brilliant

adj.明亮的；美好的；闪耀的；才华横溢的

n.宝石；钻石

adj.

1. 巧妙的；使人印象深的
   extremely clever or impressive
   1. What a brilliant idea!
      真是个绝妙的主意！
   2. a brilliant performance/invention
      出色的表演；杰出的发明
2. 很成功的
   very successful
   1. a brilliant career
      一帆风顺的事业
   2. The play was a brilliant success.
      那出剧获得了巨大成功。
3. 聪颖的；技艺高的
   very intelligent or skilful
   1. a brilliant young scientist
      一位才华横溢的青年科学家
   2. She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.
      她是全国最有才气的人之一。
4. 明亮的；鲜艳的
   very bright
   1. brilliant sunshine
      明媚的阳光
   2. brilliant blue eyes
      湛蓝的眼睛
5. 很好的；杰出的
   very good; excellent
   1. ‘How was it?’ ‘Brilliant!’
      “怎么样？”“棒极了！”
   2. Thanks. You've been brilliant (= very helpful) .
      多谢。你帮大忙了。

名词复数形式:brilliants

brilliant 明亮的，聪颖的

来自beryl, 绿宝石。拼写受bright 影响。

1. He was the most brilliant adman that any of us knew.
   他是我们认识的最有才华的广告人。
2. She had a brilliant mind
   她头脑聪明。
3. It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.
   他在《我的左脚》中的精彩表演使他一举成名。
4. If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant
   如果你有机会去看那个演出，你一定要去——棒极了！
5. My sister's given me this brilliant book.
   我的姐姐给了我这本非常好看的书。
6. He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins
   他坐了4年牢，出狱后发现自己的辉煌事业已不复存在。
7. The raid was a brilliant success.
   这次偷袭非常成功。
8. The woman had brilliant green eyes.
   这个女子有双明亮的碧眼。
9. The event was held in brilliant sunshine
   这一活动是在阳光明媚的日子举办的。
10. As he discovered, she had a brilliant mind
    正如他所发现的，她冰雪聪明。
11. She was a fiery, brilliant and unyielding intellectual and politician
    她是个充满激情、才华卓越、毫不妥协的知识分子和政治家。
12. His form this season has been brilliant
    他这一赛季状态非常不错。
13. 'Oh, it was brilliant,' he gushes
    “哦，棒极了。”他夸张地说。
14. It was brilliant to hear George Harrison in concert at the Royal Albert Hall last week.
    上周在皇家艾伯特厅听到乔治·哈里森的现场演出真是太棒了。
15. She told me she'd had a brilliant idea.
    她告诉我她有个好主意。
16. Tom was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the college staff.
    汤姆的模仿能力是超一流的，他能惟妙惟肖地模仿学院里的大多数老师。
17. Patrick Devlin was an outstanding judge and brilliant jurist.
    帕特里克·德夫林是一位杰出的法官和出色的法律专家。
18. He was a brilliant musician.
    他是一位才华横溢的音乐家。
19. He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind
    他善于发现问题，还总能想出高明的策略。
20. Eric Cantona made the game safe with a brilliant opportunist goal.
    埃里克·坎通纳抓住机会踢进绝妙的一球，锁定了比赛的胜局。
21. The goalkeeper came into his own with a series of brilliant saves
    守门员开始进入状态，作出了一连串精彩的扑救。
22. He was also a brilliant propagandist for free trade.
    他也是自由贸易杰出的倡导宣传者。
23. I was captured by his brilliant salesmanship.
    我被他高明的推销技巧给征服了。
24. Malcolm is a brilliant but frustrated surgeon who is married to a neurotic and sexless woman.
    马尔科姆是一位才华横溢却又生活失意的外科医生，他妻子有些神经质而且性冷淡。
25. Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions
    工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。
26. I awoke next morning to brilliant sunshine streaming into my room.
    第二天早晨我醒来时房间里洒满了灿烂的阳光。
27. The hero's life was short but brilliant.
    这位英雄的一生是短暂而光辉的。
28. He has made rapid and brilliant progress in his studies.
    他在学业上有着迅速而突出的进步。
29. The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail.
    最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。