| 单词 | simple |
| 释义 | 🔑 sim·pleBrE /ˈsɪmpl/ NAmE /ˈsɪmpl/ adjective (sim·pler, sim·plest) HELP You can also use more simple and most simple.亦可用 more simple 和 most simple。➤ easy 容易🔑 not complicated ; easy to understand or do 易于理解的；易做的；简单的SYN easy◆ 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。➤ basic /plain 基本；朴素🔑 basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary 朴素的；简朴的；不加装饰的◆ 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，吃了顿简餐。◆ The accommodation is simple but spacious . 住处简朴但宽敞。OPP fancy➤ for emphasis 强调used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else （用在名词前表示强调）纯粹的，完全的，不折不扣的◆ 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。plainsimple ⬥ stark ⬥ bare ⬥ unequivocal These words all describe statements, often about sth unpleasant, that are very clear, not trying to hide anything, and not using more words than necessary.以上各词常形容令人不快的陈述清楚明白、直截了当、简单明了。plain used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in way that other people may not like用于他人可能不乐意听的事实，或指直率、直接得让人不喜欢：◆The plain fact is that nobody really knows.事实很明显，没有人真正了解。simple[only before noun ] used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else用于他人可能不乐意听的事实，或指事物简单明了：◆The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.事实很简单，我们就是付不起。plain or simple?用 plain 还是 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 reason and matter).用以强调他人可能不乐意听的事实时，plain 通常用于 the plain fact/truth is that... 短语中。simple 也可用这种表达方式，但是还可用于更多种类的句型结构，与更多的词语（如 reason 和 matter）搭配：◆The problem was due to the simple fact that…问题源于这一简单的事实…◆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.与 simple 构成的表达法通常暗指对别人的行为不耐烦。stark(ratherformal ) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious用于描述令人不快的事实或区别十分明显、鲜明：◆The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.明摆着的事实是剩下的钱已经不够了。NOTEThe simple/plain truth may be sth that some people do not want to hear, but it may be good for them to hear it anyway. The stark truth is sth particularly unpleasant and has no good side to it at all. * simple/plain truth 指所谈的事尽管不中听，但听了可能会有好处。stark truth 指所谈之事特别令人不快，而且没有任何好处。bare[only before noun ] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra指最基本的、最简单的：◆She gave me only the bare facts of the case.她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本情况。unequivocal(formal ) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly指表达明确的、毫不含糊的、斩钉截铁的：◆The reply was an unequivocal 'no'.回答是个干脆利落的 “不” 字。Patternsthe plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal trutha(n) plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal fact/statementa(n) plain/simple/unequivocal answer➤ with few parts 部位少🔑 [usually before noun ]consisting of only a few parts ; not complicated in structure 部位少的；结构简单的◆ 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◆ (grammar语法) a simple sentence (= one with only one verb )简单句➤ ordinary 普通🔑 [only before noun ](of a person 人) ordinary ; not special 普通的；一般的；平凡的◆ I'm a simple country girl . 我是一个普普通通的乡村姑娘。➤ not intelligent 智力低下[not usually before noun ](of a person 人) not very intelligent ; not mentally normal 智力低下；迟钝；笨◆ He's not mad —just a little simple . 他不是疯，只是智力稍低。➤ grammar 语法used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb , as in She loves him (= the simple present tense )or He arrived late (= the simple past tense )（无须用助动词构成的动词时态）简单的，一般的 ➡ see also simply ● ˌpure and ˈsimple used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in sth （用于名词后表示强调）纯粹，全然◆ It's laziness , pure and simple . 这全然是懒惰。 |
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