neutral
adj
1
(a) not supporting or helping either side in a dispute, contest,war, etc; impartial 中立的; 不偏不倚的; 公平的
a neutral country, judge, assessment 中立國、 公正的法官、 公正的評價
be/remain neutral 保持中立.
(b) of a country that remains neutral in war 中立國的
neutral territory, ships, etc 中立國的領土、 船只等.
2
(a) having no distinct or positive qualities 無明顯特性的
He is rather a neutral character, ie has no obvious virtues or faults. 他品性平平.
(b) (of colours) not strong or vivid, eg grey or fawn (指顏色)不鮮艷的(如灰色或淺黃褐色)
A neutral tie can be worn with a shirt of any colour. 暗灰色的領帶配什麼顏色的襯衣都行.
3 (of a gear) in which the engine is not connected with the parts driven by it (指汽車的排擋)空擋的
leave a car in neutral gear 讓汽車排擋置於空擋位置
Put the gear lever in the neutral position. 把變速桿推到空擋的位置.
4 (chemistry 化) neither acid nor alkaline 中性的. neutral, n
1 [C] person, country, etc that is neutral 中立的人、 國家等.
2 [U] neutral(3) position of the gears 空擋位置
slip (the gears) into neutral 把(排擋)推到空擋位置
The car's in neutral. 那汽車在空擋位置.