plain

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

adj.

1. 清楚的；明显的；浅白的
   easy to see or understand
   1. He made it plain that we should leave.
      他明确表示要我们离开。
   2. She made her annoyance plain.
      她满脸不耐烦。
   3. The facts were plain to see .
      事实显而易见。
   4. 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
   1. The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
      事实很明显，没有人真正了解。
   2. 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
   1. a plain but elegant dress
      朴素淡雅的连衣裙
   2. plain food
      清淡的食物
   3. The interior of the church was plain and simple.
      教堂内部朴素无华。
   4. 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
   1. covers in plain or printed cotton
      单色或印花的罩布
   2. Write on plain paper (= without lines) .
      用无格白纸书写。
5. 极普通的；平庸的；平凡的
   used to emphasize that sth is very ordinary, not special in any way
   1. 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

noun

1. 平原
   a large area of flat land
   1. the flat coastal plain of Thassos
      萨索斯岛平坦的滨海平原
   2. the Great Plains
      北美洲大平原

adv.

1. （用于强调）简直，绝对地
   used to emphasize how bad, stupid, etc. sth is
   1. plain stupid/wrong
      简直愚蠢至极；绝对错误

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plain 平原，平地，明显的，直白的，简单的，素的

来自拉丁语planus,平的，来自PIE*pele,展开，放平，词源同plan,place.引申诸相关词义。

1. Use a belt to accessorise a plain dress.
   用腰带来装点一件素裙。
2. The Cavalry were exercising on Salisbury Plain.
   装甲部队在索尔兹伯里平原进行演习。
3. You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves.
   常可在纯白色或带图案的彩色围巾中作出选择。
4. The Shakers believed that furniture should be plain, simple, useful, practical and of sound construction
   震颤派教徒认为家具应当朴素、简单、有用、实用，并且结构合理。
5. She swapped her plain suit for an absurdly girlie dress
   她脱下了朴素的套装，换上了一身古怪的少女装。
6. It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline.
   它位于平原与大海之间，跟海岸线形成一个斜角。
7. 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。
8. He placed the paper in a plain envelope
   他把论文装进一个空白信封里。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
    北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。
15. The food was just plain terrible.
    这食物实在太难吃了。
16. 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？
17. Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
    3名便衣警察让我下车。
18. Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems
    孕期并非一帆风顺，这不，又出现问题了。
19. We know it won't be plain sailing at Wembley because there are no easy games at this level.
    我们知道在温布利不会顺风顺水，因为在这一级别就没有轻松的比赛。
20. Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
    帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
21. It is plain to see we will not have anything to eat yet again.
    很明显我们又将没有任何东西可吃了。
22. Our cadres must set an example of plain living and hard work.
    我们的干部必须艰苦奋斗，以身作则。
23. Little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain.
    小山涧奔腾而下，流向平原。
24. Derricks are scattered here and there on the boundless plain.
    在一望无际的原野上散布着一座座井架。
25. This is plain to everybody.
    这是大家都明白的。
26. He set us an example of plain living.
    他为我们树立了简朴生活的榜样。
27. Her dress is severely plain.
    她的衣着很简朴。
28. Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
    朴素的服装适合在学校里穿。
29. She has a plain face.
    她面相平常。
30. The operation was plain sailing.
    手术进行得顺利。