| 词汇 | plain |
| 释义 | plain adjective uk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/ plainadjective (WITH NOTHING ADDED)B1 not decorated in any way; with nothing added: 朴素的；不加修饰的；简单的 She wore a plain black dress.她穿着一件朴素的黑色连衣裙。 We've chosen a plain carpet (= one without a pattern) and patterned curtains.我们挑了一块没有图案的地毯和带图案的窗帘。 He prefers plain food - nothing too fancy.他喜欢清淡简单的食物——不喜欢太讲究的。 We're having plain blue walls in the dining room.我们客厅里的墙壁要纯蓝色的。 a catalogue sent in a plain brown envelope用纯褐色信封寄出的目录 a plain style of architecture简朴的建筑风格 plain yogurt (= with no added fruit or sugar)原味酸奶 Synonyms austere severe(PLAIN)often disapproving stark plain paper paper that has no lines on it: 白纸 a letter written on plain paper用白纸写的一封信 a plain gold ring with no ornamentation没有任何装饰的普通金戒指 Their website is fairly plain, but very easy to navigate.他们的网站页面比较简单，但浏览起来很便捷。 She was dressed very soberly in a plain grey suit.她穿了一身素灰色衣服，显得十分庄重。 Do you prefer plain or striped shirts?你喜欢单色衬衫还是条纹衬衫？ I want a plain black jumper with no fancy trimmings. Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom sparely spartan stale starkly unornamented unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable plainadjective (CLEAR)C2 obvious and clear to understand: 清楚的，明显的 It's quite plain that they don't want to speak to us.很明显，他们不想和我们说话。 The reason is perfectly plain.原因很清楚。 I made it quite plain (that)(= explained clearly that) I wasn't interested.我明白地表示我不感兴趣。 easy to see, recognize, or understand obviousIt's obvious that she's upset. clearIt was clear that he was unhappy. apparentHer joy was apparent to everyone. plainHis disappointment was plain to see. evidentThe company president was impressed by her evident ambition. manifestHis manifest lack of interest has provoked severe criticism. Apparent and obvious (from) under your noseidiom apparent be (as) plain as the nose on your faceidiom be (right) under your noseidiom be etched somewhereidiom be writ largeidiom flagrantly foregone conclusion glaring glaringly I need hardly do somethingidiom obtrude overtly palpable palpably parallax patently squeaky stand/stick out a mileidiom written all over someone's faceidiom plainadjective (COMPLETE)[ before noun ] (used for emphasis) complete: （表示强调）完全的 It was plain stupidity on Richard's part.理查德愚蠢至极。 Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely abundantly abundantly clear beyond biblical downright extraordinarily extremely infinitely particularly richly stupefyingly super super-duper super-spectacular superabundantly totally violently whatever plainadjective (NOT BEAUTIFUL)C2 (especially of a woman or girl) not beautiful: （尤指女性）相貌平平的，不好看的 She had been a very plain child.她小时候并不是个漂亮的孩子。 a plain Jane a woman or girl who is not attractive: 平凡的珍妮（不漂亮的女人或女孩） If she'd been a plain Jane, she wouldn't have had all the attention.如果她象平凡的珍妮，她就不会成为关注的焦点。 Not attractive to look at back end be no oil paintingidiom be not much to look atidiom bleakly bleakness gopping gracelessly have a face like the back end of a busidiom hideous hideousness pretty-pretty putridly reptilian scrappily scrappy unpoetic unpretty unshapely unsightly vulgarity Related wordplainness Idiomsbe (as) plain as the nose on your face be plain sailing in plain sight plain noun uk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/ plainnoun (LAND)[ C ](alsoplains[ plural ]) a large area of flat land: 平原 the coastal plain海边的平原 High mountains rise above the plain.高山从平原拔地而起。 Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses alpine tundra brush bush Bushman desert dust bowl grassland heath heathland marginal land moor mulga pasture prairie the Gobi Desert veld virgin wadi waste wasteland plainnoun (STITCH)[ U ] a type of simple stitch in knitting: 平针 a row of plain and two rows of purl一排平针两排反针 Knitting & sewing appliqué appliquéd Aran Bargello baste handknit handknitted hank hem intarsia overcast quilting reknit resew rib run something up running stitch sampler seam sew plain adverb informaluk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/ completely: 完全的，全然的 I mean, taking the wrong equipment with you - that's just plain stupid.我的意思是，你拿错仪器简直是愚蠢透顶。 Complete and whole (all) in one pieceidiom aggregate all or nothingidiom all toldidiom all-in-one all-inclusive fibre full strength full-fledged full-length fully fully fledged implicit systemic thorough thoroughgoingly thoroughly through and throughidiom to the lastidiom totality plain | American Dictionaryplain adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/pleɪn/ plainadjective[-er/-est only] (WITH NOTHING ADDED)not decorated in any way; with nothing added: The catalog was sent in a plain brown envelope. The food is pretty plain (= prepared simply and without strong flavors), but there’s lots of it. plainadjective[-er/-est only] (CLEAR)obvious, or clear and easy to see or understand; not complicated: A group of wild horses was in plain view (= We could see them clearly). Why can’t they write these instructions in plain English? plainadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT ATTRACTIVE)(esp. of a woman or girl) not attractive: She always thought of herself as plain. plainadverb[ not gradable ]us/pleɪn/ infml It was just plain stupid to give him your telephone number. plain noun[ Cusually pl ] us/pleɪn/ plainnoun[C usually pl] (LAND)earth science a large area of flat land at low elevation (= height above the surface of the earth): A number of paintings by Western artists show Indian settlements in the plains. Examples of plainplain Cropping system effects on soil quality in the great plains: synthesis from a regional project. Of the major wool-using sectors, neither carpets, nor shawls, nor the better quality blankets or woollen garments, could utilize the common wool of the plains. A key role in the development of the alluvial plains was played by an indica-type red rice variety. They may be so abundant that the entire bedding plains are covered. As such, they have long served as a rich resource and refuge from drought, famine and social conflicts among people on the plains. The settlers in the plains created new demand for horticultural products. Cropping system influences on soil chemical properties and soil quality in the great plains. A piedmont zone of c. 40 km in width separates the mountain range from the eastern plains (elevation ranging from 100 to 200 m). Both study farms were in the flood plains of large creeks, in locations which were chosen for their accessibility and flat ground. At about 1500 m, the vertical difference between the savanna plains (around 800 m) and the study sites (2250 m) is large. Mechanism independence in texture-modulation detection plained without the need to invoke a stage of processing which makes explicit the feature content of the stimulus. The province's fertile plains and widespread landownership added two important elements to the general prosperity of the time. Local informants have not reported the existence of wells outside the city on karstic plains to the north, east, and south. Because of the slowness of transit, these had to be entered much ahead of the time when the supply situation in the plains became known. The intensive cultivation of strawberries is only the latest in the long line of transformations of the plains' agriculture. See all examples of plain These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withplainplainThese are words often used in combination with plain. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alluvial plain The forest is located in an alluvialplain. arid plain This, with many smaller lateral canals, soon converted the aridplain into a fertile garden. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. broad plain For much of the river's length its banks are relatively high, but topped by a broadplain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with plain |
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