Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15159
brim
满溢;充盈
to be full until almost overflowing
常与 with 连用
- 1.
To fill (a container) to the brim (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
将(容器)装满至边缘、顶部或上沿。
- 2.
To fill (something) fully.
将(某物)完全填满。
- 3.
To be full until almost overflowing.
满到几乎溢出。
装满;填满;将(容器)装满至边缘、顶部或上沿。;将(某物)完全填满。;满到几乎溢出。;注满
In use
The glass was brimming with water.
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
The cup brims every time he pours too fast.
brim with sth
通常用于情感或液体,表示充满。
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
她的眼睛里充满了泪水。
brim over (with sth)
强调溢出,后可接with引出内容。
The cup brimmed over with hot coffee.
杯子里的热咖啡溢出来了。
brim sth with sth
注满容器,但此用法不如fill常见。
He brimmed the glass with water.
他把玻璃杯倒满了水。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- brim with tears
- (眼睛)盈满泪水
- Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard the news.听到这个消息时,她热泪盈眶。
- brim with confidence
- 充满信心
- The young player brims with confidence before the final.决赛前这位年轻选手充满信心。
- brim with ideas
- 满脑子想法;想法很多
- She is brimming with ideas for the project.她对这个项目满脑子都是想法。
- brim over with joy
- 满心欢喜;喜不自胜
- The children were brimming over with joy at the party.孩子们在聚会上喜不自胜。
- brim with life
- 充满活力;生机勃勃
- The streets are brimming with life on summer evenings.夏日的夜晚,街上充满活力。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆:杯子里的水涨到杯口(rim)边沿、快溢出,这就是brim(满溢)。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:written narrative、casual conversation brim 作动词时,表示“装满至边缘”或“满得几乎溢出”,通常用于书面或较正式的表达;日常口语中更常用 fill to the brim 或 be full of。若指“充满(情感等)”时,常见于文学作品。总体语气偏正式,但在描述具体容器时也可用于一般叙述。
Grammar Note
及物表示注满,不及物表示满溢,常与with或over连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
brim 与 him、dim、slim、trim、swim 押韵;它们都以 -im 结尾,读 /ɪm/。注意:拼写以 -im 结尾并不都同音,例如 interim(/ˈɪntərɪm/)的 -im 是非重读,不押韵;而 limb(/lɪm/)虽然与 brim 押韵,但拼写是 -imb,b 不发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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