| 词组 | brim |
| 释义 | brim Theme: HAT n. a hat.Man, that is one fine brim you got.New silks call for a new brim. brim noun 1 any hat US, 1965. 2 a straw hat BAHAMAS, 1982 brim over 1. brim over usually progressive if a container is brimming over, it is so full of something that what it contains flows over the top: Twelve large sacks were filled with corn until they were brimming over.+with Pots and containers brimming over with flowers are an indispensable feature of any garden.■ SIMILAR TO: overflow2. brim over usually progressive literary if someone's eyes or tears are brimming over, they start to cry even though they are trying not to show it: Her lovely eyes were brimming over again, and he sat beside her and put one arm round her. Don Pedro cried out, the tears brimming over and wetting his cheeks. brim over with brim over with sth usually progressive literary if someone is brimming over with confidence, happiness, excitement etc, they feel very confident, happy, excited etc: By the end of the day Juliana was brimming over with confidence. As she walked through the church, her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles.■ SIMILAR TO: be full of brim with 1. brim with sth usually progressive literary if someone is brimming with confidence, happiness, excitement etc, they feel very confident, happy, excited etc: Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she was brimming with joy at the thought of seeing Guido again. young men from Harvard who arrived in Washington brimming with energy and enthusiasm■ SIMILAR TO: be full of2. brim with sth usually progressive literary to be very full of something or contain a very large amount of it: On the table was an enormous silver bowl brimming with strawberries. Their garden was brimming with every imaginable variety of tropical flowers.■ SIMILAR TO: be full of3. be brimming with tears literary if someone's eyes are brimming with tears, they start to cry, even though they are trying not to show it: His eyes were brimming with tears as he reached out to embrace her for the last time.■ SIMILAR TO: be full of tears full to the brimCompletely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is full to the brim! Her mind was full to the brim with ideas for her new book. I felt full to the brim after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal. brim over1. Of a liquid, to flow over the top of a container. Turn off the burner before the soup brims over! 2. To exhibit something, such as a trait or emotion, to a great degree. With our trip just days away, the kids are totally brimming over with excitement. This song just brims over with emotion. brim with (something)To exhibit something, such as a trait or emotion, to a great degree. With our trip just days away, the kids are totally brimming with excitement. This song just brims with emotion. filled to the brim1. Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is filled to the brim! Her mind was filled to the brim with ideas for her new book. I felt filled to the brim after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal. 2. Intensely experiencing a particular feeling or emotion. She is filled to the brim with nervous energy now that her performance is just a week away. brim over (with something)and brim with somethingto overflow with something. The basket was brimming over with flowers. I was brimming with confidence after my recent success. brimming with somethingFig. full of some kind of happy behavior. The volunteer workers were brimming with goodwill. The smiling children were brimming with joy. filled to the brimfilled all the way full; filled up to the top edge. I like my coffee cup filled to the brim. If the glass is filled to the brim, I can't drink without spilling the contents. filled to the brimAs full as possible; also, completely satisfied. For example, We're filled to the brim with excitement. This expression transfers the idea of a container filled to the very top. W.S. Gilbert used it in the comic opera The Mikado (1885): "Three little maids from school are we, Filled to the brim with girlish glee." [c. 1600] brim n. a hat. Man, that is one fine brim you got. filled to the brimAs full of something as possible. The transfer from a container filled to the very top to other matters took place in the sixteenth century, so by 1601 Shakespeare wrote, “He will fill thy wishes to the brimme” (“Antony and Cleopatra,” 3.13). W. S. Gilbert used the term to describe the three little maids in The Mikado (1885): “Filled to the brim with girlish glee.” |
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