巨大成功。3 very intelligent or skilful聪颖的；技艺高 的：a briHiant young scientist —位才华横溢的青年科 ^^0 She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.她是全国最有+气的人之一。o note at intelli­gent 4 (of light or colours 光线或 么彩） very bright 明亮 的；鲜艳的：briWant simsWne明媚的阳光◊ br出iant Mue eyes 湛蓝的眼睛 o note at bright 5 (Brf，/Vi/omw/) very good; excellent 很好的；_杰出的："Ffow was ft?’ Sr脱ant/’ “怎么样？” “棒极了！ ” ◊ Thcmfcs. Fou’ve been briHiant (= very helpful). # 谢。你帮大忙了f。

note at great ►brilliance /'brilians/ noun [U] bril-li-ant-ly adv. ： TTie pkm worked briHian办•计划实 施得+分顺利。◊ ft was briHiantfy sunny•阳光明媚。 bril-lian-tine /'briliantiin/ noun [U] oil used in the past to make men’s hair shiny (旧时丨炱用润发油 brim /brim/ now/?, verb

m noun 1 the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass, etc.(.杯、 碗等的）口，▲沿：two wine grosses，/iHed to the brim #只备满的酒杯 2 the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out 帽檐一picture o hat 3 -brimmed (in adjectives 构成形容福）having Jhe type of brim mentioned 有…边的：a.wide-brfmmeS hat 宽檐帽 ■ verb (-mm-) [V] ~ (with sth) to be full of sth; to fill sth (使）满，盛满：Her eyes brimmed with tears.她热泪, 盈眶。◊ Tears brimmed fn her eyes.她热洎盈眶。◊ 77ie team were brimming with confidence before the game. ^ 队在赛前信心十足。«^:l；mTj .brim 'over (with sth) (of a cup, container, etc•杯、容器等）to be so full of a liquid that it flows over the edge ® 满（，…）；满溢 BQa overflow ： (figurative) Her heart was brimming over w油happiness.她心中洋溢着幸福。

SYNONYMS同义词辨析

bright

brilliant. fluorescent ♦ luminous ♦ vivid ♦ vibrant

All these words describe things that are shining or full of light or colours that are strong and easy to see.

以上各词均形容事物明亮、光线充足、鲜艳夺目。 bright full of light; shining strofigly; (of colours) strongandeasytosee指光线充足的、明亮的、色彩 鲜明的：br/g/jf ye//ov>/ dress鲜黄色的连衣裙 :■ briHiantvery bright 指明亮的、鮮艳的：777es&yvw?s a brilliant blue.天空一蓝。 fluorescent producing bright light by using some forms of radiation; appearing very bright when light shines on it; that can be seen in the dark 指发荣光 的、强烈反光的、发亮的：荧光. 照明◊ cyclists wearing fluorescent yellow armbands 戴着黄色荧光臂章的自行车手   ，，

liiminous shining in the dark; very bright or too bright指发夜光的、鲜亮的、—眼知：/wm/m?ws /?如出.on <7 c/odr钟的:夜光指针 Viviil (approving) (of colours) bright and strong (颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的： v/v/t/green.他的眼睛碧绿。

vibrant (flppraWng) (of colours) bright and strong 指

(颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的：7^/wmww decorated in vibrant blue^ and greens.

的蓝绿两色装饰。

VIVID OR VIBRANT?用 vivid 还是 vibrant ?

These two words are very similar, but vivid emphasizes how bright a colour is, while vibrant suggests a more lively and exciting colour or j〇mbination.._:of colours.这两个词非常相似，但 vivid 强调颜色鲜艳明亮，而vibrant则指色彩或颜色组合;活 泼而富生气的。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  bright/brilliant/fluorescent light

■                  bright/brilliant sunlight/sunshine i bright/brilliant/luminous eyes

i bright/brilliantA/ivid/vibrant colours