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TOEFL BNC: 2762 COCA: 3549
plain
pln pleɪn pleɪn
Word forms: comparative plainer, superlative plainest, plural plains
1 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 单色的;素色的;无花纹(或图案、字迹)的 A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. 单色的;素色的;无花纹(或图案、字迹)的
  • In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger.

    一般来说,单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。

  • He placed the paper in a plain envelope.

    他把论文装进一个空白信封里。

  • He wore a plain blue shirt, open at the collar.

    他穿一件素净的蓝色衬衫,领口敞着。

2 ADJ-GRADED 朴素的;简朴的 Something that is plain is very simple in style. 朴素的;简朴的
  • Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her.

    布朗温的长裙虽然朴素,却很合身。

  • It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity.

    这是一幢简朴的灰石房子,主要以其天然简约的风格显得与众不同。

plainly
  • He was very tall and plainly dressed.

    他个子很高,衣着朴素。

3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 明显的;明白的;清楚的 If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand. 明显的;明白的;清楚的
  • It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown.

    他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。

  • He's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still.

    他明确表示自己热爱这项运动,并仍想参与其中。

4See also:plain-spoken 
5 ADJ-GRADED (相貌)平常的,不好看的 If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful. (相貌)平常的,不好看的
  • ...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.

    肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩

SYN ugly, ordinary, unattractive, homely [US , Canadian]
6 N-COUNT 平原;(几乎没有树木的)大片平地 A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it. 平原;(几乎没有树木的)大片平地
  • Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.

    北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。

SYN flatland, plateau, prairie, grassland
7 ADV [ADVERB adjective] (用于形容词前加强语气)显然,完全地 You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it. (用于形容词前加强语气)显然,完全地 [emphasis]
  • The food was just plain terrible.

    这食物实在太难吃了。

Plain is also used before a noun.
  • Is it love of publicity or plain stupidity on her part?

    她是喜欢抛头露面,还是太过愚蠢了呢?

8 ADJ [ADJ n-proper] (尤在与另一个更加不同寻常或让人印象深刻的名字比较时表示强调)普通的,平凡的 You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name. (尤在与另一个更加不同寻常或让人印象深刻的名字比较时表示强调)普通的,平凡的 [emphasis]
  • Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?

    他们为什么不能像其他人一样,给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢?

9 PHRASE (警察)穿便衣的 If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform. (警察)穿便衣的
  • Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.

    3名便衣警察让我下车。

10 plain sailing→see: sailing 
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusplain Also look up:
ADJ.

bare, modest, simple; (ant.) elaborate, fancy 1

common, everyday, modest, ordinary, simple, usual; (ant.) elaborate, fancy 2

clear, distinct, evident, transparent 3

Word PartnershipUse plain with:
N.

plain style 2

plain English, plain language, plain speech, plain truth 3

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TOEFL BNC: 2762 COCA: 3549
plain

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLAIN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEopen開闊的平原The horses galloped across the open plains.馬兒飛奔過開闊的平原。rolling連綿起伏的平原miles of rolling plain, made fertile by the river被河流澆灌得十分肥沃、連綿起伏數英里的平原great, vast大平原;遼闊的平原flat, flood平坦的平原;洪泛區fertile肥沃的平原fertile plains suitable for farming適宜耕作的肥沃平原arid, barren乾旱的/貧瘠的平原grassy草原coastal濱海平原VERB + PLAINcross, roam穿越/漫遊平原Herds of buffalo roamed these plains.成群的水牛漫步在這些平原上。PREPOSITIONacross a/the plain穿越平原Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走過草原。in a/the plain在平原上the Olduvai Gorge in the vast plain of Tanzania坦桑尼亞廣闊平原上的奧杜瓦伊峽谷on a/the plain在平原上Nothing grew on the plain.這片平原寸草不生。
plain

