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bright S2 W2 /braɪt/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative brighter, superlative brightest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: beorht]
1. LIGHT shining strongly, or with plenty of light:
Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights.
bright sunshine
a large bright room
2. SUNNY if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light OPP dull:
The weather was bright and sunny.
a bright autumn day
3. INTELLIGENT intelligent and able to learn things quickly:
He was an exceptionally bright child.
a bright ambitious young man
4. a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (IRONIC):
Whose bright idea was this?
He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money.
5. COLOURS bright colours are strong and easy to see:
a bright red jumper
I never wear bright colours.
6. CHEERFUL happy and full of energy:
Her voice was bright and cheerful.
She gave him a bright smile.
He looked up at me with bright eyes.
7. SUCCESSFUL if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful SYN promising:
The school’s future now looks very bright.
I’m sure the company has a bright future now.
8. as bright as a button very intelligent and full of energy
9. look on the bright side to see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad:
Come on, try to look on the bright side.
10. bright and early very early in the morning:
He was up bright and early, keen to get started.
11. bright spark informal someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid:
Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade.
12. bright and breezy happy and confident
13. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed happy and full of energy
14. the bright lights the interesting exciting life in a big city:
She missed the bright lights of London.
15. bright spot an event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant:
The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre.
—brightly adverb:
The sun shone brightly.
brightly coloured clothes
She smiled brightly.
—brightness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
a bright light
▪ bright shining strongly: The sunshine was very bright. | the bright light of the torch
▪ strong very bright: Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight.
▪ brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good: The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine.
▪ dazzling a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it: dazzling headlights | the dazzling reflection from the mirror
▪ blinding a blinding light is very bright and makes you unable to see for a short time after you have looked at it: There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion.
▪ harsh a harsh light is bright and unpleasant: In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was.
▪ good if the light is good in a place where you are working, it is bright enough for you to see what you are doing: The light wasn’t good enough to read.
a bright place
▪ bright full of light: I wish the room was a bit brighter.
▪ light bright because there are big windows: The dining room was light and airy.
▪ well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights: Try to park in a well-lit place.

brighthu

◎	[brait]
※	tính từ
	■	sáng, sáng chói
		☆	bright sunshine
			mặt trời sáng chói
	■	tươi
		☆	bright red
			đỏ tươi
	■	sáng sủa; rạng rỡ, sáng ngời; rực rỡ
		☆	a bright force
			khuôn mặt sáng sủa
		☆	a bright smile
			nụ cười rạng rỡ
		☆	bright eyes
			cặp mắt sáng ngời
		☆	a bright future
			tương lai rực rỡ
	■	sáng dạ, thông minh, nhanh trí
		☆	a bright boy
			một đứa bé sáng dạ
	■	lanh lợi, hoạt bát, nhanh nhẹn
	〆	to look on the bright side of everything
		✓	(xem) side
	〆	to get up bright and early
		✓	thức dậy lúc sớm tinh mơ
	〆	as bright as a button
		✓	khôn ngoan, nhạy bén
	〆	the bright lights
		✓	đời sống nhộn nhịp ở chốn phồn hoa đô thị
	〆	a bright spark
		✓	kẻ tài trí hơn người (đùa cợt)
※	phó từ
	■	sáng chói, sáng ngời

◎	[bright]
〆	saying & slang
	■	intelligent, brainy, sharp
		☆	I left the water running. That wasn't a very bright thing to do.