1 easy to see, hear or understand; clear 清晰的;清楚的;明白的;浅易的:
It was plain that he didn't want to talk about it.他显然不想谈论这件事。She made it plain that she didn't want to see me again.她明确表示她不想再见到我。
2 (used about people, thoughts, actions, etc) saying what you think; direct and honest (指人、思想、行动等)直截了当的,坦率的,真诚的:
I'll be plain with you. I don't like the idea.坦白对你说,我不喜欢那主意。
3 simple in style; not decorated or complicated 朴素的;简朴的;简单的:
My father likes plain English cooking.我父亲喜欢清淡的英国菜。
4 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) all one colour; without a pattern on it 单色的;没有花纹的;素净的:
a plain blue jumper素净的蓝色套头毛衣
5 (used especially about a woman or girl) not beautiful or attractive (尤指妇女或女孩)不美的,相貌平庸的:
She's a rather plain child.她是个相貌平庸的女孩。
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/pleɪn ||; plen/noun
[C] a large area of flat land with few trees 平原
plain1/plen; pleIn/adj 1 easy to understand or recognize [ obvious ] 明白易懂的﹔显而易见的: It's plain that he doesn’t agree. 很显然他不同意。They made it plain (=said clearly) that they did not want us there. 他们明确表示不欢迎我们。2 without anything added or without decoration [ simple ] 简单的﹔无装饰的﹔朴素的: plain food 简单的食物a plain white shirt 一件朴素的白衬衫a sheet of plain paper (=paper with no lines on it)一张无格纸see picture at见 PATTERN 图3 saying what you think honestly and in clear simple language 〔说话〕坦诚的,直率的﹔简洁的: The plain fact is that we can’t afford it. 明摆着的事实就是我们买不起。The document is written in plain English . 文件是用简单的英语写的。4 a plain person is not attractive 相貌平平的﹐不好看的﹐不漂亮的
plain2n [C] a large area of flat dry land(大)平原
plain3adv informal used to emphasize some adjectives【非正式】简直﹐很﹐十分〔用于强调某些形容词〕: They’re just plain lazy. 他们真是懒得要命。
plainplainplains2nouna large piece of flat landplainplainplainerplainest1adjective (plainer, plainest)1easy to see, hear or understandsame meaningclear: It's plain that he's unhappy.2simple and ordinary: plain food3with no pattern; all one colour: She wore a plain blue dress.4not pretty: She was a plain child.