英[brɪm]美[brɪm]
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词源可能同break, 分开,切开。
noun(名词)verb(动词)
双解例句
noun(名词)verb(动词)
小知识
The brim is the top of a container, like the edge of a cup. Also, if a cup is brimming, it’s full.
This word has a couple meanings related to fullness. If a cup is full, it’s filled to the brim. The brim is the top. Containers such as buckets and pitchers have brims too. Also, the bucket is brimming if it's totally full. A brimming container is likely to spill. People can brim too: you can be brimming with enthusiasm or happiness. Like a cup about to spill, you can’t quite contain yourself when you’re brimming with joy.
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词源解说
词源可能同break,分开,切开。
词语辨析
brim,brink,edge,margin,rim,verge。这组词都有“边”“边沿”的意思。1.edge指物体两平面交接处的边缘或边线;brink指悬崖峭壁的边缘;brim指如壶、杯、碗等各种形状容器的内侧边缘,也指帽子的边;rim指任何圆形物体的缘、周或边;verge指一平面或广阔区域的尽头,也常指道路的边缘;margin指书页的空白边缘,也可指物体的边缘。2.用在比喻中,edge指尖锐性、严峻性等;verge表示濒临某种感情或行动的状态;margin的意思是“留有余地”;brink常用于借喻中,指濒临某种危险。