plain
英 [pleɪn] 美 [plen]

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)

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

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

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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.)

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.

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