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plain·est 英pleɪn美pleɪn COCA¹¹⁰⁰¹²BNC⁶⁰⁹⁶⁸Economist⁵³⁵⁸¹⁺¹
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adj.清楚的¹;简单的¹⁰;坦白的¹;平常的³;朴素的¹¹;纯的¹n.平原⁷⁰;广阔的区域adv.完全地³;纯粹地原型plain的最高级副词plainly比较级plainer最高级plainest名词plainness
adj.形容词
清晰的,明白的clear; easy to see, hear, or understand 朴素的,简单的,平常的simple; without anything added; without decoration 坦白的,坦率的,真诚的showing clearly, honestly, and exactly what is thought or felt A完全的,十足的,彻底的complete; undoubted
n.名词
P平原a large stretch of flat land
Noun:
extensive tract of level open land;they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain he longed for the fields of his youth a basic knitting stitch
Adjective:
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;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 not elaborate or elaborated; simple;plain food stuck to the plain facts a plain blue suit a plain rectangular brick building lacking patterns especially in colornot mixed with extraneous elements;plain water sheer wine not an unmixed blessing free from any effort to soften to disguise;the plain and unvarnished truth the unvarnished candor of old people and children lacking embellishment or ornamentation;a plain hair style unembellished white walls functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete lacking in physical beauty or proportion;a homely child several of the buildings were downright homely a plain girl with a freckled face
Adverb:
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
Verb:
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;My mother complains all day She has a lot to kick about
adj.形容词
plain, ugly这两个词都可表示“难看的”。其区别是： 1.ugly语气较强烈,指“难看的,难听的,丑陋的”,可指人或物,着重于“令人不快的”。 2.plain强调脸部外貌缺乏某种能引起兴趣或吸引人的特征。例如: From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。
The girl has a good figure but a plain face.那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。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。 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的plain；最初源自拉丁语的planus，意为平的，平地。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词plain cake纯蛋糕plain chocolate纯巧克力plain clothes man便衣警察plain cover普通信封plain drawing素描plain English简易英语plain fabric素的织物plain flour未发酵的面粉plain food简单的食物plain language简单的语言plain living简朴的生活plain meal便饭plain pattern朴素的式样plain people普通人,老百姓plain speaking打开天窗说亮话plain speech简单明了的语言plain true明显的事实plain words简单明了的语言副词+～perfectly plain十分明确quite plain相当清楚severely plain极为朴素～+副词plain enough足够清楚～+动词不定式plain to see一清二楚的～+介词plain to对…是清楚的plain with对…直说,坦白地对…说用作名词 n.动词+～cross plains穿过平原cultivate plain在平地上耕作level into plain平整成平地till plain在平地上耕作形容词+～bare plain光秃秃的平原bleak plain荒凉的平原broad plain广阔的平原coastal plain沿海平原flat plain平坦的平原level plain平坦的平原vast plain辽阔的平原wide plain广阔的平原介词+～above plain在平原的上空on plain在平原上～+介词the great plains of the American Midwest美国中西部的大平原
用作形容词adj.as plain as the nose on one's face显而易见 very obvious in plain English用直率的或简单明了的英语,不拐弯抹角而直说 bluntly or simply expressed in plain sight一目了然 be clear at a glance plain sailing十分顺利; 一帆风顺 course of action that is simple and free from trouble plain speaking诚实〔坦率〕地说 honest〔open〕 talk 近义词 simpleobviousvisibleprairieadj. clearfrankn. plateau反义词 vagueindirectdifficultadj. indistinct
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.The plain truth is that she will never return.事实很明显,她永远不会回来了。
The plain fact is that we just can't afford it.明显的事实是我们买不起它。
He refused to commit himself to a plain “yes” or “no”.他拒绝明确答复行还是不行。
She's in plain clothes.她的穿着很朴素。
He wore a plain cotton uniform.他穿着一身朴素的棉制服。
We are leading a plain life.我们过着朴素的生活。
Comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.务必使同志们保持艰苦奋斗的作风。
The girl has a good figure but a plain face.那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。
From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。
I'm afraid she's rather a plain girl.恐怕她是一个相貌相当普通的姑娘。
I'll tell you everything in plain words.我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你。
The teacher gave me a plain talk about my mistakes.老师就我的错误和我进行了坦率的交谈。
He is fond of plain dealing and plain speaking.他喜欢办事光明磊落,说话直言不讳。
He's plain stupid.他是个十足的笨蛋。
It's just plain foolishness to spend all your pay as soon as you get it!你的工资一到手就花光,真是愚不可及!
用作表语
S+be+～The meaning of the sentence is quite plain.这个句子的意思相当清楚。
The figures in the picture are quite plain.照片上的人像很清楚。
Whatever the terms used, the facts are plain enough.不管怎么说,事实再清楚不过了。
I should think that her motive is quite plain.我应该想到她的动机是十分清楚的。
His guilt is plain because the stolen money was found in his briefcase.他的罪行已清楚了,因为失窃的钱是在他的皮包里发现的。
Her dress is severely plain.她的服装很朴素。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseI will be plain with you and tell you the truth.我跟你开门见山地说实话。
He was quite plain about his feeling on the matter.他毫不掩饰他对那件事的感情。It is/was+～+to- vIt's plain to see you haven't done this before.显然你以前没做过这种事情。It is/was+～+that-clauseIt's quite plain that you haven't been paying attention.你显然一直都没好好地留意。
It is quite plain that he is mistaken.显然是他错了。
用作宾语补足语
S+V+O+～I hope I've made myself plain on this issue.我希望我已把这个问题说清楚了。
There is no more money—do I make myself plain?现在也没钱了——我的意思清楚吗?
