transcription, транскрипция: [ braɪt ]
( brighter, brightest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
...a bright red dress.
...the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace.
ADJ : usu ADJ n , ADJ colour
• bright‧ly
...a display of brightly coloured flowers.
ADV
• bright‧ness
You’ll be impressed with the brightness and the beauty of the colors.
N-UNCOUNT : oft the N of n
2.
A bright light, object, or place is shining strongly or is full of light.
...a bright October day...
She leaned forward, her eyes bright with excitement.
≠ dull
ADJ
• bright‧ly
...a warm, brightly lit room...
The sun shone brightly.
ADV : ADV with v
• bright‧ness
An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.
N-UNCOUNT : oft the N of n
3.
If you describe someone as bright , you mean that they are quick at learning things.
I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
= clever
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
4.
A bright idea is clever and original.
Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.
= clever
ADJ : usu ADJ n
5.
If someone looks or sounds bright , they look or sound cheerful and lively.
The boy was so bright and animated...
‘May I help you?’ said a bright American voice over the telephone.
= cheerful, lively
ADJ
• bright‧ly
He smiled brightly as Ben approached.
ADV : ADV with v
6.
If the future is bright , it is likely to be pleasant or successful.
Both had successful careers and the future looked bright...
There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
= promising
≠ bleak
ADJ
7.
If you look on the bright side , you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been.
PHRASE : V inflects