| 释义 |
brim
I. \ˈbrim\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English brimme; akin to Middle High German brem edge, trimming, Old Norse barmr brim, and perhaps to Latin frond-, frons leafy branch, foliage
1.
a. archaic : the edge or margin of a body of water
b. : the edge or rim especially of a cup, bowl, or depression resembling a bowl
< the brim of the saucer >
< the brim of the crater >
c. : brink, border
< on the brim of unconsciousness >
2. : the projecting rim of a hat or bonnet
Synonyms: see border
II. verb
(brimmed ; brimmed ; brimming ; brims)
transitive verb
: to fill to the brim
< brim a bowl to good fellowship >
intransitive verb
1. : to be or become full often to overflowing
< a cup brimming over onto the table >
< children … brimming over with life and health — F.J.Haskin >
< boats … brim with peasants in their folk costumes — Frederic Morton >
2. : to increase to the point of reaching or overflowing a brim
< tears brimmed in his eyes >
< the sea … brimmed up to the very lip of the shingle beach — David Garnett >
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English — more at breme
archiac : breme
• brimly adverb, archaic
IV. intransitive verb
(brimmed ; brimmed ; brimming ; brims)
Etymology: Middle English brimmen; akin to Middle High German brimmen to roar, Old English bremman — more at fremitus
now dialect England, of swine : to be in heat; also : copulate
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from brim (IV)
dialect England : strumpet
VI.
dialect
variant of bream I |