bare
adjective/beə(r)/
/ber/
(comparative barer, superlative barest)
Idioms - not covered by any clothes
裸体的；裸露的 - She likes to walk around in bare feet.
她喜欢光着脚走来走去。 - They wore shabby clothes and their feet were bare.
他们穿着破旧的衣服，光着脚。 - His bare legs were covered in wiry golden hairs.
他裸露的双腿上长满了金色的毛发。
- She likes to walk around in bare feet.
- (of trees or countryside) not covered with leaves; without plants or trees
（树木）光秃秃的；（土地）荒芜的 - The winter sun filtered through the bare branches of the trees.
冬日的阳光透过树木光秃秃的枝桠。 - a bare mountainside
光秃秃的山坡 - We looked out over a bare, open landscape, stripped of vegetation.
我们眺望窗外，一片光秃秃、空旷的土地，没有任何植被。
Extra Examples- The windows looked out onto a bare field.
窗户朝向一片荒芜的田野。 - They spent a cold night on the bare mountainside.
他们在光秃秃的山坡上度过了一个寒冷的夜晚。 - The flowers stood out like jewels against the dark, bare soil.
这些花朵在黑暗、裸露的土壤的映衬下像宝石一样引人注目。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- remain
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- very
- completely
- quite
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- of
- The winter sun filtered through the bare branches of the trees.
- (of surfaces and objects) not covered with or protected by anything
无遮盖的；没有保护的 - bare wooden floorboards
未铺地毯的木地板 - Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
电缆露出了裸线。 - The walls were bare except for a clock.
墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。 - The only lighting was a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling.
唯一的照明是悬挂在天花板上的裸露灯泡。 - The walls have been stripped bare.
这些墙的外皮已经脱落了。
Homophones bare | bearbare bear/beə(r)//ber/- bare adjective
- The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
房间里没有一件傢具，空落落的让人觉得不自然。
- The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
- bear noun
- Staff reported finding polar bear tracks in the snow.
工作人员报告说在雪地里发现了北极熊的足迹。
- Staff reported finding polar bear tracks in the snow.
- bear verb
- How can you bear this awful noise?
你怎么能忍受这种可怕的噪声？
- How can you bear this awful noise?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- remain
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- very
- completely
- quite
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- of
- bare wooden floorboards
- (of a room, cupboard, etc.) empty
空的；空空如也的 - The fridge was completely bare.
电冰箱里什么也没有。 - bare shelves
空荡荡的架子 - bare of something The house was almost bare of furniture.
房子里空空的，几乎没有家具。
Extra Examples- The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
房间里没有一件傢具，空落落的让人觉得不自然。 - The room was completely bare.
房间里空无一物。 - At many stores bare shelves greeted shoppers.
在许多商店，顾客进去看到的是空荡荡的货架。 - They found themselves in a huge bare hall.
他们发现自己在一个空荡荡的大厅里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- remain
- …
- very
- completely
- quite
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- of
- The fridge was completely bare.
- [only before noun] just enough; the most basic or simple
仅够的；最基本的；最简单的 - The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.
那家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。 - We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.
我们只有最基本的设备。 - He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.
他只下了最少的功夫，却仍然通过了考试。 - She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本资料。 - It was the barest hint of a smile.
那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。 - Nothing more is known apart from the bare statement issued to the press.
除了向媒体发表的简单声明外，我们一无所知。
Which Word? naked / barenaked / bareBoth these words can be used to mean ‘not covered with clothes’ and are frequently used with the following nouns:naked ~ bare ~ body feet man arms fear walls aggression branches flame essentials - Naked is more often used to describe a person or their body and bare usually describes a part of the body.
- Bare can also describe other things with nothing on them:
- bare walls
光秃秃的墙壁 - a bare hillside.
光秃秃的山坡
- a naked sword.
一把赤裸的剑。
- bare walls
- Bare can also mean ‘just enough’:
- the bare minimum.
最低限度。
- naked fear.
赤裸裸的恐惧。
- (visible) to/with the naked eye.
（肉眼可见）。
- the bare minimum.
Synonyms plainplainsimple ▪ stark ▪ bare ▪ unequivocal These words all describe statements, often about something unpleasant, that are very clear, not trying to hide anything, and not using more words than necessary.plain used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in a way that other people may not like:- The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
事实很明显，没有人真正了解。
- The simple truth is that we just can’t afford it.
事实很简单，我们就是付不起。
- The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.
明摆着的事实是剩下的钱已经不够了。
- She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本资料。
- The reply was an unequivocal ‘no’.
回答是个干脆利落的“不”字。
- the plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal truth
- a(n) plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal fact/statement
- a(n) plain/simple/unequivocal answer
- The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.
Word OriginOld English bær (noun), barian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baar.
Idioms
the bare bones (of something)
- the basic facts
梗概；概要 - the bare bones of the story
故事梗概
- the bare bones of the story
the cupboard is bare
- (British English) used to say that there is no money for something
食橱是空的（指没钱购买） - They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
他们正在寻求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。
- They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
lay something bare
- (formal) to show something that was covered or to make something known that was secret
暴露；揭露 - Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.
他们的私生活全面曝光了。
- Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.
with your bare hands
- without weapons or tools
赤手空拳；徒手 - He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.
他赤手空拳就能取人性命。 - We pulled the wall down with our bare hands.
我们徒手把墙推倒了。
- He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.