plain的中文翻译是什么意思
plain
adj. 清楚的; 坦诚的; 单色的; 朴素的; 普通的; 明显的; 相貌平平的; 平针的; 完全的
n. 平原; 平针
adv. 显然
plain的柯林斯释义
ADJ单色的；素色的；无花纹（或图案、字迹）的
A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it.
In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger...
一般来说，单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。
He placed the paper in a plain envelope...
他把论文装进一个空白信封里。
ADJ-GRADED朴素的；简朴的
Something that is plain is very simple in style.
Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her...
布朗温的长裙虽然朴素，却很合身。
It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity.
这是一幢简朴的灰石房子，主要以其天然简约的风格显得与众不同。
ADJ-GRADED明显的；明白的；清楚的
If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand.
It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown...
他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。
He's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still.
他明确表示自己热爱这项运动，并仍想参与其中。
ADJ-GRADED（相貌）平常的，不好看的
If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful.
...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.
肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩
N-COUNT平原；（几乎没有树木的）大片平地
A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it.
Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。
ADV（用于形容词前加强语气）显然，完全地
You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it.
The food was just plain terrible.
这食物实在太难吃了。
ADJ（尤在与另一个更加不同寻常或让人印象深刻的名字比较时表示强调）普通的，平凡的
You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name.
Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
PHRASE（警察）穿便衣的
If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
3名便衣警察让我下车。
plain的英文释义
Noun
1. extensive tract of level open land;
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
2. a basic knitting stitch
Verb
1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
Adjective
1. clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
- the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
- evident hostility
- manifest disapproval
- patent advantages
- made his meaning plain
- it is plain that he is no reactionary
- in plain view
2. not elaborate or elaborated; simple;
- plain food
- stuck to the plain facts
- a plain blue suit
- a plain rectangular brick building
3. lacking patterns especially in color
4. not mixed with extraneous elements;
- plain water
- sheer wine
- not an unmixed blessing
5. free from any effort to soften to disguise;
- the plain and unvarnished truth
- the unvarnished candor of old people and children
6. lacking embellishment or ornamentation;
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
7. lacking stylistic embellishment;
- a literal description
- wrote good but plain prose
- a plain unadorned account of the coronation
- a forthright unembellished style
8. comprehensible to the general public;
- written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language
9. lacking in physical beauty or proportion;
- a homely child
- several of the buildings were downright homely
- a plain girl with a freckled face
Adverb
1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
plain的同义词辨析
apparent, obvious, evident, clear, plain, distinct, definite, manifest
这些形容词均含"清楚的，明白的，明显的"之意。
- apparent ：强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。
- obvious ：语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。
- evident ：指根据事实成为显然的。
- clear ：普通用词，侧重清楚明白。
- plain ：普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。
- distinct ：较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。
- definite ：语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。
- manifest ：语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。
frank, open, plain, blunt, honest, sincere, straightforward
这些形容词都有"坦率，诚实"之意。
plain的短语
as plain as the nose on one's face
(非正式)非常明显，明明白白
plain and simple
(非正式)[用于强调前面或后面的观点]当然
plain as day
(非正式)非常明显，明明白白
plain的场景例句
He set us an example of plain living.
他为我们树立了简朴生活的榜样.
I'll tell you everything in plain words.
我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你.
It is quite plain that he is mistaken.
看来显然是他错了.
He's a plain fool.
他是个十足的笨蛋.
The tanks were manoeuvrering about on the plain.
坦克在平原上调动.
plain的近义词
adj. 普通的;平常的
adj. 清楚的;明白的
simpleunderstandableevidentobviousdistinctclear
其他释义
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