bare

英 [beə(r)]

美 [ber]

adj.  裸体的; 裸露的; (树木)光秃秃的; (土地)荒芜的; 无遮盖的; 没有保护的
v.  揭开; 脱掉(衣服)

过去式：bared　最高级：barest　现在分词：baring　过去分词：bared　第三人称单数：bares　比较级：barer　

高考CET4考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.3196 / COCA.3430

习惯用语

adj.

the bare bones (of sth)
• 梗概；概要
  the basic facts
• the bare bones of the story
  故事梗概
with your bare hands
• 赤手空拳；徒手
  without weapons or tools
• He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.
  他赤手空拳就能取人性命。
lay sth bare
• 暴露；揭露
  to show sth that was covered or to make sth known that was secret
• Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.
  他们的私生活全面曝光了。
the cupboard is bare
• （指没钱购买）
  used to say that there is no money for sth
• They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
  他们正在寻求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。

v.

bare your soul (to sb)
• （向某人）打开心扉，倾诉衷肠
  to tell sb your deepest and most private feelings
bare your teeth
• （凶狠地）龇牙咧嘴
  to show your teeth in an aggressive and threatening way
• The dog bared its teeth and growled.
  那条狗龇牙咧嘴地低吼。

牛津词典

adj.

• 裸体的；裸露的
  not covered by any clothes
  1. She likes to walk around in bare feet .
     她喜欢光着脚走来走去。
• （树木）光秃秃的；（土地）荒芜的
  not covered with leaves; without plants or trees
  1. the bare branches of winter trees
     冬天树木光秃秃的枝丫
  2. a bare mountainside
     光秃秃的山坡
• 无遮盖的；没有保护的
  not covered with or protected by anything
  1. bare wooden floorboards
     未铺地毯的木地板
  2. Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
     电缆露出了裸线。
  3. The walls were bare except for a clock.
     墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。
• 空的
  empty
  1. The fridge was completely bare.
     电冰箱里什么也没有。
  2. bare shelves
     空荡荡的架子
• 仅够的；最基本的；最简单的
  just enough; the most basic or simple
  1. The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.
     那家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。
  2. We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.
     我们只有最基本的设备。
  3. He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.
     他只花了最少的工夫，却仍然通过了考试。
  4. 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情况。
  5. It was the barest hint of a smile.
     那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。

verb

• 揭开；脱掉（衣服）
  to remove the covering from sth, especially from part of the body
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 赤裸的；不穿衣服的
  If a part of your body isbare, it is not covered by any clothing.
  1. 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。
  2. She had bare arms and a bare neck.
     她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
• ADJ-GRADED 无遮盖的；未加装饰的
  Abaresurface is not covered or decorated with anything.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 没有叶子的；光秃秃的
  If a tree or a branch isbare, it has no leaves on it.
  1. ...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
• ADJ-GRADED 空的
  If a room, cupboard, or shelf isbare, it is empty.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 光秃秃的；寸草不生的
  An area of ground that isbarehas no plants growing on it.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （事实、细节等）最基本的，最重要的
  If someone gives you thebarefacts or thebarestdetails of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 最少的；最低限度的；勉强的
  If you talk about thebareminimum or thebareessentials, you mean the very least that is necessary.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ 仅有的（强调数量少）
  Bareis used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is.
  1. 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％。
• VERB 使暴露；露出
  If youbaresomething, you uncover it and show it.
  1. Walsh bared his teeth in a grin...
     沃尔什露齿一笑。
  2. 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。
• bare bones→ see:bone
• PHRASE 徒手；赤手空拳
  If someone does somethingwiththeirbare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
  1. 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。
  2. Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners.
     救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
• PHRASE 使显露出来；使暴露
  If youlaysomethingbare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 揭露；揭发；使暴露
  If youlay baresomething or someone, you reveal or expose them.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 敞开心扉；倾诉衷肠
  If youbareyoursoul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• lay bare
  1. denude a forest
  Synonym:denudedenudatestrip
• make public
  1. She aired her opinions on welfare
  Synonym:publicizepubliciseair
• lay bare
  1. bare your breasts
  2. bare your feelings

adj

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation
  1. a plain hair style
  2. unembellished white walls
  3. functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
  Synonym:plainspareunembellishedunornamented
• completely unclothed
  1. bare bodies
  2. naked from the waist up
  3. a nude model
  Synonym:au naturel(p)nakednude
• having everything extraneous removed including contents
  1. the bare walls
  2. the cupboard was bare
  Synonym:stripped
• providing no shelter or sustenance
  1. bare rocky hills
  2. barren lands
  3. the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
  4. the desolate surface of the moon
  5. a stark landscape
  Synonym:barrenbleakdesolatestark
• lacking its natural or customary covering
  1. a bare hill
  2. bare feet
• lacking a surface finish such as paint
  1. bare wood
  2. unfinished furniture
  Synonym:unfinished
• not having a protective covering
  1. unsheathed cables
  2. a bare blade
  Synonym:unsheathed

双语例句

• The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses
  祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。
• She had bare arms and a bare neck.
  她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
• That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on
  那可能是我不幸看到的最光秃、最荒凉的岛屿。
• 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。
• 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。
• The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
  裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
• 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。
• She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood
  她光着脚噔噔地跑上木质楼梯。
• Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners.
  救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
• 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。