Words & Expressions:
*bare fists, naked, not covered by clothes.
bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged
--a raggid child with bare feet
--She felt warm sun on her bare arms.
另外还有几个比较常用的表达，
bare facts: a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details.
--The newspaper had simply published th bare facts.
bare essentials/necessities
--Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials.
--If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest of details(=the smallest amount possible).
with your bare hands, without using a weapon or a tool.
--He had killed a man with his bare hands.
bare, not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves.
--The trees soon gave way to bare rock.
bare, empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations.
--She looked round her tiny bare room.
*rise to fame over night/swiftly
She rose to fame during the early Sixties.
*eminent, an eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession.
--an eminent scientist/lawyer
*in his day: somebody's/something's day, a successful period of time in someone's life or in something's existence.
--Don't be too disappointed you didn't win-your day will come.
--Game shows like that have had their day(=were successful in the past, but are not any more).
此外常用的表达还有make somebody‘s day, to make someone very happy
--Hearing her voice on the phone really made my day.
*he was adored by rich and poor alike, adv. used to emhasize that you mean both the people, groups, or things that you have just mentioned.
--I learned a lot from teachers and students alike.
alike: adj.very similar
My mother and I are alike in many ways.
alike:adv. in a similar way
The twins were dressed alike.
Great minds think alike (used humorously when you and another person have had the same idea).
Sentences:
In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
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