bald
adj
1
(a) (of people) having little or no hair on the scalp (指人)禿頭的, 無發或少發的.
(b) without the expected covering 缺少應有的覆蓋物的
Our dog has a bald patch (ie a patch with no hair) on its leg. 我們的狗的腿上禿了一塊.
bald (ie badly worn) tyres 光禿的(嚴重磨損的)輪胎
(fig 比喻) a bald landscape, ie one with no trees, bushes, etc 光禿禿的景象(沒有樹木等).
2 without elaboration; plain or dull 不刻意修飾的; 簡單的; 單調的: bald facts 簡單的事實
a bald statement of the facts 對事實的直截了當的陳述.
3 (idm 習語) (as) bald as a coot (infml 口) completely bald 頭頂全禿的.
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!