plain

英 [pleɪn] 美 [pleɪn]

• adj. 清楚的；简单的；坦白的；平常的；朴素的；纯的
• n. 平原；广阔的区域
• adv. 完全地；纯粹地

副词: plainly 比较级: plainer 最高级: plainest 名词: plainness

plain的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 朴素的
2. 清楚的
3. 简单的
4. 单色的
5. 明白的
6. 无花纹的
7. 直率的， 坦诚的，直接的
8. 平常的，平凡的，平庸的，极普通的
9. 平易的
10. 素的
11. 明显的，浅白的
12. 不尚修饰的（尤指女人）

n. (名词)

1. 平原，平地
2. 旷野，大草原
3. 广场
4. 小公园
5. 战场
6. 素织品
7. 单色布，素色布
8. 平纹金属丝网
9. 平纹布
10. 平针
11. 朴实无华的东西
12. 平原派（18世纪法国大革命时期国民工会中的中派集团，因坐在议会大厅的最低处而得名）

adv. (副词)

1. 清楚地，清晰地
2. 绝对地
3. 简直
4. 平易地
5. 明白，明了
6. <口>完全地，彻底地
7. 简单地
8. 显然

v. (动词)

1. 发牢骚，诉苦
2. 叹惜
3. 悲伤，哀悼，悲歌，痛苦

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 清晰的,明白的 clear; easy to see, hear, or understand
2. 朴素的,简单的,平常的 simple; without anything added; without decoration
3. 坦白的,坦率的,真诚的 showing clearly, honestly, and exactly what is thought or felt
4. [A]完全的,十足的,彻底的 complete; undoubted

n. (名词)

1. [P]平原 a large stretch of flat land

英英释义

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

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

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 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"
   

Verb:

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

   "My mother complains all day"
   "She has a lot to kick about"
   

plain的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was plain to everyone that she was not happy.
   她并不幸福,这是明摆着的事实。
2. The restaurant serves plain home-made meals.
   那个餐馆供应简单的家常菜。
3. She was admired for her plain speaking.
   她说话坦白,这一点令人钦佩。
4. Most people see great men as wizards; however, they are just plain people.
   大多数人觉得伟人是奇才,然而,他们只不过是平常人。
5. Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.
   她穿着黑色连衣裙
6. I drink only pure water after taking exercises.
   运动之后我只喝纯净水。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The wind whipped across the plain.
   大风扫过平原。
2. The mountain stands tall and upright on the vast plain.
   这座高山屹然矗立在广阔的平原上。
3. Shanghai in Yangtze Delta alluvial plain, 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 (adv.)

1. Beck went plain crazy 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。
2. That is just plain stupid.
   那简直是愚不可及.

常用短语

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

词汇搭配

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

经典引文

• Beyond..the White Mountain rising up from the Wexford plain.

  出自： Day Lewis

• From the foothills to..the coastal plain.

  出自： C. Thubron

• Follow me then to plainer ground.

  出自：Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare

• Small Cause, I ween, has lusty Youth to plain.

  出自： A. Philips

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近反义词

【近义词】

adj.
• clear
• obvious
• visible
• simple
• frank
n.
• plateau
• prairie

【反义词】

adj.
• indistinct
• vague
• difficult
• indirect