bright
adjective/braɪt/
/braɪt/
(comparative brighter, superlative brightest)
Idioms - 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 Examples- The 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
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- bright light/sunshine
- (of a colour) 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
亮黄色的连衣裙 - Jack's face turned bright red.
杰克的脸变得通红。 - This colour is a bit bright, isn't it ?
这个颜色有点亮，不是吗？
Synonyms brightbrightbrilliant ▪ vivid ▪ vibrantThese words all describe things that are shining or full of light or colours that are strong and easy to see.bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see:- a bright yellow dress
亮黄色的连衣裙
- The sky was a brilliant blue.
天空一片蔚蓝。
- His eyes were a vivid green.
他的眼睛碧绿。
- The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens.
那房间以鲜艳的蓝绿两色装饰。
- bright/brilliant/vivid/vibrant colours
- bright/brilliant light/sunlight/sunshine/eyes
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesa2- a 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。
- I like bright colours.
- 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 Successb1- The 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.
在今年的良好开局之后，战争使市场上涨的希望变得黯淡。
- This young musician has a bright future.
- intelligent; quick to learn
聪明的；悟性强的 - the brightest pupil in the class
班里最聪明的学生 - Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas)?
你有何高见？
Synonyms intelligentintelligentsmart ▪ clever ▪ brilliant ▪ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability: He’s a highly intelligent man.She asked a lot of intelligent questions.smart (especially North American English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: She’s smarter than her brother.That was a smart career move.clever (sometimes disapproving, especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability: How clever of you to work it out!He’s too clever by half, if you ask me. People use clever in the phrase : Clever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done something well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving.brilliant extremely intelligent or showing a lot of skill: He’s a brilliant young scientist.bright intelligent; quick to learn: She’s probably the brightest student in the class. Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations of bright include girl, boy, kid, student, pupil.Patterns- 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 qualitiesb2- Ms 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
- …
- the brightest pupil in the class
- cheerful and lively
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 qualitiesb2- Her 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。
- His eyes were bright and excited.
Word OriginOld English beorht, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
bright and early
- very early in the morning
黎明；破晓；清晨 - You're up bright and early today!
你今天起得很早啊！
- You're up bright and early today!
(as) bright as a button
- (British English, informal) 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
- the excitement of city life
城市生活的多姿多彩 - Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.
尽管他是在农村长大的，他始终对城市的五光十色情有独钟。
- Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.
a bright spark
- (British English, informal, often ironic) a lively and intelligent person, especially somebody young
活泼机灵的人（尤指年轻人） - Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.
不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。
- Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.
a/the bright spot
- a good or pleasant part of something that is unpleasant or bad in all other ways
（不幸或逆境中的）可喜部分，闪光点 - The win last week was the only bright spot in their last ten games.
上周的胜利是他们最近十场比赛中唯一振奋人心的一次。 - The birth of my son was the one bright spot in a terrible year.
在那多灾多难的年景，我儿子出生是唯一令人高兴的事。
- The win last week was the only bright spot in their last ten games.
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。
- Look on the bright side. You managed to do more than I did.