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full of light; shining strongly 光线充足的；明亮的 bright light/sunshine 明亮的光线；明媚的阳光 a bright room 明亮的屋子 Her eyes were bright with tears. 她的双眼泪光闪闪。 a bright morning (= with the sun shining) 阳光灿烂的早晨 All of these stars are bigger and brighter than our sun. 所有这些恒星都比我们的太阳更大更亮。
Extra ExamplesThe following morning dawned bright and warm. 第二天一大早阳光和煦。 The morning was quite bright, but it clouded over in the afternoon. 早晨还挺睛朗的，但是下午就阴天了。 The morning was reasonably bright. 早上很晴朗。 The offices are going to be bright and airy. 办公室将会明亮通风。 The sky was still bright in the west. 西边的天空依然很亮。 The sun shone bright and hot. 火辣辣的太阳耀眼夺目。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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(of a colour 颜色 strong and easy to see 鲜艳夺目的 I like bright colours. 我喜欢艳丽的色彩。 a bright yellow dress 鲜黄色的连衣裙 Jack's face turned bright red. 杰克的脸变得通红。 This colour is a bit bright, isn't it ? 这颜色有点亮，不是吗？
Synonyms brightbright- brilliant
- vivid
- vibrant
- bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see:
a bright yellow dress 鲜黄色的连衣裙
- brilliant very bright:
The sky was a brilliant blue. 天空一片蔚蓝。
- vivid (approving
) (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 (approving
) (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？ - bright/brilliant/vivid/vibrant colours
- bright/brilliant light/sunlight/sunshine/eyes
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesa2a bright tie 色彩鲜艳的领带 The white feathers looked surprisingly bright. 那些白色的羽毛看上去出奇地亮。
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giving reason to believe that good things will happen; likely to be successful 有希望的；大有可能成功的 This young musician has a bright future. 这位年轻的音乐家前途无量。 Prospects for the coming year look bright. 来年的前景一片光明。 a bright start to the week 本周的良好开端
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1The factory's future now looks bright. 这家工厂的前景现在看起来一片光明。 The war dimmed hopes of a rising market after a bright start to the year. 在一年光明的开端之后，这场战争使市场上涨的希望变得渺茫。
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intelligent; quick to learn 聪明的；悟性强的 Synonyms intelligentintelligent- smart
- clever
- brilliant
- bright
- intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability:
He’s a highly intelligent man. 他是一个很有才智的人。 她问了很多聪明的问题。 - smart (especially North American English)
quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: 指聪明的、机敏的、精明的： She’s smarter than her brother. 她比她哥哥聪明。 这是一个明智的职业选择。 - clever (sometimes disapproving, especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability:
How clever of you to work it out! 你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了。 恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。 人们在短语中使用聪明:聪明的男孩/女孩！告诉一个小孩他们已经学得或做得很好。当习惯于或关于一个聪明的成年人时，可能会不赞成。 - brilliant extremely intelligent or showing a lot of skill:
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:
She’s probably the brightest student in the class. 她大概是班里最聪明的学生。 Bright是专门用来说年轻人的。光明的常见搭配包括女孩、男孩、孩子、学生、小学生。
- clever/brilliant at something
- a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman
- a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Ms Newman is bright, opinionated and decisive. 纽曼女士聪明果断，有主见。 Thomas is an exceptionally bright boy. 托马斯是个异常聪明的男孩子。 a really bright child 一个非常伶俐的孩子 She's probably the brightest student in the class. 她大概是班里最聪明的学生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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cheerful and lively 快活而生气勃勃的 His eyes were bright and excited. 他目光发亮，兴奋不已。 She gave me a bright smile. 她对我粲然一笑。 Why are you so bright and cheerful today? 你今天怎么这么高兴？ His face was bright with excitement. 他兴奋得满脸放光。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Her timid eyes grew bright and she looked ready to venture on. 她胆怯的眼睛一下子亮了起来，看来打算去冒这个险。 He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy. 他感到非常高兴，充满活力。
Word OriginOld English beorht, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
bright and early
(as) bright as a button
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intelligent and quick to understand 机灵的；聪颖的 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
the bright lights
a bright spark
a/the bright spot
look on the bright side
to be cheerful or positive about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages （对坏情况）持乐观态度，看到光明的一面 Look on the bright side. You managed to do more than I did. 看好的一面吧，你比我当初做的多多了。