1. | 易于理解的;易做的;简单的not complicated; easy to understand or do |
a simple solution 简单的解决办法 | |
The answer is really quite simple. 实际上答案相当简单。 | |
This machine is very simple to use. 这台机器操作非常简单。 | |
We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that . 我们输了是因为我们打得不好。原因就这么简单。 | |
Give the necessary information but keep it simple . 说说基本情况,简单一点。 |
2. | 朴素的;简朴的;不加装饰的basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary |
simple but elegant clothes 素雅的衣服 | |
We had a simple meal of soup and bread. 我们喝汤,吃面包,凑合了一顿。 | |
The accommodation is simple but spacious. 住处简朴但宽敞。 |
3. | (用在名词前表示强调)纯粹的,完全的,不折不扣的used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else |
Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth. 谁也不愿意相信这明显的事实。 | |
It was a matter of simple survival. 这完全是能不能生存的问题。 | |
It's nothing to worry about─just a simple headache. 不用担心,只是有点儿头痛。 | |
I had to do it for the simple reason that(= because) I couldn't trust anyone else. 我只能这么做,纯粹是因为我信不过任何人。 |
4. | [ubn] 部位少的;结构简单的consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure |
simple forms of life, for example amoebas 如变形虫之类的简单生命形式 | |
a simple machine 结构简单的机器 | |
a simple sentence(= one with only one verb) 简单句 |
5. | [obn] 普通的;一般的;平凡的ordinary; not special |
I'm a simple country girl. 我是一个普普通通的乡村姑娘。 |
6. | [nubn] 智力低下;迟钝;笨not very intelligent; not mentally normal |
He's not mad─just a little simple. 他不是疯,只是智力稍低。 |
7. | (无须用助动词构成的动词时态)简单的,一般的used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as inShe loves him (= the simple present tense) orHe arrived late (= the simple past tense) |