He is not bright, but he always works hard. 他并不聪明,但工作总是勤勤恳恳。
What a nice bright day! 今天天气多晴朗!
He grew up in the country, but then found he preferred the bright lights. 他在乡村长大,但後来觉得很喜欢繁华的都市生活。
bright
[ adj ]
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
<adj.all> the sun was bright and hot a bright sunlit room
not made dim or less bright
<adj.all> undimmed headlights surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed [ adv ]
with brightness
<adv.all> the stars shone brilliantly the windows glowed jewel bright [ adj ]
having striking color
<adj.all> bright dress brilliant tapestries a bird with vivid plumage
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
<adj.all> some children are brighter in one subject than another smart children talk earlier than the average
having lots of light either natural or artificial
<adj.all> the room was bright and airy a stage bright with spotlights
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
<adj.all> bright silver candlesticks a burnished brass knocker she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves rows of shining glasses shiny black patents
splendid
<adj.all> the bright stars of stage and screen a bright moment in history the bright pageantry of court
clear and sharp and ringing
<adj.all> the bright sound of the trumpet section the brilliant sound of the trumpets
characterized by happiness or gladness
<adj.all> bright faces all the world seems bright and gay
full or promise
<adj.all> had a bright future in publishing the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career a hopeful new singer on Broadway
Brite \Brite\, Bright \Bright\, v. t. To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]
Bright \Bright\, v. i. See {Brite}, v. i.
Bright \Bright\, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba['i]rhts. [root]94.] 1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
The sun was bright o'erhead. --Longfellow.
The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright. --Drake.
The public places were as bright as at noonday. --Macaulay.
2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent. --Thomson.
3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky. --Parnell.
4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.
6. Illustrious; glorious.
In the brightest annals of a female reign. --Cotton.
7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on. --I. Watts.
8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. --Pope.
Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.
{bright side} the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.
{to look on the bright side} to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation. [PJC]
Bright \Bright\, n. Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]
Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. --Milton.
Bright \Bright\, adv. Brightly. --Chaucer.
I say it is the moon that shines so bright. --Shak.
In the Navy, you used to have people do it for you," Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner told Busey before swearing him in on a stage decorated with the bright FAA banner.
When the coins come out of the ancient burnishing machine, they are as bright as the day they were minted.
The FPO piled up ever bigger scores in three regional elections last autumn, culminating in Vienna in November where it took 23 per cent of the vote and displaced the OVP as the runner up. But this year does not look so bright for Mr Haider.
This is part of a world-wide movement that France must follow to keep its most energetic, aggressive and bright young people and to attract investors.
The former queen, who walked with a cane, wore a black pants suit, black cap, black gloves and a bright red scarf.
In three terms, Mr. Dukakis's legacy also includes seemingly bright ideas that flopped, and an unwillingness or inability to resolve certain politically sensitive or long-festering problems.
The outlook isn't bright for property and casualty insurers that rely more on investment income, which slides along with rates.
But there are two bright sides to "True Blue," although it must be said its debut wastes guest star Amanda Plummer in a role of few lines and many squints as your basic Anglo-Saxon female member of your basic Middle East terrorist cell.
The way to invest successfully, then, is to practice "contrary opinion" _ buying when things look darkest and selling in the bright sunshine.
The housing market showed signs of revival, with sales of new houses increasing by 2.5 per cent compared with the previous quarter. The bright spots were, however, offset by continued evidence of weakness in industrial confidence.
"Bentsen is obviously mature, well informed," he said. "Quayle came across as quite bright, alert.
In came bright glass-and-chrome displays of stereo equipment, sports gear and clothing, most of it provided by the West German Kaufhof chain, Ms. Kniestedt said.
The capital's street cleaners, in their bright green suits, were out early Sunday morning to clean up the confetti and other trash.
He said that despite recent problems, the Suns' prospects for the 1987-88 season are bright.
Retailers, the only bright spot in 1987 with a 16 percent profit hike, registered a 10 percent gain last year, to $9.12 billion.
"She is a very bright child, and if she can just learn to concentrate and work a bit harder, then she can do very well for herself," her father said.
"On this bright day, which announces the end of the dark night of Sandinismo, I raise my flag of national reconciliation," Mrs. Chamorro told some 60,000 supporters at UNO's final rally a week ago.
One bright spot had been good sales of fruit and vegetables, and food and drink generally.
The bright, painted houses the Germans leave behind either fall into ruin or are taken by a fast-growing Gypsy population that adds a new element to Transylvania's ethnic mix.
"The bright side is that things no longer appear to be out of control on the down side, with regard to Emery," said Paul Schlesinger, an analyst with Alex Brown.
It features mountains, towering trees, foliage and wildlife lit in bright, jewel-like colors.
L. William Seidman, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said one bright sign at First RepublicBank is that "the stability of the deposits isn't deteriorating.
Dale Cozart, for example, presides over the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector from an office on the edge of Otay Mesa, overlooking the distant bright lights of Tijuana.
For money managers in general, "product innovation was one of the bright spots of the year," says Mr. Canter of Chase.
Hope Muir has the qualities of bright assurance her role needs; Picone, a young Italian recruit to the company, promises marvels.
Someone had the bright idea of a debate between two academic eminences, and happened to mention it to the then undersecretary of the treasury.
I'm sure he has his moments but they don't show here," Mrs. Rossi said. "He has a sense of hummor, is bright, a good conversationalist and just an all-around good guy.
In fact, some of them are much easier than people admit. Most catalogues still list a bright red flowering carpet of a plant as zauschneria, although botanists have re-named it.
"Look on the bright side," Mr. Weed says.
Trendy teenagers everywhere crave the latest in bright Benetton sweaters; fashionable grown-ups covet Rolex and Dior.