亚洲网紅露点

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bright

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[ brahyt ]

adjective

brighter, brightest.
  1. radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining:

    The bright coins shone in the gloom.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. filled with light:

    The room was bright with sunshine.

  3. vivid or brilliant:

    a bright red dress;

    bright passages of prose.

  4. quick-witted or intelligent:

    They gave promotions to bright employees.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  5. clever or witty, as a remark:

    Bright comments enlivened the conversation.

  6. animated; lively; cheerful:

    a bright and happy child;

    a bird's bright song.

  7. characterized by happiness or gladness:

    All the world seems bright and gay.

  8. favorable or auspicious:

    bright prospects for the future.

    Synonyms:

  9. radiant or splendid:

    the bright pageantry of court.

  10. illustrious or glorious, as an era:

    the bright days of the Renaissance.

  11. clear or translucent, as liquid:

    The bright water trickled through his fingers.

  12. having a glossy, glazed, or polished finish.
  13. intensely clear and vibrant in tone or quality; clear and sharp in sound:

    a bright singing voice.



noun

  1. brights,
    1. the automobile or truck headlights used for driving at night or under conditions of decreased visibility.
    2. the brighter level of intensity of these lights, usually deflected upward by switching on a bulb in the headlamp that strikes the lens at a different angle.
  2. flue-cured, light-hued tobacco.
  3. an artist's paintbrush having short, square-edged bristles.
  4. Archaic. brightness; splendor.

adverb

brighter, brightest.
  1. in a bright manner; brightly.

Bright

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[ brahyt ]

noun

  1. John, 1811鈥89, British statesman and economist.
  2. Richard, 1789鈥1858, English physician.

bright

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/ 产谤补瑟迟 /

adjective

  1. emitting or reflecting much light; shining
  2. (of colours) intense or vivid
  3. full of promise

    a bright future

  4. full of animation; cheerful

    a bright face

  5. informal.
    quick witted or clever

    a bright child

  6. magnificent; glorious

    a bright victory

  7. polished; glistening

    a bright finish

  8. (of the voice) distinct and clear
  9. (of a liquid) translucent and clear

    a circle of bright water

  10. bright and early
    very early in the morning
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting
  2. poetic.
    brightness or splendour

    the bright of his armour

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. brightly

    the fire was burning bright

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bright

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/ 产谤补瑟迟 /

noun

  1. BrightJohn18111889MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist John . 1811鈥89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838鈥46)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞产谤颈驳丑迟濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产谤颈驳丑迟顎僫蝉丑 adjective
  • 产谤颈驳丑迟顎僱测 adverb
  • 辞顎僾别谤路产谤颈驳丑迟顎 adjective
  • o顎僾er路产谤颈驳丑迟顎僱测 adverb
  • 辞顎僾别谤路产谤颈驳丑迟顎僴ess noun
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路产谤颈驳丑迟顎 adjective
  • 耻苍路产谤颈驳丑迟顎 adjective
  • un路产谤颈驳丑迟顎僱测 adverb
  • 耻苍路产谤颈驳丑迟顎僴ess noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bright1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English breht, beorht; cognate with Gothic bairht(s), Old Saxon ber(a)ht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr; Welsh berth 鈥渟plendid鈥; akin to Latin 蹿濒补驳谤腻谤别 鈥渢o blaze鈥 ( flagrant ( def ) ), Albanian 产补谤诲丑毛 鈥渨丑颈迟别,鈥 Sanskrit 产丑谤腻箩补迟别 鈥渋t shines鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bright1

Old English beorht ; related to Old Norse bjartr , Gothic bairhts clear, Old High German beraht , Norwegian bjerk , Swedish brokig pied
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Idioms and Phrases

  • look on the bright side
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Synonym Study

Bright, brilliant, radiant, shining refer to that which gives forth, is filled with, or reflects light. Bright suggests the general idea: bright flare, stars, mirror. Brilliant implies a strong, unusual, or sparkling brightness, often changeful or varied and too strong to be agreeable: brilliant sunlight. Radiant implies the pouring forth of steady rays of light, especially as are agreeable to the eyes: a radiant face. Shining implies giving forth or reflecting a strong or steady light: shining eyes.
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Example Sentences

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Her performance has been called "superb" and labelled the one that "shines the brightest" among the cast by some critics.

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Of course, there's an inherent freshness within pesto that makes it a perfect kick-off of the bright promise of spring and a way to shed the heavy, laden dishes of winter.

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This is a bout already with a significant weight disparity and this incident - and Benn coming in lighter than anticipated - has only shone a brighter light on that.

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鈥淭hey can be really strikingly blue, from a turquoise to a bright royal blue,鈥 Putman said.

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It's a bright spring morning in Hanover, Germany, and I'm on my way to meet a robot.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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