simply
adv
ˈsɪmpli adv
1 used to emphasize what you are saying 实在，根本，简直〔用于强调所说的话〕
This work is simply not good enough.
这工作做得实在不够好。
He simply won’t accept the committee’s decision.
他根本不接受委员会的决定。
That would be simply wonderful!
那简直太棒了！
It is quite simply the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard.
这简直是我听到过的最荒唐的想法。
2 only 仅仅，只是;
Some students lose marks simply because they don’t read the question properly.
有些学生丢分只是因为没有看清楚题目。
It’s not simply a question of money.
这不仅仅是钱的问题。
What we need is not simply a smaller organization, but a more efficient one.
我们需要的不仅仅是一个精简的机构，还要是一个更有效率的机构。
3 used to emphasize how easy it is to do something 只是，只要〔用于强调做某事多么容易〕
Simply fill in the coupon and take it to your local store.
只要把这张优惠券填好，拿到当地的商店去就行。
4 if you say or explain something simply, you say it in a way that is easy for people to understand 简单易懂地
Try to express yourself more simply.
尽量把你的意思表达得更简单明了。
To put it simply , the tax cuts mean the average person will be about 3% better off.
简单地说，这次减税意味着普通人的收入将增加 3% 左右。
5 if you live simply, you live in a plain and ordinary way, without spending much money 〔生活〕朴素地，简朴地
We had to live very simply on my father’s small salary.
我们依靠父亲微薄的工资得非常简朴地过活。