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邊,邊緣,(河)邊注滿,使滿溢滿溢

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Brimming}.]
   To be full to the brim. ``The brimming stream.'' --Milton.

   {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full
      that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup
      brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.

Brim \Brim\, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin
   to Icel. barmr, Sw. br["a]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame,
   br["a]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and
   properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea,
   and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]
   1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any
      hollow vessel used for holding anything.

            Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would
            remove it with an anxious pity.       --Coleridge.

   2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water
      contained in it; the brink; border.

            The feet of the priests that bare the ark were
            dipped in the brim of the water.      --Josh. iii.
                                                  15.

   3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.

Brim \Brim\, v. t.
   To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.

         Arrange the board and brim the glass.    --Tennyson.

Brim \Brim\, a.
   Fierce; sharp; cold. See {Breme}. [Obs.]

資料來源 : WordNet®

brim
     n 1: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {rim}, {lip}]
     2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of
        a hat
     [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]

brim
     v 1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
     2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
     [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]