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[/pleɪn; plen/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 easy to see, hear or understand; clear 清楚的; 明白的; 易懂的; 清晰的:
The markings along the route are quite plain. 路线沿途的标志都十分清楚. *
in plain English 用浅近的英语 *
He made it plain (to us) that he did not wish to continue. 他向我们明白表示他不想继续下去. *
She made her annoyance plain. 她已怒形於色. 用法:
2 (of people or their actions, thoughts, etc) not trying to deceive; frank and direct （指人、 其行为、 思想等）率直的, 坦率的, 直接的:
in plain words, ie frankly 明言 *
a plain answer 直截了当的回答 *
the plain truth 明显的事实 *
Let me be plain with you, ie speak openly and frankly:
There will have to be some plain speaking. 让我开诚布公跟你说吧. 得公开而明白地谈一谈. 用法:
3 (a) not decorated or luxurious; ordinary and simple 不矫饰的; 朴素的; 普通的; 平凡的; 简单的:
a plain but very elegant dress 朴素而极雅致的连衣裙 *
plain food/cooking, ie not spicy or rich 清淡的食物[烹调风味] *
plain cake, ie without fruit, etc 纯蛋糕（无水果等配料的） *
plain chocolate, ie made without adding milk 纯巧克力.
(b) without a pattern or marking on it 没有图案或花纹的:
plain paper, ie without lines 无格纸 *
plain fabric, ie without a pattern or design 素的织物 *
under plain cover, ie in an envelope without any special marking 在普通信封中（无特殊标记）. 用法:
4 not beautiful or good-looking 不漂亮的; 不好看的:
a few rather plain bits of furniture 几件很不起眼的家具 *
From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman. 她从一个相貌平平的女孩成长为一个漂亮的妇人. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) in plain `English bluntly or simply expressed 用直率的或简单明了的英语:
If you wanted me to go why didn't you say so in plain English instead of making vague hints? 你想叫我走, 为什麽拐弯抹角而不直说? make oneself plain make one's meaning clear 表达清楚:
There is no more money do I make myself plain? 再也没钱了--我的意思清楚吗? (as) plain as a pikestaff/the nose on one's face very obvious or clearly visible 一清二楚; 显然易见; 明摆著的事. (all) ,plain `sailing course of action that is simple and free from trouble 十分顺利; 一帆风顺:
Once the design problems were solved, it was all/everything was plain sailing. 设计问题一经解决, 就容易办了. plain 2
adv (esp US) (a) clearly 清楚地:
speak plain 清楚地说.
(b) absolutely; simply 绝对地; 简直:
That is just plain stupid. 那简直是愚不可及. plain 3
[/pleɪn; plen/] n large area of flat land; prairie 平原:
a vast, grassy plain 大平原、 草原 *
the great plains of the American Midwest 美国中西部的大平原. plain 4
[/pleɪn; plen/] n (in knitting) simple basic stitch （编织中的）平针. Cf 参看 purl. |