adjective¹

1simple/not decorated簡單;無裝飾VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, look, seem樸素;看上去簡樸;好像簡樸ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常樸素The food was fairly plain, but well cooked.雖然都是家常菜,但是做得很好。completely十分樸素The dress was completely plain, but quite stunning.這件裙裝非常簡單,但是十分漂亮。PHRASESplain blue, white, etc.純藍色、純白色等a plain white shirt純白色襯衫
plain

adjective²

2clear清楚VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem清楚;好像清楚become變得清楚make sth使⋯清楚明白They made it plain that they were against the idea.他們明確表示反對這個觀點。ADVERBfairly, very, etc.相當/非常清楚absolutely, perfectly, quite絕對/十分/相當清楚Within weeks, it became perfectly plain that we were in the grip of a tyrant.沒過幾個星期,事情就變得很清楚了:我們落在了暴君手裏。increasingly越來越清楚reasonably (especially BrE) 相當明白PREPOSITIONto對⋯來說清楚It is all very plain to me.在我看來非常清楚。
TOEFL BNC: 2762 COCA: 3549
plain adj.
plain1 (a plain white shirt) plain2 (the plain truth) average (plain common sense) clear1 (plain to see) clear2 (plain English) ugly (a plain girl) plain sailing easy1
plain1

adjective

a plain white shirt 白衬衣the plain truth 显而易见的事实plain ♦︎ simple ♦︎ bare ♦︎ stark ♦︎ severe ♦︎ austereThese words all describe things that have no decoration or other unnecessary additions. 这些词均表示不加修饰的、简朴的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达简朴的程度
plainstark
simplesevere
bareaustere
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a plain / a simple / an austere designa plain / simple / bare interiorthe simple / stark / austere lines of stha plain / simple / bare / stark white...a plain / simple / stark / severe black...very plain / simple / bare / austererather plain / stark / severe / austerealmost bare / severe / austere plain without decoration, a pattern, marks or other additions; not complicated 无修饰的;无花纹的;素的;简单的Wear it with a plain white shirt.把它和白衬衣配着穿。Patterned carpet shows the dirt less than a plain colour.花色地毯比单色地毯耐脏。Do you want plain or lined paper?你想要白纸还是条格纸?plain food / cooking清淡的食物;简单的烹调方法plain yogurt (= without sugar or fruit) 原味酸奶 OPP fancy decorative see also plain ugly plainly

adverb

She was plainly dressed and wore no make-up.她穿着朴素,不施脂粉。
simple (especially written, usually approving) basic or plain, without anything extra or unnecessary; consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure 朴素的;简朴的;部件少的;结构简单的The best gowns are simple and elegant.最好的礼服要简单、雅致。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.住处很简朴,但很宽敞。It's quite a simple machine (= one that is not complicated and has only a few parts).这部机器一点也不复杂。 (grammar 语法) a simple sentence (= one with only one verb) 简单句 OPP fancy decorative simplicity sɪmˈplɪsəti

noun

[uncountable] (approving) the simplicity of the architecture建筑风格的简洁质朴
simply

adverb

The rooms were simply furnished.房间配有简单的家具。They live simply (= they do not spend much money).他们过着简朴的生活。
bare (especially written) (of surfaces) not covered with or protected by anything (表面)无遮盖的,没有保护物的bare wooden floorboards未铺地毯的木地板The walls were bare except for a small mirror.墙上光秃秃的,只有一面小镜子。They found themselves in a huge bare hall.他们发现自己在一个空荡荡的大厅里。 stark (especially written, often disapproving) without any colour, decoration or comfort 了无修饰的;粗陋的The corridors were stark and uncarpeted.走廊上没有装饰,也没铺地毯。The hills stood stark against the winter sky.冬日的天空下,小山了无生气。 severe (usually disapproving) extremely plain and without anything that makes it look soft or beautiful 过于简朴的Her hair was cut in a very short, severe style.她的头发剪得非常短,没有花样。She was wearing a severe dark grey jacket.她穿了一件很普通的深灰色夹克。 severely

