bare
- adj.裸露的，裸体的;（树木）光秃秃的，（土地）荒芜的;空的;仅够的，最低限度的;（事实、细节等）最基本的，最重要的;无遮盖的，没有保护的
- v.使赤裸，使露出;揭露，暴露;把（刀、剑）拔出鞘
最高级： barest 比较级： barer 派生词： bareness n. 过去式： bared 现在分词： baring 过去分词： bared 第三人称单数： bares
bareadj.
裸体的；裸露的
not covered by any clothes
She likes to walk around in bare feet .
她喜欢光着脚走来走去。
（树木）光秃秃的；（土地）荒芜的
not covered with leaves; without plants or trees
the bare branches of winter trees
冬天树木光秃秃的枝丫
a bare mountainside
光秃秃的山坡
无遮盖的；没有保护的
not covered with or protected by anything
bare wooden floorboards
未铺地毯的木地板
Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
电缆露出了裸线。
The walls were bare except for a clock.
墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。
空的
empty
The fridge was completely bare.
电冰箱里什么也没有。
bare shelves
空荡荡的架子
仅够的；最基本的；最简单的
just enough; the most basic or simple
The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.
那家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。
We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.
我们只有最基本的设备。
He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.
他只花了最少的工夫，却仍然通过了考试。
She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本情况。
It was the barest hint of a smile.
那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。
the basic facts
故事梗概
the bare bones of the story
without weapons or tools
他赤手空拳就能取人性命。
He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.
to show sth that was covered or to make sth known that was secret
他们的私生活全面曝光了。
Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.
used to say that there is no money for sth
他们正在寻求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。
They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
These words all describe statements, often about sth unpleasant, that are very clear, not trying to hide anything, and not using more words than necessary.以上各词常形容令人不快的陈述清楚明白、直截了当、简单明了。
used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in a way that other people may not like用于他人可能不乐意听的事实或指直率、直接以致他人不喜欢：
The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
事实很明显，没有人真正了解。
[only before noun] used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else用于他人可能不乐意听的事实或指事物简单明了：
The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.
事实很简单，我们就是付不起。
When it is being used to emphasize facts that other people may not like to hear, plain usually occurs in the expression the plain fact/truth is that… Simple can be used in this way too, but it can also be used in a wider variety of structures and collocations (such as reason and matter ). |
Expressions with simple often suggest impatience with other people's behaviour. |
( rather formal ) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious用于描述令人不快的事实或区别十分明显、鲜明：
The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.
明摆着的事实是剩下的钱已经不够了。
[only before noun] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra指最基本的、最简单的：
She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本情况。
( formal ) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly指表达明确的、毫不含糊的、斩钉截铁的：
The reply was an unequivocal ‘no’.
回答是个干脆利落的“不”字。
used for telling sb a rather unpleasant fact; without any extra explanation or detail to help you accept what is being said用于告知别人令人不快的事实时不加赘述、赤裸裸的：
The letter was a bald statement of our legal position.
那封信是对我们的法律立场直截了当的声明。
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ADJ 赤裸的；不穿衣服的
If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare...
她只在薄如蝉翼的睡衣外套了一件薄睡袍，而且光着脚。
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ADJ-GRADED 无遮盖的；未加装饰的
A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.
他们本想在整个房间的木地板上都不铺地毯的。
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ADJ-GRADED 没有叶子的；光秃秃的
If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it....an old, twisted tree, its bark shaggy, many of its limbs brittle and bare.
一棵虬枝盘绕的古树，树皮粗糙，很多枝杈光秃秃的，一折就断
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ADJ-GRADED 空的
If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty.His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes...
除了三个蔫巴巴的西红柿，他的冰箱里什么也没有。
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ADJ-GRADED 光秃秃的；寸草不生的
An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it.That's probably the most bare, bleak, barren and inhospitable island I've ever seen.
那可能是我见过的最荒凉的岛屿，荒无人烟，寸草不生。
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ADJ-GRADED （事实、细节等）最基本的，最重要的
If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things.Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the Superintendent in charge of the investigation.
报社的记者们从负责这起调查的督察那里得到的只是一些最基本的情况。
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ADJ-GRADED 最少的；最低限度的；勉强的
If you talk about the bare minimum or the bare essentials, you mean the very least that is necessary.The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces...
军队会用尽可能少的兵力扼守西部的沙漠。
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ADJ 仅有的（强调数量少）
Bare is used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is.Sales are growing for premium wines, but at a bare 2 percent a year.
高档酒的销量正在增长，但年增长率只有2％。
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VERB 使暴露；露出
If you bare something, you uncover it and show it.Walsh bared his teeth in a grin...
沃尔什露齿一笑。
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PHRASE 徒手；赤手空拳
If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands...
警方认为她是被凶手活活用拳头打死的。
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PHRASE 使显露出来；使暴露
If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.The clearing out of disused workshops laid bare thousands of Italianate glazed tiles.
清理废弃的车间时发现了成千上万块意大利风格的釉面砖。
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PHRASE 揭露；揭发；使暴露
If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.
没有人想自我剖白，将自己的情感公之于众。
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PHRASE 敞开心扉；倾诉衷肠
If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.Few men would have bared their soul to a woman as he had.
