bright
bright — adjective
1. giving a lot of light, or sending light out strongly enough to be easy to see.
giving a lot of light, or sending light out strongly enough to be easy to see.
By noon, the bright kitchen made the yellow cups shine.
bright + room/place
A bright moon hung above the farm road all night.
bright + natural light source
The shop used bright lamps to light the back stairs.
Even on rainy days, this classroom stays bright near the windows.
A bright flash came from Theo's camera during the concert.
文法句型
bright + noun
be bright
用法筆記
Often used for rooms, skies, lights, and objects that are easy to see because they shine strongly. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about strong colour rather than light.
常見錯誤
2. having a strong, easy-to-notice colour rather than a pale or dull one.
having a strong, easy-to-notice colour rather than a pale or dull one.
Hana wore a bright orange coat on the gray station platform.
bright + colour word
The children painted the sign with bright green letters.
A bright blue bowl stood out on the white table.
For the parade, Bao chose bright ribbons for his bicycle.
The fish had bright red marks near its tail.
文法句型
bright + colour
bright + noun
用法筆記
Usually describes colours, clothes, paint, flowers, and other things that look vivid. Distinguish from sense 1, where 'bright' is about light itself, not colour.
3. quick at understanding things and able to learn new ideas fast.
quick at understanding things and able to learn new ideas fast.
Noa is bright, so she solved the puzzle before dinner.
be bright enough to learn fast
The new intern seems bright and asks careful questions.
Even at six, Omar was bright enough to fix the toy.
Our brightest student learned the music in one afternoon.
A bright child can still need help with reading.
文法句型
bright + person
be bright enough to + verb
用法筆記
Common for children, students, and people who understand new things quickly. Distinguish from 'clever', which can suggest skill or tricks, and from sense 4, which is about a cheerful or hopeful feeling.
常見錯誤
4. showing happy confidence about what may happen, or seeming likely to end well.
showing happy confidence about what may happen, or seeming likely to end well.
After the phone call, Imani gave us a bright, excited smile.
bright + smile for cheerful feeling
The team still has a bright future after two big grants.
bright + future
After the school show, everyone said Leila had a bright future.
After a week at home, Zara sounded bright again on the phone.
With three new orders, the store's chances look bright.
文法句型
bright + future
bright + smile
look bright
用法筆記
Before nouns like 'future', 'prospects', or 'chance', it often means likely success. Before words like 'smile', 'voice', or after linking verbs such as 'sound' and 'look', it suggests a cheerful, hopeful mood.
bright — noun
1. the strong forward setting of a car's front lights, used to see farther at night
the strong forward setting of a car's front lights, used to see farther at night.
On the empty highway, Wen turned on the brights.
turn on the brights
A deer crossed the road just after the brights came on.
Please switch off your brights when another car gets close.
The mechanic checked whether the brights still worked after the crash.
- high beams
the standard alternative term in driving English
- headlights
broader; includes both normal lights and the brighter setting
- low beams
the lower front-light setting used near other cars
文法句型
turn on the brights
drive with your brights on
用法筆記
Usually plural and especially common in American driving talk. Many speakers also say 'high beams', especially in more neutral or technical contexts.