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brilliant adj.
⇨ bright (brilliant blue eyes) ⇨ great 1 (a brilliant goal) ⇨ intelligent (a brilliant scientist)bright adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ strong 3 另见strong条第3义bright ♦︎ brilliant ♦︎ vivid ♦︎ vibrant ♦︎ boldThese words all describe things that are shining or full of light, or colours that are strong and easy to see. 这些词均表示明亮的、光线充足的，或色彩鲜艳的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bright / brilliant / vivid / vibrant / bold colours◆bright / brilliant light / sunlight / sunshine / eyes■ bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see 光线充足的；明亮的；（颜色）鲜艳夺目的◆a bright room明亮的屋子◆a bright morning (= with the sun shining) 阳光灿烂的早晨◆Her eyes were bright with tears.她的双眼泪光闪闪。◆a bright yellow dress明黄色的连衣裙◆a bright tie色彩鲜艳的领带 OPP dim , faint ⇨ dim 1 , dim , gloomy ⇨ dim 2 , grey , dull ⇨ cloudy , dull ⇨ pale 2 ▸ brightly adverb ◆a brightly lit room灯火通明的屋子■ brilliant very bright 明亮的；鲜艳的◆brilliant blue eyes湛蓝的眼睛◆The sky was a brilliant blue.天空一片蔚蓝。▸ brilliantly adverb ◆It was brilliantly sunny.阳光明媚。■ vivid / /ˈvɪvɪd/ / (approving) (of colours) bright and strong （颜色）耀眼的，鲜艳的，醒目的◆His eyes were a vivid green.他双眼碧绿。■ vibrant / /ˈvaɪbrənt/ / (approving) (of colours) bright and strong （颜色）耀眼的，鲜艳的，醒目的◆The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens.房间以蓝绿两种亮色装饰。NOTE 辨析 Vivid or vibrant? Vivid emphasizes how bright a colour is; vibrant suggests a more lively and exciting colour or combination of colours. * vivid强调颜色鲜艳明亮，vibrant指色彩或颜色组合活泼而富有生气。■ bold /bəʊld; NAmE boʊld/ (of colours) strong, clear and easy to see （颜色）醒目的，突出的◆a bold black and yellow sign醒目的黑黄两色的指示牌◆The furniture was painted in bold, primary colours.家具漆成了醒目的原色。▸ boldly adverb ◆boldly patterned / coloured构图／着色醒目NOTE 辨析 Bright or bold? Bold emphasizes how easy to see a colour is, especially in contrast to what is around it. It can be used with a wider range of colours than bright, which is used with light colours. * bold强调颜色醒目突出，尤其是在与周围环境的对比之下。bright用于形容浅色，bold可用于形容范围更广的颜色。 great1 adjective It's great to see you. 很高兴见到你。a great man/achievement 伟大的人／成就 ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ excellent and ⇨ good 1 另见excellent条和good条第1义great ♦︎ cool ♦︎ fantastic ♦︎ fabulous ♦︎ terrific ♦︎ brilliant ♦︎ tremendous ♦︎ awesome ♦︎ wickedThese are all informal words that describe sb/sth that is very good, pleasant or enjoyable. 这些词均是非正式词汇，表示很棒的、好极的、美妙的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / a cool / a fantastic / a fabulous / a terrific / a brilliant / an awesome / a wicked place◆to have a great / a cool / a fantastic / a fabulous / a terrific / a brilliant / a tremendous / an awesome time◆a great / cool / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant guy / girl◆a great / a fantastic / a terrific / a brilliant / a tremendous / an awesome achievement◆a great / cool / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant goal◆to look / sound great / cool / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant / awesome◆really great / cool / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant / tremendous / awesome / wicked◆absolutely great / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant / tremendous / awesome◆That's great / cool / fantastic / fabulous / terrific / brilliant / tremendous / awesome / wicked.■ great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure or satisfaction 美妙的；好极的；使人快乐（或满意）的◆That was a great goal!这球进得真妙！◆It's great to see you again.很高兴再见到你。◆We had a great time in Madrid.我们在马德里玩得很开心。◆'I'll pick you up at seven.' 'That'd be great, thanks.'“我7点钟开车来接你。”“太好了，谢谢。”◆ (ironic) Oh, great! They left without us!啊，真绝！他们撇下我们走了！◆ (ironic) You've been a great help, I must say (= no help at all).我得说，你真是帮了个大忙啊。 OPP awful ⇨ terrible 3 ■ cool (informal, spoken) used to show that you admire or approve of sth, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different （因时髦、漂亮或与众不同）令人钦佩的，绝妙的，顶呱呱的◆His new car's pretty cool.他的新车很酷。◆'What's his new girlfriend like?' 'She's cool.'“他的新女朋友怎么样？”“很棒。”ⓘ People say Cool! or That's cool! to show that they approve of sb/sth or that they agree to a suggestion. * Cool!或That's cool!表示赞同某人或某事，或同意某项建议◆'We're meeting Jake later.' 'Cool!'“我们等会儿和杰克见面。”“太棒了！” OPP uncool ⓘ Things that are uncool are not considered acceptable by fashionable young people. * uncool表示不时尚的、落伍的◆My mum is so uncool it's funny.