/braɪt; braɪt/
adj (-er, -est)
1 giving out or reflecting much light; shining 发光的; 反光的; 明亮的
*bright sunshine 灿烂的阳光
* bright eyes 明亮的眼睛
* Tomorrow's weather will be cloudy with bright periods. 明天的天气多云、间中有阳光.
2 (of a colour) intense; bold; vivid （指颜色）鲜艳的, 鲜明的, 醒目的
*a bright blue dress 宝蓝色的连衣裙
* The leaves on the trees are bright green in spring. 春天树上的叶子是翠绿的.
3 promising; hopeful 光明的; 有希望的
*a child with a bright future 有前途的孩子
* Prospects for the coming year look bright. 来年前景看来很有希望.
4 cheerful and lively 愉快的; 活泼的
*She has a bright personality. 她个性爽朗.
5 clever; intelligent 伶俐的; 聪明的; 有智慧的
*a bright idea/suggestion 高明的见解[建议]
* He is the brightest (child) in the class. 他是班里最聪明的（孩子）.
6 (idm 习语) (be/get up) bright and `early very early in the morning 一大早; 大清早
*You're (up) bright and early today! 你今天真早哇! (as) bright as a `button very clever; quick-witted 聪敏的; 伶俐的; 机灵的. the bright `lights (excitement of) city life 都市生活（的丰富多彩）
*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. a bright `spark (infml often ironic 口, 常作反语) lively and intelligent person (esp one who is young and promising) 活泼而聪明的人（尤指有为的年轻人）
*Some bright spark has left the tap running all night. 哪个小淘气干的聪明事, 让水龙头开了一夜. look on the `bright side find sth to be cheerful or hopeful about in spite of difficulties 在困境中看到事物光明的一面.

adv brightly 光明地
*The stars were shining bright. 星光灿烂.

adj comparativebrightersuperlativebrightest

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1【light】
2【sunny】
3【intelligent】
4【colours】
5【cheerful】
6【successful】
7 as bright as a button
8 look on the bright side
9 bright and early
10 bright spark
11 bright and breezy
12 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
13 the bright lights
14 bright spot

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[Language: Old English;Origin: beorht]
【LIGHT】
shining strongly, or with plenty of light
　Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights.
　The buildings looked lovely in the bright sunshine.
　a large bright room
【SUNNY】
if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light
≠ dull
　The weather was bright and sunny.
　a bright autumn day
【INTELLIGENT】
intelligent and able to learn things quickly
　He was an exceptionally bright child.
　a bright ambitious young man
　He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money.
【COLOURS】
bright colours are strong and easy to see
　a bright red jumper
　I never wear bright colours.
【CHEERFUL】
happy and full of energy
　Her voice was bright and cheerful.
　She gave him a bright smile.
　He looked up at me with bright eyes.
【SUCCESSFUL】
if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful
= promising
　The school's future now looks very bright.
　I'm sure the company has a bright future now.
as bright as a button
very intelligent and full of energy
look on the bright side
to see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad
　Come on, try to look on the bright side.
bright and early
very early in the morning
　He was up bright and early, keen to get started.
bright sparkinformal
someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid
　Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade.
bright and breezy
happy and confident
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
happy and full of energy
the bright lights
the interesting exciting life in a big city
　She missed the bright lights of London.
bright spot
an event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant
　The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre.
>brightlyadv
　The sun shone brightly.
　brightly-coloured clothes
　She smiled brightly.
>brightnessn[U]