Plain
[ plein ]
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n. 平原;平地;[紡織業]平針;樸實無華的東西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加強語氣]顯然;完全地;
vi. 發牢騷;訴苦;
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A plain style was commended.
提倡平鋪直途的風格。
Come on, and have it out in plain words.
來，把它用明白的語言說出來。
Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.
她穿著黑色連衣裙, 在這種歡樂的場合未免太素了.
I must be plain with you.
我必須坦白地對你說。
A river intersects the plain.
一條河貫穿那片平原。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ plan-計劃,I-我:我的計劃很簡單,搬到平原上去
※ plain-平原、明白的,pain-痛苦:平原物產豐富,但易遭受水災,因而給人們帶來痛苦,這道理是十分明白的
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-pla-表示“平坦”
常見變體有-plat-
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plain
adj
(-er, -est)
1 easy to see, hear or understand; clear 清楚的; 明白的; 易懂的; 清晰的
The markings along the route are quite plain. 路線沿途的標志都十分清楚.
in plain English 用淺近的英語
He made it plain (to us) that he did not wish to continue. 他向我們明白表示他不想繼續下去.
She made her annoyance plain. 她已怒形於色.
2 (of people or their actions, thoughts, etc) not trying to deceive; frank and direct （指人、 其行為、 思想等）率直的, 坦率的, 直接的
in plain words, ie frankly 明言
a plain answer 直截了當的回答
the plain truth 明顯的事實
Let me be plain with you, ie speak openly and frankly
There will have to be some plain speaking. 讓我開誠布公跟你說吧. 得公開而明白地談一談.
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(a) not decorated or luxurious; ordinary and simple 不矯飾的; 樸素的; 普通的; 平凡的; 簡單的
a plain but very elegant dress 樸素而極雅致的連衣裙
plain food/cooking, ie not spicy or rich 清淡的食物[烹調風味]
plain cake, ie without fruit, etc 純蛋糕（無水果等配料的）
plain chocolate, ie made without adding milk 純巧克力.
(b) without a pattern or marking on it 沒有圖案或花紋的
plain paper, ie without lines 無格紙
plain fabric, ie without a pattern or design 素的織物
under plain cover, ie in an envelope without any special marking 在普通信封中（無特殊標記）.
4 not beautiful or good-looking 不漂亮的; 不好看的
a few rather plain bits of furniture 幾件很不起眼的家具
From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman. 她從一個相貌平平的女孩成長為一個漂亮的婦人.
5 (idm 習語) in plain `English bluntly or simply expressed 用直率的或簡單明了的英語
If you wanted me to go why didn't you say so in plain English instead of making vague hints? 你想叫我走, 為什麼拐彎抹角而不直說? make oneself plain make one's meaning clear 表達清楚
There is no more money do I make myself plain? 再也沒錢了--我的意思清楚嗎? (as) plain as a pikestaff/the nose on one's face very obvious or clearly visible 一清二楚; 顯然易見; 明擺著的事. (all) ,plain `sailing course of action that is simple and free from trouble 十分順利; 一帆風順
Once the design problems were solved, it was all/everything was plain sailing. 設計問題一經解決, 就容易辦了. plain, adv (esp US)
(a) clearly 清楚地
speak plain 清楚地說.
(b) absolutely; simply 絕對地; 簡直
That is just plain stupid. 那簡直是愚不可及.
plain n large area of flat land; prairie 平原
a vast, grassy plain 大平原、 草原
the great plains of the American Midwest 美國中西部的大平原.
plain n (in knitting) simple basic stitch （編織中的）平針. Cf 參看 purl.
?? 考研助記
pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 網友：wangqidong 補充：pla(解放軍)in（在）平原上演習
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*[plein]n. 平原, 草原, 樸實無華的東西, 無格式a. 簡單的, 明白的, 平常的, 不好看的, 樸素的, 清晰的, 普通的, 平坦的, 十足的ad. 清楚地, 顯然地【計】 無格式相關詞組: as plain as daylight as plain as a pikestaff to be plain with you
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What was it like?
那次地震怎么樣？
When I got to the theatre I found that they had sold all the tickets.
我到劇院時，發現所有的票都售完了。
I want Eric to play in a concert with me, on July 13th in London.
我想要艾瑞克和我一起在7月13日倫敦的音樂會上演出。