| 词汇 | plain |
| 释义 | plain1 | BrE pleɪn, AmE pleɪn | A. adjective ① (simple) 简朴的 ‹dress, style, living, building›; 清淡的 ‹cooking, food, diet›; 无糖衣的 ‹cake, biscuit›; 仅加盐的 ‹crisps›▸ plain rice/water/yogurt 白饭/白开水/原味酸奶 ② (uniform) 单色的 ‹fabric›; 素色的 ‹garment›; 无格的 ‹paper, envelope›; 单一的 ‹colour›③ (visible, clear, obvious) 清晰的 ‹line, marking, signal›; 明显的 ‹fact, situation›▸ it is plain that …; 显然… ▸ to be plain to sb; 对某人而言很明显 ▸ he kicked him in plain view of the referee 他当着裁判员的面踢了他 ▸ plain and simple 显而易见 ▸ to make it plain (to sb) that … （向某人）明确表示… ▸ to make oneself plain 把自己的意思说明白 ▸ to be (as) plain as the nose on your face, to be as plain as day informal 一目了然 ④ attributive (clearly expressed, direct) 直截了当的 ‹answer›; 简单明了的 ‹language, talk›; 坦诚的 ‹person, speaking›▸ to be plain about sth; 在某事物上表现坦诚 ▸ to be plain with you, … 坦白对你说，… ▸ in plain words or English, you're fired! 说白了，你被解雇了！ ▸ I killed him, and that's the plain truth 我杀了他，这事明明白白的 ⑤ attributive (downright) 纯粹的 ‹ignorance, common sense, luck, idleness›⑥ (ordinary, simple, average) 平凡的 ▸ I'm not a Dr Brown, I'm plain Mr Brown 我不是什么布朗博士，我是普普通通的布朗先生 ⑦ (unattractive) 相貌平平的 ‹woman, girl›⑧ (in knitting) 平针的 ‹stitch, knitting›B. adverb informal ① (completely) 完全 ‹wrong›; 极其 ‹stupid, lucky, absurd›② (directly, simply) 直率地 ‹speak, tell›C. noun uncountable and countable plural plain (basic type of stitch) 平针 ; (knitted yarn) 平针针脚 ▸ two plain, one purl 两针平，一针反 ▸ a pullover knitted in plain 平针套衫 |
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