和技巧。

smart： 普通用词，与bright和clever的意思很相近，但更强调机灵。

shrewd： 指精明老练，有头脑，善于判断，把握有利机会。

bright, brilliant, glowing, radiant, luminous

这些形容词均含有"明亮的"之意。

bright： 常用词，与昏暗相对应，侧重形容光线的强度，指一切自身发光明亮或反射光的事物。

brilliant： 指非常亮或亮得引人注目，多含闪耀或反光闪烁之意。

glowing： 指稳定光源发出的明亮持久的光，或燃烧最后阶段产生的红光。

radiant： 侧重光线的射击，也可指像太阳或星星一样发光的东西。

luminous： 着重指发出持续稳定的亮光；可指在黑暗中的发光物。

The best comments are then sorted democratically by a voting system, meaning that your social learning experience is shared with the best and brightest thinkers.

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share his learning experience with the best and brightest thinkers

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Fashionable pants in bright colors.

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One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

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In 2007, 623,805 of the world's brightest students were attracted to American universities.

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It is open to the brightest students only

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They have bright colors and intricate patterns.

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En… He seemed like a very bright guy.

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At the base of a mountain in Tanzania Gregory rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water.

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Because it's such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about some people having been killed in a road crash.

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Educational outings help bright but disadvantaged students to get better scores in A-level tests.

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One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up" double-digit" increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

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The men are very socially awkward but very bright.

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The sun was considerably less bright back then, so Venus was arguably a cozier habitat for life than earth.

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And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.

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Doing so will help you get into a better university, which will enable you to have a bright future.

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Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in the us.

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Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint, including their nighttime breeding choruses.

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If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day.

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It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

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Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.

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The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had made an emergency call.

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They said he's bright, and that he's starting to learn how to tell time.

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Tomorrow will start off dry and bright in most areas, with temperatures slightly above normal for this time of year.

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Your cat can't see bright colors such as red and green.

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Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated.

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In effect, the approach would create a "walled garden" in cyberspace, with safe"neighbor hoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a trusted community.

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This suggests that dimmer bulbs burn longer, that there is an advantage in not being too terrifically bright.

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bright light/sunshine

明亮的光线；明媚的阳光

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a bright room

明亮的屋子

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Her eyes were bright with tears.

她的双眼泪光闪闪。

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a bright morning (= with the sun shining)

阳光灿烂的早晨

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I like bright colours.

我喜欢艳丽的色彩。

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a bright yellow dress

鲜黄色的连衣裙

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Jack's face turned bright red .

杰克的脸变得通红。

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His eyes were bright and excited.

他目光发亮，兴奋不已。

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She gave me a bright smile.

她对我粲然一笑。

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Why are you so bright and cheerful today?

你今天怎么这么高兴？

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His face was bright with excitement.

他兴奋得满脸放光。

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the brightest pupil in the class

班里最聪明的学生

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Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas) ?

你有何高见？

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This young musician has a bright future .

这位年轻的音乐家前途无量。

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Prospects for the coming year look bright.

来年的前景一片光明。

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a bright start to the week

本周的良好开端

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a brightly lit room

亮堂的屋子

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‘Hi! ’ she called brightly.

“嗨！”她轻快地招呼道。

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You're up bright and early today!

你今天起得很早啊！

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Both had successful careers and the future looked bright...

两个人都事业有成，前程似锦。

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There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.

综合性的社区具有比以前更加光明的前景。

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'May I help you?' said a bright American voice over the telephone.

“请问您需要什么帮助？”电话里传出一个充满活力的美国人的声音。

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The boy was so bright and animated...

这个男孩活泼开朗，充满活力。

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Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.

福特公司想出了付给工人足够的薪水去购买汽车这一绝妙的主意。

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There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas...

许多书里都有很多绝妙的想法。

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...a bright red dress.

鲜红的连衣裙

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...the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace.

参加白金汉宫阅兵式的卫兵们色彩鲜艳的制服

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...a bright October day...

10月的一天，天气晴朗

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She leaned forward, her eyes bright with excitement.

她身体前倾，眼里闪动着兴奋的光芒。

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I was convinced that he was brighter than average.

我确信他比一般人聪明。

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