很少有男人能像他一样对一个女人敞开心扉。
verb
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- lay bare
- denude a forest
- Synonym: denude denudate strip
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- make public
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- Synonym: publicize publicise air
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- lay bare
- bare your breasts
- bare your feelings
adj
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- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
- Synonym: plain spare unembellished unornamented
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- completely unclothed
- bare bodies
- naked from the waist up
- a nude model
- Synonym: au naturel(p) naked nude
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- having everything extraneous removed including contents
- the bare walls
- the cupboard was bare
- Synonym: stripped
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- providing no shelter or sustenance
- bare rocky hills
- barren lands
- the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
- the desolate surface of the moon
- a stark landscape
- Synonym: barren bleak desolate stark
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- lacking its natural or customary covering
- a bare hill
- bare feet
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- lacking a surface finish such as paint
- bare wood
- unfinished furniture
- Synonym: unfinished
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- not having a protective covering
- unsheathed cables
- a bare blade
- Synonym: unsheathed
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You could see bare wood where the paint had flaked off .
油漆剥落处可以看见光秃秃的木头。
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The hills above the valley are bare rock
山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。
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She gave me only the bare facts of the case .
她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本情况。
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He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam .
他只花了最少的工夫，却仍然通过了考试。
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We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment .
我们只有最基本的设备。
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He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands .
他赤手空拳就能取人性命。
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She was paid several thousand dollars to bare all for the magazine .
她获得数千元报酬为那本杂志作全裸画页。
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They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare .
他们正在寻求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。
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The walls were bare except for a clock .
墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。
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He killed the snake with his bare hands .
他赤手空拳打死了那条蛇。
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He tore at the meat with his bare hands .
他只凭两只手就要把肉撕碎。
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The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument .
本书的优点是对这个论点的基本事实有翔实的论述。
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He had ripped up the carpet , leaving only the bare boards .
他用力扯去了地毯，只剩下裸露的地板。
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He throttled the guard with his bare hands .
他徒手掐死了卫兵。
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The dog bared its teeth in a snarl .
那条狗龇着牙低声吼叫。
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It was the barest hint of a smile .
那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。
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I had got in the habit of going around with bare feet
我已经习惯光脚。
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The work space is a bare and cavernous warehouse .
工作场地是个空荡荡的大仓库。
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No one wants to expose themselves , lay their feelings bare .
没有人想自我剖白，将自己的情感公之于众。
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They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house .
他们本想在整个房间的木地板上都不铺地毯的。
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The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces
军队会用尽可能少的兵力扼守西部的沙漠。
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The room remains simple with bare , stippled green walls .
房间仍然很简朴，四面都是饰有圆点的绿色空墙。
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Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands
警方认为她是被凶手活活用拳头打死的。
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Few men would have bared their soul to a woman as he had .
很少有男人能像他一样对一个女人敞开心扉。
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The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer .
裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
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Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners .
救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
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There are not even the bare bones of a garden here — I 've got nothing .
这儿连个花园的影子都没有——我什么也没看到。
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The room was bare and empty .
房间空荡荡的。
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Sales are growing for premium wines , but at a bare 2 percent a year .
高档酒的销量正在增长，但年增长率只有2%。
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These are the bare essentials you 'll need to dress your baby during the first few months .
这些是你的宝宝在头几个月里要穿的基本衣物。
指纸张无字迹的、未印刷过的，或磁带未录制内容的。
a blank cheque/form
空白支票/表格
Leave the first page blank.
第一页留空。
指建筑物内部缺乏设施或装饰的，也指人身体部位裸露的，形容土地、树木等时表示其没有植被覆盖或枝叶凋落的。
bare feet/trees
光着脚/光秃秃的树
She lived in that tiny bare room for six years.
她在那个空荡荡的小房间住了6年。
She wore a low-necked dress, and her arms were bare.
她穿着一件低领连衣裙，手臂裸露。
There's no carpet in the bedroom, just bare floorboards.
卧室里地板裸露，没有铺地毯。
指容器里面什么也没有或者某个地方没有人的。
an empty cup/room
空杯子/房间
The house stood empty for many years.
这房子好多年没人住了。
指实物的内部是空心的。
a hollow tree/tube
空心树/管子
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter.
使用空心砖是因为它们更轻。
指房屋、土地等未被占用的，或指工作或职位空缺的，侧重表示临时性的情况。
The apartment is still vacant.
那套公寓仍然空着。
The position became vacant after his resignation.
他辞职后，这个职位暂时空缺。
指人没有穿衣服的，也指动物尚未长出皮毛或羽毛的。
They found the body lying half naked in the grass.
他们发现尸体半裸着躺在草丛中。
The children ran naked through the garden.
孩子们光着身子跑过花园。
Those two little mice were naked and blind.
那两只小老鼠还没长毛，眼睛也尚未睁开。
多指身体没有衣服覆盖的，也指土地荒芜的或树木没有叶子的。
The child was bare to the waist.
那孩子打赤膊。
The sand was warm under my bare feet.
我光脚踩在沙滩上，感到热乎乎的。
The soil was washed away by the flood, exposing bare rock.
泥土被洪水冲走，露出光秃秃的岩石。
Many branches of the tree are bare.
那棵树的很多树枝都光秃秃的。
指人体全裸的，尤用于形容模特儿，比 naked 委婉。
He has painted nude models.
他画过裸体模特儿。
She has never posed nude.
她从未拍过裸照。
指人未穿任何衣服的，只作表语。
He took ages getting undressed.
他脱衣服花了很长时间。
I don't know what I look like when I'm undressed.
我不知道自己裸体是什么样。
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