brim

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n. 边, 边缘, (河)边 vt. 注满, 使满溢 vi. 满溢

发音

US /bɹɪm/
UK /bɹɪm/

词形变化

brims 复数 brims 三单 brimming 现在分词 brimmed 过去式 brimmed 过去分词 brimmest brimmedst 过去式 brimmeth 三单 brimmed 复数 more brim 比较级 most brim 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

  2. 2.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.

    The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.

  3. 3.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    A projecting rim.

  4. 4.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    A projecting rim.

    That of a hat.

    He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.

  5. 5.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    The upper edge or surface of water.

    古体 诗歌
  6. 6.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    The surface of the ground.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

    A brink or edge.

    比喻 废旧
  8. 1.

    The sea; ocean; water; flood.

    废旧
  9. 1.

    Synonym of bream (“a freshwater fish from one of a number of genera”); specifically (US), the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus).

    澳大利亚 美国
  10. 1.

    The period when a sow (“female pig”) is ready to mate; a heat, an oestrus, a rut; also, an act of a boar (“male pig”) and sow mating.

    古体
  11. 1.

    An irascible, violent woman.

    英国 古体 俚语
v. C2
  1. 1.

    To fill (a container) to the brim (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To fill (something) fully.

    比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To be full until almost overflowing.

    比喻 不及物

    The room brimmed with people.

  4. 1.

    Of a boar (“male pig”): to mate with (a sow (“female pig”)); to rut.

    古体 及物
  5. 2.

    Of a sow: to be in heat; to rut; also, to mate with a boar.

    古体 不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of breme (“of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous”).

    苏格兰 古体 诗歌

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

lip rim

上位词 2

edge projection

下位词 6

bill collar peak visor eyeshade vizor

整体词 4

hat vessel lid chapeau
动词

上位词 4

have fill feature fill up

相关短语

brim over 满而溢出; 盈溢; 漫溢 to the brim halo brim

词源

The noun is derived from Middle English brem, brim, brimme (“bank, edge, or margin of a lake or river; shore of a sea; brink; rim”); from Old English brim (“sea, surf, or the edge of the sea or a body of water”), from Proto-Germanic *brimą (“turbulence, surge; surf, sea”), from Proto-Germanic *bremaną (“to roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“to hum, make a noise”). The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Bavarian Bräm (“border, stripe”) * Danish bræmme (“border, edge, brim”) * German Bräme, Brame (“border, edge”) * Swedish bräm (“border, edge”) * Icelandic barmur (“edge, verge, brink”)

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