1. | 清楚的;明显的;浅白的easy to see or understand |
He made it plain that we should leave. 他明确表示要我们离开。 | |
She made her annoyance plain. 她满脸不耐烦。 | |
The facts were plain to see . 事实显而易见。 | |
It was a rip-off, plain and simple . 这是一个不折不扣的冒牌货。 |
2. | 坦诚的;直率的;直接的not trying to trick anyone; honest and direct |
The plain fact is that nobody really knows. 事实很明显,没有人真正了解。 | |
a politician with a reputation for plain speaking 说话直率出了名的一个政治人物 |
3. | 不尚修饰的;朴素的;简单的not decorated or complicated; simple |
a plain but elegant dress 朴素淡雅的连衣裙 | |
plain food 清淡的食物 | |
The interior of the church was plain and simple. 教堂内部朴素无华。 | |
plain yogurt(= without sugar or fruit) 原味酸奶 |
4. | 素的;无花纹的;单色的without marks or a pattern on it |
covers in plain or printed cotton 单色或印花的罩布 | |
Write on plain paper(= without lines) . 用无格白纸书写。 |
5. | [obn] 极普通的;平庸的;平凡的used to emphasize that sth is very ordinary, not special in any way |
You don't need any special skills for this job, just plain common sense. 这项工作不需要任何特殊技能,只要有普通常识就够了。 |
6. | 相貌平平的;无姿色的not beautiful or attractive |
7. | (编织)平针的,平纹的describing a simple stitch used in knitting |
1. | 平原a large area of flat land |
the flat coastal plain of Thassos 萨索斯岛平坦的滨海平原 | |
the Great Plains 北美洲大平原 |