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ment.他兴奋得满脸放光。〇 note at cheerful 4 intel­ligent; quick to learn 聪 明的； 悟性强的：' the brightest pupiHn the doss 班里;的学生◊ Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas)?你有何高见note at intelligent 5 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力iture. 远位年磋W畚乐家前途无量。◊ Prospects /or the coming year Zoofc bright.来年的前景一片光南。◊ a bright start to the weefc.本周的良好开端► bright.ly flt/v.: a brightly room 亮堂舍屋手◊.知/’ she caHed brigh办• “ 嗨！. ” 她轻快地招呼ii。brightness nown [U'] IT»T?il bright and 丨early very eariy in the morning 夫清早：You’re up bright and ear〖y today/.你今天起得很阜啊！ .(as), bright as a 'button (BrE) intelligent and quick to understand 机灵的聪颖的 the bright lights the excitement.of city life 城市呈 ^ 的多姿多彩：Although he ^rew up fn the country, h^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0 a bright ‘spark (8rf，/>?/ow7fl/，often /ra/?/c) a lively and intelligent person, especially sb young _ 明的.又 (尤指年轻人）：Some bright spark (= stupid person) Ze片the tap running dH night.不喊是哪个聪明人让自来水 滅了一夜。.a/the 'bright spot a good or pleasant part of sth 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 i〇5t iveefc was the oniy bright spot i>i t/ieir fast 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。丨ook 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

madv. (bright-er, bright-est) {literary) (usually with the verbs burn and sWne 通常与动 _ bum、shine 连用） brightly 光亮地；明亮地：TTie stars were sAinfng bright.

星光闪烁。

■ noun brights [pi.] [NAm£) the headlights on a vehicle set to a position in which they are shining as brightly as possible and not directed downwards (车辆的）■前大

灯，头灯

bright-en /'braitn/ verb 1 to become or make sth lighter or brighter in.colour (使）更明亮，色彩鲜艳：[V] In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten. 325^ 的天空开始泛白。◊ [VN] a shampoo to brighten and condition your hair有亮泽兼护发效果的洗发剂2〜（sth) (up) to become, feel or look happier; to make sb look happier (使）快活起来：[V] Her eyes brigfttened 她的 眼 亮了 起来。◊ He brightened up at their words 〇/ encouragement•听到他们鼓励的话，|也高兴起来。〇[VN] A smde bri妨tened her/ace. M的脸上露出了灿拴的笑容。

3 ~ (sth) (up) to become or make sth become more pleasant or enjoyable; to bring hope (.使.,）增 添乐趣 / •有# M :   [VN] A perso/iaiZetter wih usuaHy

brighten叩a person’s day. —封私人来信隹往就能使人一 天心情崎疾。.[also V] 4.[VN]〜sth (up), to make sth look more brightly coloured and attractive 使更艳丽；使更 美丽：Fresh flowers will brighten up any room in the house•鲜花会傢犀里的任何房间都亮丽生色。5 [V]〜(up) (of the weather 夫气)Jo improve and become brighter 放晴：According to the /orecost, it shouZd brighten up Za产r.根f天气顼报，晚一点天辱该会转晴。

.bright-'eyed (also .bright-eyed and .bushy-'tailed) adj. (of a person A) full of interest and enthusiasm 兴致勃勃的；精神奋发的

,bright young 'thing noun an enthusiastic and intelli­gent young person who wants to be successful in their career 聪明尚有志青年.g>!l；1M!i>l From the name used in the 1920s for rich young people whose behaviour was considered shocking.源自2〇崩纪20年叛S放荡不羁的 年轻富人的称呼。

brill /bril/ 〇办very good 很好fe;很棒的 brlMiant 〇Tt /'briliant/ adj.

*1 extremely'clever or impressive 巧妙的；使人印象深 的：What a briHia/it idea/真是个绝妙的主意！ o a br出I’ant pef/ormance/invenrion出舍的表演；杰出的发明 2 very successful 很成功的：a briHiant career —帆风顺 .的事金.◊ The pZay was a Sn’Kiant success.那出剧备得了