新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

bare

英 [beə]

[ADJ, VERB]

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ADJ. 形容词

barer , barest
1. 赤裸的
If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
双语例句
例：
She was wearing only a thin bathrobe over a flimsy nightgown, and her feet were bare.
她只在薄薄的睡衣外面穿了件薄袍子，还光着双脚。
2. 无遮盖的 , 无装饰的
A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
双语例句
例：
They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.
他们本想把整个房子都铺不加装饰的原木地板。
3. （树或树枝）没有树叶的
If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it.
双语例句
例：
an old, twisted tree, many of its limbs brittle and bare.
一棵扭曲的老树，它的树枝很多是脆弱而光秃的。
4. 空的
If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty.
双语例句
例：
His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes.
他的冰箱里除了3个干瘪的番茄之外什么也没有。
5. （土地）光秃的
An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it.
双语例句
例：
That's probably the most bare, bleak, barren, and inhospitable island I've ever seen.
那可能是我见过的最光秃、最荒凉、最贫瘠和最不适合居住的岛屿。
6. 最简要的
If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things.
近义词
plain
双语例句
例：
Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the superintendent in charge of the investigation.
报社记者们从负责该项调查的监管人那里得到的只是一些简要事实。
7. 基本的
If you talk about the bare minimum or the bare essentials, you mean the very least that is necessary.
近义词
absolute
双语例句
例：
The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces.
军队将尽量用最少的兵力控制西部沙漠。
8. 仅仅的
Bare is used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is.
近义词
mere
双语例句
例：
Sales are growing for premium wines, but at a bare 2 per cent a year.
优质葡萄酒的销量在上涨，但年增长率只有2。

PHRASE. 习语

with one's bare hands
1. 徒手
If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
双语例句
例：
Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands.
警方认为凶手是徒手击她至死的。