neutral
UK ['nju:.trəl] US ['nu:-] adjective
NO OPINION 无意见
ADVANCED
■not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war 中立的，不偏不倚的•If there's an argument between my daughter and her mother, it's important that I remain neutral.如果我女儿和她母亲发生争吵，我保持中立是很重要的。 •The peace conference would have to be held in a neutral country.和平会议必须在一个中立国举行。 •I'd rather meet on neutral ground/territory (= somewhere not controlled by or connected to either of us) rather than in his apartment.我宁愿在一个与双方都无关的地方和他见面，而不是在他的公寓里。
UK ['nju:.trəl] US ['nu:-] adjective
NOT NOTICEABLE 不显著的
■having features or characteristics that are not easily noticed 不引人注意的•Huw wants dark red walls, but I'd rather a more neutral colour like cream.休想把墙弄成暗红色，我更喜欢乳白之类的中性色调。
UK ['nju:.trəl] US ['nu:-] adjective
SCIENCE 科学
■describes a chemical substance that is neither an acid nor an alkali （化学物质）中性的，既非酸性又非碱性的•Pure water is neutral and has a pH of 7.纯水是中性的，pH值为7。 ■describes an object in physics that has no electrical charge （物理学中）中性的，不带电的•Atoms consist of positively-charged protons, negatively-charged electrons and neutral particles called neutrons.原子由带正电的质子、带负电的电子和称为中子的不带电粒子组成。
UK ['nju:.trəl] US ['nu:-] noun
VEHICLE 车辆
uncountable
■the position of the gears in a vehicle when they are not connected to the engine 空档•In Britain, you're supposed to put your car into neutral whenever you stop at a junction.在英国，只要是在交叉路口停车，就必须挂空档。 uncountable
■a state of no activity or development 不活动；停滞•After two years in neutral, the economy is finally moving forward again.经济停滞了两年后终于再次向前发展。
UK ['nju:.trəl] US ['nu:-] noun
NO OPINION 无意见
countable
■a neutral person or thing 中立者•Sweden and Switzerland were neutrals during the war.在战争期间，瑞典和瑞士是中立国。 |