[ADJ 形容词]赤裸的;不穿衣服的 If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare...
她只在薄如蝉翼的睡衣外套了一件薄睡袍,而且光着脚。
She had bare arms and a bare neck.
她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无遮盖的;未加装饰的 A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
[usu ADJ n]
They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.
他们本想在整个房间的木地板上都不铺地毯的。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]没有叶子的;光秃秃的 If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it.
...an old, twisted tree, its bark shaggy, many of its limbs brittle and bare.
一棵虬枝盘绕的古树,树皮粗糙,很多枝杈光秃秃的,一折就断
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]空的 If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty.
His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes...
除了三个蔫巴巴的西红柿,他的冰箱里什么也没有。
He led me through to a bare, draughty interviewing room.
他把我带到了一间空荡荡的、有过堂风的会见室。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]光秃秃的;寸草不生的 An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it.
That's probably the most bare, bleak, barren and inhospitable island I've ever seen.
那可能是我见过的最荒凉的岛屿,荒无人烟,寸草不生。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](事实、细节等)最基本的,最重要的 If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things.
[det ADJ]
Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the Superintendent in charge of the investigation.
报社的记者们从负责这起调查的督察那里得到的只是一些最基本的情况。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]最少的;最低限度的;勉强的 If you talk about the bare minimum or the bare essentials, you mean the very least that is necessary.
[det ADJ]
The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces...
军队会用尽可能少的兵力扼守西部的沙漠。
These are the bare essentials you'll need to dress your baby during the first few months.
这些是你的宝宝在头几个月里要穿的基本衣物。
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[ADJ 形容词]仅有的(强调数量少)Bare is used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is.
[a ADJ amount]
[emphasis]
Sales are growing for premium wines, but at a bare 2 percent a year.
高档酒的销量正在增长,但年增长率只有2%。
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[VERB 动词]使暴露;露出 If you bare something, you uncover it and show it.
[V n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Walsh bared his teeth in a grin...
沃尔什露齿一笑。
He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.
他为一本女性杂志秀出了他那肌肉发达、毛发浓密的性感胸部。
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bare bones→see:
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[PHRASE 短语]徒手;赤手空拳 If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
[PHR after v]
Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands...
警方认为她是被凶手活活用拳头打死的。
Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners.
救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
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[PHRASE 短语]使显露出来;使暴露 If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
[V inflects]
The clearing out of disused workshops laid bare thousands of Italianate glazed tiles.
清理废弃的车间时发现了成千上万块意大利风格的釉面砖。
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[PHRASE 短语]揭露;揭发;使暴露 If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
[V inflects]
No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.
没有人想自我剖白,将自己的情感公之于众。
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[PHRASE 短语]敞开心扉;倾诉衷肠 If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
[V inflects]
Few men would have bared their soul to a woman as he had.
很少有男人能像他一样对一个女人敞开心扉。
Oxford
bare/beə(r); NAmEber/
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barebaresbaredbaringbarerbarestadjective(barer,bar·est)1not covered by any clothes 裸体的;裸露的◆She likes to walk around in bare feet.她喜欢光着脚走来走去。☞see also
barefoot
2(of trees or countryside 树木或村野)not covered with leaves; without plants or trees (树木)光秃秃的;(土地)荒芜的◆the bare branches of winter trees冬天树木光秃秃的枝桠◆a bare mountainside光秃秃的山坡3(of surfaces 表面)not covered with or protected by anything 无遮盖的;没有保护的◆bare wooden floorboards未铺地毯的木地板◆Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.电缆露出了裸线。◆The walls were bare except for a clock.墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。4(of a room, cupboard, etc. 房间、柜子等)empty 空的◆The fridge was completely bare.电冰箱里什么也没有。◆bare shelves空荡荡的架子5[only before noun ]just enough; the most basic or simple 仅够的;最基本的;最简单的◆The family was short of even the bare necessitiesof life. 那家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。◆We only had the bare essentialsin the way of equipment. 我们只有最基本的设备。◆He did the bare minimumof work but still passed the exam. 他只花了最少的工夫,却仍然通过了考试。◆She gave me only the bare facts of the case.她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本资料。◆It was the barest hint of a smile.那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。☞synonyms at
naked
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plain
▶bare·ness/ˈbeənəs; NAmEˈbernəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMSthe bare ˈbones (of sth)the basic facts 梗概;概要◆the bare bones of the story故事梗概with your bare ˈhandswithout weapons or tools 赤手空拳;徒手◆He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.他赤手空拳就能取人性命。lay sth ˈbare( formal) to show sth that was covered or to make sth known that was secret 暴露;揭露◆Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.他们的私生活全面曝光了。☞more at
cupboard
verbbaresth to remove the covering from sth, especially from part of the body 揭开;脱(衣服)◆She was paid several thousand dollars to bare all(= take all her clothes off)for the magazine. 她获得数千元报酬为那本杂志作全裸画页。IDIOMSbare your ˈsoul (to sb)to tell sb your deepest and most private feelings (向某人)打开心扉,倾诉衷肠bare your ˈteethto show your teeth in an aggressive and threatening way (凶狠地)龇牙咧嘴◆The dog bared its teeth and growled.那条狗龇牙咧嘴地低吼。bare/beə(r); NAmEber/bare·ness/ˈbeənəs; NAmEˈbernəs/
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barebare1 /beə $ ber/ ●●○ adjective
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1without clothes not covered by clothesSYN naked: a ragged child with bare feet She felt the warm sun on her bare arms.bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc2land/trees not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves: The trees soon gave way to bare rock.3not covered/empty empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations: She looked round her tiny bare room. a bare wood staircase► see thesaurus at
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4the bare facts a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details: The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.5smallest amount necessary [only before noun] the very least amount of something that you need to do something: He got 40% – a bare pass. The room had the bare minimum (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture.the bare essentials/necessities Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials. If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details.6the bare bones the most important parts or facts of something without any detail: We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.7lay something barea)to uncover something that was previously hidden: When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.b)to make known something that was secret: historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event8with your bare hands without using a weapon or a tool: He had killed a man with his bare hands.9bare infinitive technical the basic form of a verb, for example ‘go’ or ‘eat’—bareness noun [uncountable]
bare1 adjective
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barebare2 verb [transitive]
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1to remove something that was covering or hiding something: The dog bared its teeth. He bared his back to the hot sun.2bare your soul to reveal your most secret feelings
bare1 adjective
bare2 verb
bare3 adverb
barebare3 /beə $ ber/ adverb British English spoken informal
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very, or a lot of – used by young people: Check out this new game – it’s bare hard. His dad’s got bare money.
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