plain
[pleɪn] adjective
WITH NOTHING ADDED 未添加任何东西
ADVANCED
■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身裙。 •We've chosen a plain carpet (= one without a pattern) and patterned curtains.我们挑了一张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——不喜欢太花巧讲究的。 •We're having plain blue walls in the dining room.我们现在客厅里的墙壁是纯蓝色的。 •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 (= with no added fruit or sugar) yoghurt原味酸乳酪 plain paper
■paper which has no lines on it 白纸•a letter written on plain paper用白纸写的一封信
[pleɪn] adjective
CLEAR 清楚的
■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.我直截了当地表示我不感兴趣。
[pleɪn] adjective
COMPLETE 完全的
[before noun]
■(used for emphasis) complete （表示强调）完全的•It was plain stupidity on Richard's part.理查愚蠢至极。
[pleɪn] adjective
NOT BEAUTIFUL 不漂亮的
■(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.假使她像平凡的珍妮，她就不会成为大众的焦点。
[pleɪn] adjective
be (as) plain as the nose on your face (also be (as) plain as a pikestaff)
■to be very obvious 非常明显•He's not happy here - that's as plain as the nose on your face.他在这里并不愉快——这是显而易见的。
[pleɪn] adjective
be plain sailing (US also be smooth sailing) UK
■to be easy and without problems 一帆风顺•The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain sailing.我们开车离开市区时路上很拥挤，但往后就一路顺畅。
[pleɪn] noun
LAND 土地
countable (also plains [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。
[pleɪn] noun
STITCH 针脚
uncountable
■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
[pleɪn] adverb informal
■completely 完全地，简直•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。 |