bare

adj.

1. 裸体的；裸露的
   not covered by any clothes
   1. She likes to walk around in bare feet .
      她喜欢光着脚走来走去。
2. （树木）光秃秃的；（土地）荒芜的
   not covered with leaves; without plants or trees
   1. the bare branches of winter trees
      冬天树木光秃秃的枝丫
   2. a bare mountainside
      光秃秃的山坡
3. 无遮盖的；没有保护的
   not covered with or protected by anything
   1. bare wooden floorboards
      未铺地毯的木地板
   2. Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
      电缆露出了裸线。
   3. The walls were bare except for a clock.
      墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有。
4. 空的
   empty
   1. The fridge was completely bare.
      电冰箱里什么也没有。
   2. bare shelves
      空荡荡的架子
5. 仅够的；最基本的；最简单的
   just enough; the most basic or simple
   1. 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。
   2. We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.
      我们只有最基本的设备。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
   5. It was the barest hint of a smile.
      那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。

verb

1. 揭开；脱掉（衣服）
   to remove the covering from sth, especially from part of the body
   1. She was paid several thousand dollars to bare all (= take all her clothes off) for the magazine.
      她获得数千元报酬为那本杂志作全裸画页。

1. ADJ 赤裸的；不穿衣服的
   If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
   1. 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。
   2. She had bare arms and a bare neck.
      她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
2. ADJ-GRADED 无遮盖的；未加装饰的
   A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
   1. 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。
3. 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.
   1. ...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
4. ADJ-GRADED 空的
   If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty.
   1. 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。
   2. He led me through to a bare, draughty interviewing room.
      他把我带到了一间空荡荡的、有过堂风的会见室。
5. ADJ-GRADED 光秃秃的；寸草不生的
   An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it.
   1. 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。
6. 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.
   1. 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。
7. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
8. ADJ 仅有的（强调数量少）
   Bare is used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is.
   1. 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％。
9. VERB 使暴露；露出
   If you bare something, you uncover it and show it.
   1. Walsh bared his teeth in a grin...
      沃尔什露齿一笑。
   2. He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.
      他为一本女性杂志秀出了他那肌肉发达、毛发浓密的性感胸部。
10. bare bones → see: bone
11. PHRASE 徒手；赤手空拳
    If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
    1. 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。
    2. Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners.
       救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
12. 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.
    1. 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。
13. PHRASE 揭露；揭发；使暴露
    If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
    1. 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。
14. PHRASE 敞开心扉；倾诉衷肠
    If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
    1. 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。

1. 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。
2. She had bare arms and a bare neck.
   她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He led me through to a bare, draughty interviewing room.
   他把我带到了一间空荡荡的、有过堂风的会见室。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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%。
11. Walsh bared his teeth in a grin
    沃尔什露齿一笑。
12. He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.
    他为一本女性杂志秀出了他那肌肉发达、毛发浓密的性感胸部。
13. 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。
14. Rescuers were using their bare hands to reach the trapped miners.
    救援人员正徒手营救被困矿工。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. He had bare feet, a T-shirt and cords on.
    他光着脚，穿着T恤衫和灯芯绒裤子。
20. His feet echoed on the bare board floor
    他的脚步声在没铺地毯的木地板上发出回响。
21. The room was bare and empty.
    房间空荡荡的。
22. That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on
    那可能是我不幸看到的最光秃、最荒凉的岛屿。
23. I had got in the habit of going around with bare feet
    我已经习惯光脚。
24. The hills above the valley are bare rock
    山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。
25. My bare feet were soundless over the carpet.
    我赤脚无声无息地走在毯子上。
26. Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments.
    进去以后是两个简单而整洁的小房间，朴实无华，没有什么装饰。
27. The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
    裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
28. She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood
    她光着脚噔噔地跑上木质楼梯。
29. His bare feet were smooth on top and rough-skinned underneath.
    他赤裸的双脚脚面很光滑，脚底却很粗糙。
30. The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses
    祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。

adj.

the bare bones (of sth)

• 梗概；概要
  the basic facts
  1. the bare bones of the story
     故事梗概

with your bare hands

• 赤手空拳；徒手
  without weapons or tools
  1. He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.
     他赤手空拳就能取人性命。

lay sth bare

• 暴露；揭露
  to show sth that was covered or to make sth known that was secret
  1. Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare.
     他们的私生活全面曝光了。

the cupboard is bare

• （指没钱购买）
  used to say that there is no money for sth
  1. 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。

v.

bare your soul (to sb)

• （向某人）打开心扉，倾诉衷肠
  to tell sb your deepest and most private feelings

bare your teeth

• （凶狠地）龇牙咧嘴
  to show your teeth in an aggressive and threatening way
  1. The dog bared its teeth and growled.
     那条狗龇牙咧嘴地低吼。

verb

1. lay bare
   1. denude a forest

   Synonym:    denudedenudatestrip

2. make public
   1. She aired her opinions on welfare

   Synonym:    publicizepubliciseair

3. lay bare
   1. bare your breasts
   2. bare your feelings

adj

1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
   1. a plain hair style
   2. unembellished white walls
   3. functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete

   Synonym:    plainspareunembellishedunornamented

2. completely unclothed
   1. bare bodies
   2. naked from the waist up
   3. a nude model

   Synonym:    au naturel(p)nakednude

3. having everything extraneous removed including contents
   1. the bare walls
   2. the cupboard was bare

   Synonym:    stripped

4. providing no shelter or sustenance
   1. bare rocky hills
   2. barren lands
   3. the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
   4. the desolate surface of the moon
   5. a stark landscape

   Synonym:    barrenbleakdesolatestark

5. lacking its natural or customary covering
   1. a bare hill
   2. bare feet

6. lacking a surface finish such as paint
   1. bare wood
   2. unfinished furniture

   Synonym:    unfinished

7. not having a protective covering
   1. unsheathed cables
   2. a bare blade

   Synonym:    unsheathed