adverb

Her hair was tied severely in a bun.她的头发简单地盘成了一个发髻。
austere ɒˈstɪə(r), ɔːˈstɪə(r); NAmE ɔːˈstɪr (especially written, usually approving) simple and plain, with no decoration, usually because that is what sb prefers (通常因个人喜好)朴素的,简陋的,无华饰的the austere simplicity of the building建筑物的朴素无华the lonely, austere beauty of his painting of a station in the snow他那幅雪中车站油画的孤独、朴素之美
plain

noun

plain ♦︎ plateau ♦︎ grassland ♦︎ prairie ♦︎ lowland ♦︎ savannah ♦︎ steppe ♦︎ pampasThese words all mean a large area of land. 这些词均表示平原、高原或草原。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配on the plains / the plateau / grassland / the prairie / the savannah / the steppes / the pampasin grassland / the lowlands / the savannah / the steppes / the pampasthe open plain / plateau / grassland / prairie / savannahthe rolling plain / plateau / grasslands / prairiethe high plains / plateau plain [countable] ( plains [plural]) a large area of flat land 平原To the east lies the flat coastal plain of the Yucatan peninsula.东边是尤卡坦半岛平坦的海滨平原。Millions of buffalo used to roam freely across the Great Plains.数百万只野牛曾经在北美洲大平原无拘无束地活动。 plateau ˈplætəʊ; NAmE plæˈtoʊ [countable] (plural plateaus or plateauxplæˈtəʊz; NAmE plæˈtoʊz)an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it 高原From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central plateau.主岛的沿海地带狭窄平缓,中部隆起形成高原。 grassland ˈgrɑːslænd; NAmE ˈgræslænd [uncountable] ( grasslands [plural]) a large area of open land covered with wild grass 草原;草地;草场The lion adapted itself to dry, open grassland where a yellow coat was most effective.狮子适应了干燥、开阔的草原,黄色的皮毛最适合这样的环境。 prairie ˈpreəri; NAmE ˈpreri [countable, uncountable] a flat wide area of land in North America, without many trees and originally covered with grass 北美草原The North American prairie was once the world's largest grassland.北美草原曾经是世界上最大的草原。 lowland ˈləʊlənd; NAmE ˈloʊlənd [countable, usually plural] an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level 低地the lowlands of Scotland苏格兰低地Much of the region is lowland.该地区大部分是低地。 OPP highlands hill lowland

adjective

lowland areas / farmers低地地区;生活在低地的农场主
savannah ( savanna) səˈvænə [countable, uncountable] a wide flat open area of land that is covered with grass and has few trees, especially in Africa (尤指非洲的)稀树草原Mount Kilimanjaro rises straight up out of the African savannah.乞力马扎罗山在非洲草原上拔地而起。 steppe step [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a large area of land that is covered with grass but has few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia (尤指东南欧和西伯利亚树少的)大草原,干草原The Cossacks are best known as the roving horsemen of the Russian steppes.哥萨克人以漂泊在俄罗斯草原的马背民族著称。 pampas ˈpæmpəs, NAmE also ˈpæmpəz (usually the pampas 通常作the pampas) [singular + singular or plural verb] the large area of land in South America that is covered in grass and has few trees (南美洲的)大草原,草甸The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.这部小说描写了阿根廷大草原的生活。
plain2

adjective

a plain white shirt 白衬衣the plain truth 显而易见的事实 See also the entry for honest 另见honest条plain ♦︎ simple ♦︎ stark ♦︎ bare ♦︎ unequivocal ♦︎ baldThese words are all used to describe facts and statements that are very clear and direct, especially when they are unpleasant in some way. 这些词均表示直接的、明显的,尤用于令人不快的事实。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配the plain / simple / stark / bare / unequivocal / bald trutha plain / a simple / a stark / a bare / an unequivocal / a bald fact / statementa plain / a simple / an unequivocal answer plain used to describe a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in way that other people may not like (事实)明显而令人不快的;坦白的;直接的The plain fact is that nobody really knows.事实很清楚:没有人真正了解。He's a politician with a reputation for plain speaking.他是说话直率出了名的政治人物。Let's be plain about this: we will need to make some difficult choices.我们还是直截了当地说吧:我们得作出艰苦的抉择。 (especially NAmE) He was a plain, straightforward sort of man.他这人很直率,从来不绕弯子。 see also plain average , plain clear adj. 2 plainly

