单词 | brim |
释义 | brim (brĭm) n. 1. The uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin. 2. A projecting rim or edge, especially around the bottom of a hat. 3. Full capacity: "No sooner had the fighting started than the hotel filled to the brim with a most extraordinary collection of people" (George Orwell). v. brimmed, brim·ming, brims v.intr. 1. To be full to the brim, often to overflowing: The cup is brimming with chowder. 2. To be abundantly filled or supplied: a monument brimming with tourists; workers brimming with pride. v.tr. To fill to the brim. [Middle English brimme.] |
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