1 not supporting or belonging to either side in an argument, war, etc (在争执、战争等)中立的:
I don't take sides when my brothers argue -- I remain neutral.兄弟们发生争执的时候,我不偏袒任何一方─保持中立。The two sides agreed to meet on neutral ground.双方同意在中立地区会面。
2 having or showing no strong qualities, emotions or colour 无明确特性的;情绪平淡的;不鲜艳的:
neutral colours适中的颜色a neutral tone of voice不带感情的声调
3 (in chemistry) neither acid nor ALKALINE (化学)中性的
☞picture at pH 见pH插图
4 (in physics) having neither a positive nor a negative charge (物理学)不带电的
☞picture at plug 见plug插图
neutral²
/ˈnju:trəl; US ˈnu:trəl ||; ˈnutrəl/noun
[U] the position of the GEARS in a vehicle when no power is sent from the engine to the wheels 空档(引擎没有动力时汽车排文件的位置)
neutral1/ˋnutrəl; ˈnjuːtrəl/adj 1 not supporting any of the countries, groups, or people in a war, argument etc 中立的﹔不偏不倚的: Switzerland remained neutral during World War II. 瑞士在第二次世界大战期间保持中立。2 not showing any strong feelings or opinions 不带感情色彩的﹔中立的: ‘I see,’ she said in a neutral tone . “我明白了。”她语气平静地说道。3 a neutral colour is not strong or bright, for example grey〔色彩〕暗淡的﹐不鲜艳的﹐素净的
neutral2n [U] the position of the GEARS of a car when the engine does not turn the wheels〔汽车的〕空挡位置: Start the car in neutral. 挂空挡发动汽车。
neutralneutral1adjective1not supporting either side in an argument or war: I don't take sides when my brothers argue – I remain neutral.2having or showing no strong qualities, emotions or colour: a neutral tone of voiceneutral coloursneutralneutralneutrals2noun (no plural)the position in which no power is being sent from a vehicle's engine to its wheels: Put the car in neutral.