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.