我妈妈太落伍了，真逗。 ■ fantastic (informal) extremely good; causing a lot of pleasure or admiration 极好的；了不起的；一级棒的◆We found a fantastic beach about a mile away.我们在大约1英里之外发现了一处很美的海滩。◆You look fantastic!你看上去棒极了！◆'How was your trip?' 'Fantastic!'“你们旅行怎么样？”“好玩极了！”◆'You've got the job?' 'Fantastic!'“你得到那份工作了？”“正是！”■ fabulous / /ˈfæbjələs/ / (informal) extremely good 极好的；绝妙的◆Jane's a fabulous cook.简做饭堪称一绝。◆Enter our fabulous free draw now!快来参加我们妙不可言的免费抽奖！ⓘ Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this group. * fabulous比这组词中的其他词稍显过时。■ terrific / /təˈrɪfɪk/ / (informal) extremely good 极好的；绝妙的◆She's doing a terrific job.她活儿干得一级棒。◆'How do you feel today?' 'Terrific!'“你今天感觉怎么样？”“好极了！”◆To win one of our terrific prizes, answer these three questions.想赢取我们的一份绝佳奖品，要回答这三个问题。■ brilliant (BrE, informal, spoken) extremely good 极好的；绝妙的◆'How was the show?' 'Brilliant!'“演出怎么样？”“棒极了！”◆Thanks. You've been brilliant (= very kind or helpful).多谢，你人真好。■ tremendous / /trəˈmendəs/ / (informal) extremely good 极好的；绝妙的◆It was a tremendous experience.这是个了不起的经历。◆The support they gave us was tremendous.他们给予我们的支持是巨大的。■ awesome / /ˈɔːsəm/ / (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) very good, impressive, or enjoyable 很好的；令人惊叹的；极好玩的◆The show was just awesome.演出精彩极了。◆Hey, come look at this! It's awesome!嗨，来看看这个！可好玩了！■ wicked (slang) used to show that you admire or approve of sb/sth 令人钦佩的；绝妙的；顶呱呱的◆'What do you think of her?' 'She's wicked!'“你认为她怎么样？”“没得说！”◆'OK, we can all go to the beach now.' 'Wicked!'“好，我们现在都到海边去。”“太棒了!”◆Jo just bought a wicked new computer game.乔刚买了一款超好玩的新电脑游戏。ⓘ Wicked is used especially by young people. * wicked尤为年轻人所用。 intelligent adjective intelligent ♦︎ smart ♦︎ clever ♦︎ brilliant ♦︎ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability. 这些词均表示人或行动聪明的、机智的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆clever / brilliant at sth◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant / a bright child / boy / girl / man / woman◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant thing to do / move◆really / quite intelligent / smart / clever / brilliant / bright◆pretty / very / extremely / incredibly intelligent / smart / clever / bright■ intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability 有才智的；悟性强的；聪明的◆He's a highly intelligent man.他是个非常聪明的人。◆She asked a lot of intelligent questions.她问了许多机智的问题。 OPP stupid ⇨ stupid ■ smart (especially NAmE) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions 聪明的；机敏的；精明的◆She's smarter than her brother.她比她哥哥聪明。◆If you're smart, you'll take my advice.你要是聪明的话，就听我的劝告。◆That was a smart career move.那是事业发展上明智的举措。◆OK, I admit it was not the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do).好吧，我承认那件事我办得不太漂亮。 OPP dumb , stupid ⇨ stupid ■ clever (especially BrE, sometimes disapproving) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability 聪明的；聪颖的◆Clever girl!多么聪明的女孩！◆How clever of you to work it out!你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了！◆He's too clever by half, if you ask me.恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。◆This book is clever, without being merely clever.这本书很讨巧，却又不只是讨巧而已。◆That wasn't a very clever thing to do (= that was a rather stupid thing to do).那件事做得有点蠢。ⓘ People use clever in the phrase ◆Clever boy / girl!to tell a young child that they have learnt or done sth well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving (if sb/sth is too clever or merely clever), ironic (= meaning that you think sb/sth is not clever at all) or patronizing (= showing, in a way that can be insulting, that you find sb's cleverness surprising) * clever用于Clever boy/girl!（多么聪明的男孩／女孩！）表示孩子学东西悟性强、做事聪明伶俐。clever用于成年人可能含贬义，比如，too clever或merely clever表示某人“聪明过头”或“只是小聪明而已”，或表示某事物“太过讨巧”或“只是讨巧而已”；也可能语带讥讽，表示某人根本不聪明或某事办得根本不漂亮；或表示自认为高人一等，讶异某人居然能如此聪明，有侮辱人的意味。 OPP stupid ⇨ stupid ■ brilliant very intelligent or skilful 聪颖的；技艺高超的◆He's a brilliant young scientist.他是个才华横溢的青年科学家。◆She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.她是全国最有才气的人之一。◆This is a brilliant and fascinating piece of writing.这部作品才气横溢、令人着迷。■ bright intelligent; quick to learn 聪明的；悟性强的◆She's probably the brightest student in the class.她大概是班里最聪明的学生。◆ (BrE, informal, ironic) Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。 OPP dumb ⇨ stupid see also bright ⇨ cheerful |