bald
adj
1
(a) (of people) having little or no hair on the scalp (指人)秃头的, 无发或少发的.
(b) without the expected covering 缺少应有的覆盖物的
Our dog has a bald patch (ie a patch with no hair) on its leg. 我们的狗的腿上秃了一块.
bald (ie badly worn) tyres 光秃的(严重磨损的)轮胎
(fig 比喻) a bald landscape, ie one with no trees, bushes, etc 光秃秃的景象(没有树木等).
2 without elaboration; plain or dull 不刻意修饰的; 简单的; 单调的: bald facts 简单的事实
a bald statement of the facts 对事实的直截了当的陈述.
3 (idm 习语) (as) bald as a coot (infml 口) completely bald 头顶全秃的.
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!