bare
adj
(-r, -st)
1
(a) without clothing 裸露的: bare legs 光腿
bare to the waist, ie wearing no clothes above the waist 裸露上身.
(b) without the usual covering or protection 缺少遮蓋的; 沒有保護的
bare floors, ie without carpets, rugs, etc 光地板(無地毯等的)
a bare hillside, ie one without shrubs or trees 光禿的山坡(沒有樹木的山坡)
trees that are already bare, ie that have already lost their leaves 光禿了的樹木(樹葉已落光的)
with his head bare, ie not wearing a hat 他光著頭(未戴帽)
with one's bare hands, ie without tools or weapons 赤手(未帶工具或武器).
2 ~ (of sth) empty or almost empty (of the expected contents) (指不該空者)空的, 幾乎空了的
a room bare of furniture 空無家具的房間
a larder bare of food 空空如也的食品柜
bare shelves 空無一物的架子.
3 [attrib 作定語]
only just sufficient; basic 僅夠的; 基本的
the bare necessities of life, ie things needed merely to stay alive 最低限度的生活必需品
a bare majority, ie a very small one 勉強超過半數(shù)
the bare facts, ie without any additional comment or detail 事實真相(無評論或細節(jié)).
4 (idm 習語) the bare `bones (of sth) main or basic facts (of some matter or situation) (某事或某情況的)梗概, 概要. lay sth `bare expose or make known sth secret or hidden 揭露; 揭發(fā)
lay bare the truth, sb's treachery, a plot 揭露真相、某人的背叛行為、陰謀.
bare v
1 [Tn] uncover (sth); reveal 使(某物)裸露出來; 揭開: bare one's chest 袒胸
He bared his head (ie took off his hat to show respect) as the funeral procession passed. 送葬行列走過時他脫帽致敬.
bare the end of a wire, ie strip off the covering of rubber, etc before making an electrical connection 剝開電線的端部(剝?nèi)グ驳南鹌さ纫员憬泳€).
2 (idm 習語) bare its `teeth (of an animal) show its teeth when angry (指動物)齜牙咧嘴(發(fā)怒時). bare one's `heart/`soul (to sb) (rhet or joc 修辭或謔) make known one's deepest feelings 披露心事; 訴說衷腸.