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🔑plainplain1 /pleɪn / adjective - ordinary; not special or unusual普通的；平凡的◆plain country folks普通的农村人◆You can use plain soap and water to remove that stain.你可以用普通肥皂和水除去那块污渍。
- simple in style; without any decoration, etc.简单的；朴素的；不加修饰的◆a plain black dress素净的黑色连衣裙◆My father likes plain, hearty food.我父亲喜欢清淡丰盛的食物。◆The documents will be delivered in a plain brown envelope.文件将用普通的牛皮信封寄送。
- without any extra flavors, etc.不掺杂调料的；纯的◆plain yogurt原味酸奶◆Which kind of chocolate bar do you want: plain or with nuts?你想要哪种巧克力棒，纯的还是加果仁的？
- easy to see, hear, or understand明显的；浅白的；清楚的◆It was plain that he didn't want to talk about it.显然他不想谈论那件事。◆She made it plain that she didn't want to see me again.她明确表示不想再见到我。◆The mugging took place in plain view of the police station.抢劫就发生在警察局门口。 SYN clear
- (used about people, thoughts, actions, etc.) saying what you think; direct and honest（人、思想、行动等）直率的，坦率的◆The senator has a reputation for plain speaking.那位参议员以说话直率著称。
- (used especially about the appearance of a woman or girl) not beautiful（尤指女子外表）相貌平平的，姿色一般的◆She has very plain features.她长相平平。
 ●plain old (informal) (only before a noun只用于名词前) ordinary; basic普通的；正常的；一般的；基本的◆What that boy needs is some plain old common sense.那个男孩需要的只是一些最基本的常识。
plainplain2 /pleɪn / adverb (informal) completely完全地；彻底地◆That is just plain wrong.那完全是错的。
plainplain3 /pleɪn / noun [countable] (geography地理) a large area of flat land with few trees平原◆a coastal plain海滨平原◆snowstorms moving across the central plains席卷中部平原的暴风雪◆the Great Plains of the central United States美国中部的大平原 |