英语词汇“bright as a button”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P1. (as) bright as a button: animated, lively; cheerful; mentally alert, quick-witted.Sometimes, as when used to describe eyes, suggesting literal brightness; cf. bright-eyed adj. 2a.

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1785 J. O'Keeffe Fontainbleau ii. i. 31 Her eyes are as bright as de polish of de Birmingham button.]

1795 ‘Kadanda’ in Eastern Herald (Portland, Maine) 4 May 4/1 As sweet as molasses her lips—As bright as a button her eyes.

1834 N. Hawthorne Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe in New-Eng. Mag. Dec. 454 She was a fine smart girl, now wide awake and bright as a button.

1990 B. Wilson Leaving 119 Bright as a button in school—three prizes, can you believe it, at the last school closing.

2008 R. Hill Cure for All Dis. (2009) iii. iv. 373 Here's this young lass, bright as a button, sharp eyes taking everything in.

单词	bright as a button
释义	> as lemmas (as) bright as a button P1. (as) bright as a button: animated, lively; cheerful; mentally alert, quick-witted.Sometimes, as when used to describe eyes, suggesting literal brightness; cf. bright-eyed adj. 2a. ΚΠ 1785 J. O'Keeffe Fontainbleau ii. i. 31 Her eyes are as bright as de polish of de Birmingham button.] 1795 ‘Kadanda’ in Eastern Herald (Portland, Maine) 4 May 4/1 As sweet as molasses her lips—As bright as a button her eyes. 1834 N. Hawthorne Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe in New-Eng. Mag. Dec. 454 She was a fine smart girl, now wide awake and bright as a button. 1990 B. Wilson Leaving 119 Bright as a button in school—three prizes, can you believe it, at the last school closing. 2008 R. Hill Cure for All Dis. (2009) iii. iv. 373 Here's this young lass, bright as a button, sharp eyes taking everything in. extracted from brightadj.n. < as lemmas
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