plain

plain读音音标

英 [pleɪn]

美 [plen]

plain意思解释

n.

平原；

平地；

[纺织业]平针；

朴实无华的东西

adj.

平的；

素的；

清晰的；

相貌平平的

adv.

清楚地，明白地；

平易地；

[用以加强语气]显然；

完全地

vi.

发牢骚；

诉苦；

变形

复数：plains

双语释义

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

英英释义

plain

[ plein ]

n.

extensive tract of level open land

\"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain\"

同义词：fieldchampaign

a basic knitting stitch

同义词：knitknit stitchplain stitch

v.

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

\"My mother complains all day\"

同义词：complainkicksound offquetchkvetch

adj.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

\"made his meaning plain\"; \"it is plain that he is no reactionary\"; \"in plain view\"

同义词：apparentevidentmanifestpatentunmistakable

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 color

同义词：unpatterned

not mixed with extraneous elements

\"plain water\"

同义词：sheerunmingledunmixed

free from any effort to soften to disguise

\"the plain and unvarnished truth\"

同义词：unvarnished

lacking embellishment or ornamentation

\"a plain hair style\"

同义词：barespareunembellishedunornamented

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

\"a plain girl with a freckled face\"

同义词：homely

adv.

unmistakably (`plain\' is often used informally for `plainly\')

\"You are plainly wrong\"; \"he is plain stubborn\"

同义词：obviouslyevidentlymanifestlypatentlyapparentlyplainly

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

词组短语

plain text

纯文本；没有加密过的文件

in plain sight

显而易见；一览无遗

plain english

简明英语；通俗易懂的话

central plain

湖心平原

plain sailing

n. 一帆风顺

plain weave

平纹梭织，平纹布；平布

flood plain

[地]泛滥平原，冲积平原；河漫滩

alluvial plain

冲积平原；冲积系；冲积平野

plain concrete

素混凝土；纯混凝土；无钢混凝土

plain film

平片

coastal plain

海岸平原；沿岸平原

delta plain

三角洲平原

in plain english

用浅显的英语；说得明白点；坦白地说

plain white

清蛋白液

plain language

明语；普通语言

plain water

淡水

plain bearing

滑动轴承；平面轴承；普通轴承；滑体轴承

plain carbon steel

普通碳钢；碳素钢

plain boiled water

白开水

plain steel

普通钢；碳素钢

同近义词辨析

open, frank, sincere, blunt, honest, plain, straightforward

这组词都有“坦率，诚实”的意思，其区别是：

open

指不隐瞒自己的秘密，愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。

frank

强调毫无保留地畅所欲言，不受任何约束。

sincere

侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。

blunt

指讲话坦白直率、不客气，但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。

honest

指遵守正直等道德准则。

plain

指直言不讳，毫不做作或故弄玄虚。

straightforward

多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当，不回避，或故弄玄虚。

clear, obvious, evident, apparent, manifest, definite, plain, distinct

这组词都有“清楚的，明白的，明显的”的意思，其区别是：

clear

普通用词，侧重清楚明白。

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。

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。

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。

definite

语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)It was plain to everyone that she was not happy.她并不幸福,这是明摆着的事实。The restaurant serves plain home-made meals.那个餐馆供应简单的家常菜。She was admired for her plain speaking.她说话坦白,这一点令人钦佩。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。Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.她穿着黑色连衣裙I drink only pure water after taking exercises.运动之后我只喝纯净水。用作名词(n.)The wind whipped across the plain.大风扫过平原。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。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.)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。That is just plain stupid.那简直是愚不可及.