| 单词 | brim |
| 释义 | brim (brɪm ) Word forms: brims , brimming , brimmed 1. countable noun [adjective NOUN] The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. [+ of] ...a flat black hat with a wide brim. Synonyms: peak, shade, shield, visor -brimmed combining form [usually ADJECTIVE noun] She protected her head with a wide-brimmed straw-hat. ...a floppy-brimmed hat. 2. verb [usually cont] If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament. [VERB + with] Brim over means the same as brim. I noticed Dorabella was brimming over with excitement. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] Her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 3. verb When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying. Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears. [VERB + with] Synonyms: fill, well over, fill up, overflow Brim over means the same as brim. When she saw me, her eyes brimmed over with tears and she could not speak. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 4. verb If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses. [VERB + with] 5. full to the brim phrase If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top. Richard filled her glass right up to the brim. The toilet was full to the brim with insects. 6. full to the brim with something phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you are full to the brim with a particular emotion, you feel that emotion so strongly that it is stronger than all other emotions. Her heart beat so fast and she was full to the brim with joy. Phrasal verbs: brim over Collocations: eyes brim with And then my reaction turned to utter gratitude-the kind that makes your knees tremble and your eyes brim with tears. Christianity Today He talks, for the first time, with an absolute and endearing directness, as his eyes brim with tears. Times, Sunday Times The eyes brim with quiet feeling — you can be sure they're not thinking about the laundry. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 檐帽, 盛满帽 Japanese: つば, あふれる |
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