He made it plain to us that he did not wish to continue.他向我们明白地表示他不想继续做下去。用作名词n.Is the coastal plain good for growing crops?沿海的平原适合种庄稼吗?
I was fearful lest we should strike the timbered edge of the plain.我害怕我们会进入这个平原边缘的林带。
The wind whistled across the plain.风呼呼地吹过旷野。
Animals range over the hills and plains.动物在山丘和平原上出没。
He ranged the plains.他在平原上走来走去。
The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles.这个国家辽阔的平原绵延数百英里。
Most of the ocean bottom is made up of smooth plains.海底大部分是由平坦的平原构成。
China's vast plains are distributed mainly in the eastern part of the country along the seacoast.中国的大平原主要分布在东部沿海地区。
South of the Great Wall, boundless plains stretch far out of sight.长城南面是一望无际的平原。
They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries.他们把山坡变成了果园,把平地变成了粮仓。
adj.形容词
plain作形容词的基本意思是“清晰的,明白的”,指能被人清楚地看到或听到。plain作“朴素的,简单的,平常的”解时,可指衣着朴素,缺乏装饰; 也可指人的相貌平常,没有特别引人注目之处。plain作“坦白的,坦率的,真诚的”解时,一般指人的行为和思想。plain作以上解释时在句中可用作定语或表语。 plain还可作“完全的,十足的,彻底的”解,在句中只用作定语,无比较级和最高级形式。 当plain的主语是动词不定式或that从句时,常用于形式主语结构。
n.名词
plain用作名词意思是“平原”,指起伏极小,海拔较低的广大平地,常用作复数形式。 plain sailing一词表示“一帆风顺”，源自航海词汇，指采用简便的平面海图的导航。
形容词55%,名词44%,副词1%
用作形容词It wasplainto everyone that she was not happy.她并不幸福,这是明摆着的事实。
The restaurant servesplainhome-made meals.那个餐馆供应简单的家常菜。
She was admired for herplainspeaking.她说话坦白,这一点令人钦佩。
Most people see great men as wizards; however, they are justplainpeople.大多数人觉得伟人是奇才,然而,他们只不过是平常人。
Herplainblack dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.她穿着黑色连衣裙用作名词The wind whipped across theplain.大风扫过平原。
The mountain stands tall and upright on the vastplain.这座高山屹然矗立在广阔的平原上。
Shanghai in Yangtze Delta alluvialplain, low-lying, the network of waterways covered with vast shoals resources.上海位于长江口冲积平原，地势低洼，河网密布，拥有广阔的滩涂资源。用作副词Beck wentplaincrazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his girlfriend.贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
That is justplainstupid.那简直是愚不可及. The musicians were particularly enraged that careless mistakes cropped up in the simplest, plainest piece.
音乐家对出现在最简单、最平淡乐章里的粗心错误特别恼火。 blog.sina.com.cn
“ Rock, Paper and Scissors” is a typical game which gave us an enjoyable memory in our childhood. The idea just bases on such simplest and plainest game, but given a new sense, so has more interests.
石头、剪子和布的游戏，伴随儿时欢乐的记忆一直成长的经典娱乐，从最简单最质朴的欢乐入手，赋予它新的含义，成就最大的趣味； k1982
But the church pronounced female music the devil’s work, allowing only the plainest chant.
但教会宣告女性音乐是恶魔的东西，仅仅允许唱最简单的赞美诗。 ecocn
Carmen Elcira narrowed her eyes and studied his face. He was wearing the plainest of clothes, with sunglasses propped on his head.
卡门埃里西亚俩眼眯成一条逢，打量着他的脸，他穿着特朴素的衣服，头顶架一副太阳镜。 yeeyan
He was wearing the plainest of clothes, with sunglasses propped on his head.
他衣着极其普通，墨镜架在头顶上。 blog.sina.com.cn
The gap between the Fed and the rest is having its plainest effects in the currency markets.
美联储与世界其他国家的中央银行之间的分歧对货币市场的影响清晰可见。 ecocn
The warning was conceived in the plainest language.
这警告是最简明的语言表示的。 hotdic
These things call for your serious reflection and decided action in accordance with the plainest directions laid down in the Word of God.
这些事要求你严肃自省，并且照着上帝圣言中写下的最清楚明白的指示采取坚决的行动。 zhizutang
We used the plainest possible default aluminum- only heat sinks with small6cm fans and no heat pipes or such widgets at all.
我们用最简单的可能的情况下铝与小6厘米风扇，没有热管或散热等部件只有在所有的悲伤。 fineidc
When these masterful figures command the world, what deeply moves them is the simplest, plainest and most personal care.
在叱咤风云、运筹帷幄的岁月中，最让他们心动的正是那些最简单、最朴实，也最贴身的关爱。178good |