plain

1. ADJ A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. 純色的

In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger. 一般來(lái)講，純色的地毯使房間顯得更大。

He placed the paper in a plain envelope. 他把論文放在一個(gè)空白信封裡。

2. ADJ Something that is plain is very simple in style. 樸素的

It was a plain, grey stone house. 這是一座簡(jiǎn)樸的灰色石頭房子。

3. plainlyADV 樸素地[ADV -ed]

He was very tall and plainly dressed. 他個(gè)子很高，穿著樸素。

4. ADJ If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand. 清楚的

It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown. 我那時(shí)神經(jīng)衰弱，他是清楚的。

5. ADJ If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful. 相貌平平的

...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion. …一個(gè)害羞、相貌平平、臉色蒼白的女孩。

6. ADJ flat or smooth; level 平的; 平坦的

7. N-COUNT A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it. 平地

Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains. 在這片平原上曾經(jīng)生活著7000萬(wàn)頭水牛。

8. ADV (intensifier) (用以加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣)顯然; 非常

just plain tired

9. V →a dialect or poetic word for complain

10. PHRASE If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform. 穿便衣的

Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car. 三名便衣軍官叫我從車(chē)上下來(lái)。

11. plain sailing→see sailing