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n.

adj.

adv.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Plain  

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1. 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。

  • He wore a plain blue shirt, open at the collar.

    他穿一件素净的蓝色衬衫，领口敞着。

2. 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。

plainly

  • He was very tall and plainly dressed.

    他个子很高，衣着朴素。

3. ADJ-GRADED See also: plain-spoken; 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。

4. 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

5. 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。

6. 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。

  • Plain is also used before a noun.

    • Is it love of publicity or plain stupidity on her part?

      她是喜欢抛头露面，还是太过愚蠢了呢？

7. 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？

8. 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。

9.   plain sailing→see: sailing; 
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"

地理学

<名>
  • 1.平原

地质学

<名>
  • 1.平原

大气科学

<名>
  • 1.明语气象报告
  • 2.plain-language report 用明语编制的气象报告。

法律

  • 1.简单

计算机

  • 1.明码；【微软】无格式[PLN]
1. Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.
牛群自由自在地走过草原。

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2. Derricks are scattered here and there on the boundless plain.
在一望无际的原野上散布着一座座井架。

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3. For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing.
对于具有哈里这种才能的人来说，那样的任务能顺利完成。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He set us an example of plain living.
他为我们树立了简朴生活的榜样。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He was plain about this.
关于这一点他说得很坦率。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. He's a plain fool.
他是个十足的笨蛋。

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7. He's making a plain.
他在订计划。

来自《用法词典》

8. Her dress is severely plain.
她的衣着很简朴。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. Hills swell gradually from the plain.
山渐渐从平原隆起。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10. I'll tell you everything in plain words.
我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. I'm used to plain food.
我习惯粗茶淡饭。

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12. Is the coastal plain good for growing crops?
沿海的平原适合种庄稼吗？

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13. It is quite plain that he is mistaken.
看来显然是他错了。

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14. It's plain to see you haven't done this before.
显然你以前没做过这种事情。

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15. Life with him isn't all plain sailing, you know.
你知道，他的生活可不是一帆风顺的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain.
小山涧奔腾而下，流向平原。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. Mountains rise abruptly (over the plain).
群山崛起。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. Never mind the tortuous explanation; tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?
别拐弯抹角地解释了，直率地告诉我，你来不来？

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. Once we have got the money, it will be plain sailing.
一旦我们有了钱，一切就都会顺利了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. Our cadres must set an example of plain living and hard work.
我们的干部必须艰苦奋斗，以身作则。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》