Brights are a car’s headlights when you switch them to the strongest setting — the beam that reaches far down the road.

Brights are遠燈(brights)指的是 a car's headlights汽車的頭燈 when you switch them to the strongest setting當你把它切到最強的設定時 — the beam that reaches far down the road也就是能照到路面很遠處的光束.

In American English, drivers say turn on your brights or dim your brights (meaning switch them back to the lower lights). You use them on dark, empty roads; you turn them down when another car is coming, so you do not blind the other driver.

In American English在美式英語裡, drivers say開車的人會說 turn on your brightsturn on your brights(開遠燈) or dim your brights或dim your brights(把遠燈調暗) (meaning switch them back to the lower lights)(意思是切回較弱的燈光). You use them你會用遠燈 on dark, empty roads在黑暗、空曠的道路上; you turn them down你會把它調暗 when another car is coming當有其他車來時, so you do not blind the other driver這樣才不會讓對方司機看不清楚.

This is a plural-only use: we say the brights, not a bright, for this meaning. It is simply the adjective bright plus -s.

This is a plural-only use這是一個只用複數形式的用法: we say the brights我們說the brights, not a bright而不說a bright, for this meaning用來表達這個意思. It is simply它其實就是 the adjective bright plus -s形容詞bright加上-s.

In British English, people more often say full beam or main beam; brights sounds American, though British speakers will still understand it.

In British English在英式英語裡, people more often say人們更常說 full beam or main beamfull beam或main beam; brights sounds Americanbrights聽起來很美式, though British speakers will still understand it不過英國人還是聽得懂.

That is not the same as the bright lights of a big city, and it is not the brights you separate in the washing machine (the colourful clothes). Here it is only the strong headlights.

That is not the same as那和...不一樣 the bright lights of a big city一座大城市的燦爛燈火, and it is not而它也不是 the brights you separate in the washing machine你在洗衣機裡要分開洗的brights (the colourful clothes)(指有顏色的衣服). Here在這裡, it is only它指的僅僅是 the strong headlights強力頭燈.