barer; barest
barer; barest
Learner's definition of BARE
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a : not having a covering无遮盖的；光秃的 -
There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare.房子的客厅铺有地毯，但其他房间没有。
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The walls were bare.墙壁上没有任何装饰。
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Do not let the bare wires touch.勿将裸线相互接触。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 -
He laid bare his soul. = He laid his soul bare. [=he revealed his most private thoughts and feelings]他袒露了自己的心扉。
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The book is an attempt to lay bare [=reveal, uncover] the secrets of this very powerful political family.这本书试图揭露这个极有权势的政治家族的秘密。
b : not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc.赤裸的；裸露的；光着的 -
He covered her bare arms with his coat.他把自己的外衣盖在她裸露的手臂上。
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Her feet were bare. = She had bare feet. [=she wasn't wearing shoes or socks on her feet]她光着脚。
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He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare.他左手戴了一只手套，右手则没戴。
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His head is bare. [=he does not have a hat on]他没戴帽子。
— see also with your bare hands at 1hand c : not covered by leaves, grass, trees, or plants光秃秃的；荒芜的 -
She likes the bare [=naked] branches of trees in the winter.她喜欢冬季里树上光秃秃的枝丫。
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The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years.原先常年伫立着雕像的地面变得很空旷。
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The mountainside was laid bare by loggers. [=all the trees on the mountainside were cut down by loggers]山坡上的树木已被伐木工人砍伐殆尽。
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a : not containing anything : empty空的 b : having little or no furniture无家具的；无装饰物的 -
a bare room一间空屋
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Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair.她的办公室空荡荡的，只有一张办公桌和一把椅子。
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This is the barest room in the house.这是房子里陈设最少的房间。
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always used before a noun : not having anything added or extra : including only what is most basic or needed不加修饰的；不加发挥的；最基本的 -
He only told me the bare facts about what happened.他只是把发生的事情原原本本地告诉了我。
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We packed only the bare essentials for the hike. [=we packed only what we really needed for the hike]我们只装了远足所需的基本用品。
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They had only the bare [=basic] necessities (of life): food, water, and shelter.他们只有最基本的（生活）必需品：食物、水和住所。
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He's lazy and only does the bare minimum of work. [=he does the least amount of work possible]他很懒，只做尽可能少的工作。
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a bare majority [=the smallest possible majority]勉强多数
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She added the barest [=smallest] pinch of salt.她加了很小的一撮盐。
— bareness
noun [noncount] 2 bare /ˈbeɚ/ verb
bares; bared; baring
bares; bared; baring
Learner's definition of BARE
[+ object]
: to remove the covering from (something)揭开；使露出 -
He bared his chest to show the scar.他赤裸着胸部露出伤疤。
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The dog growled and bared [=exposed] its teeth.那只狗龇牙咆哮。
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She was asked to bare (it) all for the magazine. [=she was asked to pose nude for the magazine]她被要求为那本杂志拍裸照。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 -
She bared [=revealed, told] her fears to him.她向他袒露了自己的恐惧。
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He bared all [=told the whole story] in the interview.他在访谈中透露了事情的全部。
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He bared his soul to me. [=he told me his most private thoughts and feelings]他向我袒露了心扉。
◊ Do not confuse bare with bear.