brim

• n. 边；边缘
• vi. 满溢；溢出
• vt. 使…满溢
• n. (Brim)人名；(英)布里姆

词源可能同break, 分开，切开。

1. the top edge of a vessel

2. a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

brim

brim: [13] Brim appears out of the blue at the beginning of the 13th century, meaning ‘edge, border’, with no apparent ancestor in Old English. It is usually connected with Middle High German brem and Old Norse barmr, both ‘edge’, which would point to a prehistoric Germanic source *berm- or *barm-. It has been conjectured that this could derive from the stem *ber- (source of English bear ‘carry’), and that the etymological meaning of brim is thus ‘raised border’. The modern sense ‘rim of a hat’ is first recorded in Shakespeare.
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brim (n.)

c. 1200, brymme "edge of the sea," of obscure origin, perhaps akin to Old Norse barmr "rim, brim," probably related to German bräme "margin, border, fringe," from PIE *bhrem- "point, spike, edge." (Old English had brim in the sense "sea, surf," but this probably was from the Germanic stem *brem- "to roar, rage.") Extended by 1520s to cups, basins, hats.

brim (v.)

"to fill to the brim," 1610s, from brim (n.). Intransitive sense ("be full to the brim") attested from 1818. Related: Brimmed; brimming.

edge, border, margin, rim, verge, brim, fringe

这些名词均有"边，边缘"之意。

edge： 普通用词，指较窄的边沿。

border： 侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上，指较宽的边缘，也可指边缘本身。

margin： 指物体的空白边，一般较宽。

rim： 指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。

verge： 指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界，或终端线，也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。

brim： 指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。

fringe： 指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。

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two wine glasses, filled to the brim

两只斟满的酒杯

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a wide-brimmed hat

宽檐帽

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Her eyes brimmed with tears.

她热泪盈眶。

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Tears brimmed in her eyes.

她热泪盈眶。

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The team were brimming with confidence before the game.

该队在赛前信心十足。

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(figurative)Her heart was brimming over with happiness.

她心中洋溢着幸福。

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Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap.

雨水从他的棒球帽帽檐上滴落。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a flat black hat with a wide brim.

宽边平顶黑礼帽

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England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.

英格兰队在锦标赛中连赢两场后信心大增。

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Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears.

迈克尔满怀乞求地看着他，两眼泪汪汪的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses.

花坛里长满了百合和玫瑰。

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Richard filled her glass right up to the brim...

理查德给她倒了满满一杯。

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The toilet was full to the brim with insects.

厕所里爬满了虫子。

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Her heart beat so fast and she was full to the brim with joy.

她心跳加快，满心喜悦。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He filled the glass to the brim.

他将杯子斟得满满的.

辞典例句

Better spare at brim than at bottom.

常将有日思无日,莫待无时思有时.

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You brim our cup with kindness here.

你对我们真是热情到了极点.

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Your eyes widen and brim with tears.

你睁大了眼睛,眼眶中充满了泪水.

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At last the water rose the brim, Then the smile crow drank water happily and smiled.

最后,水终于长到了罐口了, 小乌鸦高兴地喝着水,笑了.

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She laughed unwillingly, and the laughing reflection under the green brim decided her instantly.

"她勉强笑笑,可是一起见镜子里那绿帽檐底下的笑影便立即下决心了.

飘（部分）

The wide brim of her hat protected her face from the sun.

她帽子的宽缘保护她的脸免于受日晒.

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We brim over with sympathy after she told us her sad story.

她告诉我们她的悲苦身世后,我们对她深表同情.

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At last the water rose the brim the small crow drank water happily and smiled.

最后,水终于升到罐口了,小乌鸦高兴地喝着水,笑了.

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We all wish our life brim with excitement.

我们都希望生活中充满兴奋刺激.

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Brim ligulate flower, show white, pink, violet or blue.

边缘舌状花, 呈白.粉. 紫或蓝色.

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