adverb

To put it plainly, he's a crook.挑明了说吧,他是个骗子。
simple [only before noun] used to describe a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else (事实)明显而令人不快的;简单易明的The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.明摆着,我们就是买不起。I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldn't trust anyone else.我之所以这么做,原因很简单,我信不过別人。It's a simple matter of giving them enough to eat.事情很简单,就是给他们足够吃的东西。 simply

adverb

I don't want to be rude, it's simply that we have to be careful who we give this information to.我不想无礼,不过这信息到底给谁我们得谨慎。He was loud, vulgar and arrogant-quite simply the rudest man I've ever met!他说话粗声大气,举止粗俗傲慢-简直是我见过的最没教养的人!
NOTE 辨析 Plain or simple?When it is being used to emphasize facts that other people may not like to hear, plain is usually used in the expression the plain fact/truth is that... Simple can be used in this way too, but it can also be used in a wider variety of structures and collocations (such as with reason and matter). * plain强调他人不愿听到的事实时,通常用于the plain fact/truth is that ...。simple也可以这么用,但是结构和搭配用法更多,如与reason和matter搭配The problem was due to the simple fact that...问题源于一个简单的事实⋯The problem was due to the plain fact that... for the plain reason that... It's a plain matter of... Expressions with simple often suggest impatience with other people's behaviour. * simple构成的表达法常有对他人的行为不耐烦之意Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth (= it was easy to see and understand the true facts; people just didn't want to believe them).事实明摆着,就是没有人相信。
stark (especially written, usually disapproving) used to describe an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious (事实)严酷的;(区别)鲜明的The government faced a stark choice between civil war and martial law.政府面临残酷的选择,内战还是戒严。Social divisions in the city are stark.城市里社会分化很明显。The good weather was in stark contrast to the storms of previous weeks.这好天气和前几周的暴风雨形成鲜明的对比。 see also sharp marked starkly

adverb

These theories contrast starkly with the reality of everyday life.这些理论和日常生活现实形成鲜明对照。
bare [only before noun] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra 最基本的;最简单的She gave me only the bare facts of the case.她只给我介绍了这一案件的基本情况。The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.这家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.我们只有最基本的设备。He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.他只下了最少的功夫,但仍然通过了考试。 unequivocal ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkl (formal) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly 表达明确的;毫不含糊的;斩钉截铁的She gave a typically unequivocal answer.她一如既往,回答得斩钉截铁。The reply was an unequivocal 'no'.回答是个干脆利落的“不”字。 OPP equivocal An equivocal statement does not have one clear or definite meaning and can be understood in more than one way. * equivocal指意思含混的,因而可能有不同的理解。 unequivocally

adverb

He stated unequivocally that he knew nothing about the document.他明确地说他对那份文件一无所知。
bald describing a rather unpleasant fact or statement that is given without any extra explanation or detail to help you accept what is being said 不加赘述的;简单的;赤裸裸的The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.事实很简单,我们不再需要你了。The letter was a bald statement of our legal position.那封信直截了当地说明了我们的法律立场。A bald fact is usually more unpleasant than a plain/simple fact, but not as unpleasant as a stark fact. * bald fact通常比plain/simple fact更让人不愉快,但是不及stark fact那样令人不快。
TOEFL BNC: 2762 COCA: 3549
plain
Clear to the senses: obvious, apparent, show up...
Obvious: obvious, clear, significant...
Undecorated: plain, simple, functional...
Ugly or not attractive: ugly, grim, unattractive...
Large areas of land: field, highveld, land mass...
Ways of emphasizing how bad something is: utterly, sadly, hopelessly...

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