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brim

noun
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  1. the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass, etc.（杯、碗等容器的）边，边沿
    • two wine glasses, filled to the brim两只斟满的酒杯
    • (figurative) She felt suddenly alive and full to the brim with enthusiasm.她突然充满生机，热情洋溢。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases
    • full to the brim
    • fill something to the brim
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  2. the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out帽檐
    • She watched the crowd from beneath the brim of her hat.她从帽檐下注视着人群。
    • a straw hat with a wide brim宽帽檐草帽
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • deep
    • wide
    • …
    preposition
    • beneath a/​the brim
    • under a/​the brim
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  3. -brimmed
     (in adjectives构成形容词) having the type of brim mentioned有…边的
    • a wide-brimmed hat宽檐帽
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme ‘trimming’.

brim

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brim
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he / she / it brims
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past simple brimmed
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past participle brimmed
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-ing form brimming
🔊/ˈbrɪmɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to be full of something; to fill something（使）满，盛满
    • Tears brimmed in her eyes.她热泪盈眶。🔊🔊
    • brim with something Her eyes brimmed with tears.她热泪盈眶。🔊🔊
    • The team were brimming with confidence before the game.该队在赛前信心十足。🔊🔊
    • a young man brimming with confidence一个充满信心的年轻人
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme ‘trimming’.