查词 - plain

plain

adj

noun

adv

pleɪn adj

CLEAR

清楚的

very clear, and easy to understand or recognize 清楚的，明白的，显而易见的，明显的;

it is plain (that)

It was plain that Giles was not going to agree.

显然贾尔斯是不会同意的。

The advantages were plain to see.

优势显而易见。

You have made your feelings plain enough.

你已经明确表示了你的想法。

Let me make it plain (=state it clearly) . We do not want you here.

让我明说吧，我们不想你呆在这儿。

make yourself plain (make what you are saying clear) 使自己的话明白

If you do that again you will be severely punished. Do I make myself plain?

如果再那么干你会受到严厉惩罚的，我说清楚了吗？

as plain as day/the nose on your face

in plain English/language

in clear and simple words, without using technical language 用简单的英语/语言

The document, written in plain English, tells you about your new policy.

这份文件用简单的英语写成，说明了关于你们的新政策的情况。

SIMPLE

简单的

without anything added or without decoration 无装饰的，简单的，朴素的，单纯的;

a plain white blouse

一件朴素的白罩衫

a plain wooden table

一张朴素的木桌

plain yoghurt

原味酸奶

a plain gold wedding ring

一枚式样简单的黄金婚戒

Your essay should be written on plain paper (=paper with no lines on it) .

你的文章应该写在无格白纸上。

HONEST

诚实的

showing clearly and honestly what is true or what you think about something 坦白的，直率的，爽快的;

Let’s have some plain, truthful answers.

让我们听听坦率而真实的回答吧。

I don’t know, and that’s the plain truth .

我不知道，实际情况就是这样。

The plain fact is people still buy books.

事实很明显，人们还在购买书籍。

EMPHASIS

强调

used to emphasize that a particular type of behaviour, attitude etc is involved, usually a bad one [口] 完全的，十足的〔一般用于强调不好的行为或态度〕 only before noun 仅用于名词前 | spoken

His motive was plain greed.

他的动机纯粹是贪婪。

When you told him his house was too cold that was just plain bad manners.

你跟他说他的屋子里太冷，这很不礼貌。

NOT BEAUTIFUL

不漂亮的

not beautiful or attractive – often used because you want to avoid saying this directly 不好看的，不漂亮的，相貌平平的〔委婉说法〕

Mrs Cookson was a rather plain woman.

库克森夫人是个相貌平平的女人。

plain Jane

in plain clothes

police officers in plain clothes are not wearing uniform 〔警察〕穿便衣的

(just) plain Mr/Mrs etc

used to show that someone does not have or use a special title [口] （仅仅是）不带头衔（称号）的先生/夫人等〔用来表示某人没有或不使用特殊头衔等〕 spoken

I don’t call him Uncle – just plain Bill.

我不叫他叔叔，只叫他比尔。

be plain sailing

to be very easy to do or achieve 一帆风顺，非常顺利

If you can answer the first question, the rest of the test should be plain sailing.

如果你能回答测验的第一个问题，其余的问题就是小菜一碟了。

in plain sight

10. if something is in plain sight, it is easy to see or notice, especially when it should be hidden [美] 显眼的，露眼的 AmE

Don’t leave your valuables in plain sight.

不要把你的贵重物品放在显眼的地方。

noun

plains

also 又作 a large area of flat dry land （大）平原; C

The grassy plain gave way to an extensive swamp.

青草覆盖的平原被广阔的沼泽地所取代。

the vast plains of central China

华中地区的广阔平原

12 the ordinary stitch in KNITTING 〔编织的〕平针 U

adv

13 used to emphasize an adjective, usually one referring to a bad quality [非正式] 简直; 完全〔用于强调，一般指不好的素质〕

It’s just plain crazy to spend all your pay as soon as you get it.

薪水一拿到手就花光，简直是疯了。