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单词 plain
释义
plain
adjective
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/

plainadjective(WITH NOTHING ADDED)

B1
notdecoratedin any way; with nothingadded:
朴素的；不加修饰的；简单的
Sheworea plainblackdress.她穿着一件朴素的黑色连衣裙。
We'vechosena plaincarpet(= one without apattern)andpatternedcurtains.我们挑了一块没有图案的地毯和带图案的窗帘。
Heprefersplainfood- nothing toofancy.他喜欢清淡简单的食物——不喜欢太讲究的。
We're having plainbluewallsin thediningroom.我们客厅里的墙壁要纯蓝色的。
acataloguesentin a plainbrownenvelope用纯褐色信封寄出的目录
a plainstyleofarchitecture简朴的建筑风格
plainyogurt(= with noaddedfruitorsugar)原味酸奶
Synonyms
austere
severe(PLAIN)oftendisapproving
stark
plain paper
paperthat has nolineson it:
白纸
aletterwritten on plainpaper用白纸写的一封信
More examples
  • a plaingoldringwith noornamentation
  • Theirwebsiteisfairlyplain, but veryeasytonavigate.
  • She wasdressedverysoberlyin a plaingreysuit.
  • Do youpreferplain orstripedshirts?
  • Iwanta plainblackjumperwith nofancytrimmings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plain and ordinary
  • as it comesidiom
  • austere
  • austerely
  • austerity
  • average Joe
  • generalized
  • homeliness
  • homely
  • homespun
  • homey
  • rife
  • run-of-the-mill
  • severe
  • severely
  • simple
  • unmounted
  • unoriginal
  • unostentatiously
  • unremarkable
  • well trodden
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Publishing: paper & stationery

plainadjective(CLEAR)

C2
obviousandcleartounderstand:
清楚的，明显的
It'squiteplainthatthey don'twanttospeakto us.很明显，他们不想和我们说话。
Thereasonisperfectlyplain.原因很清楚。
Imade itquiteplain(that)(=explainedclearlythat)I wasn'tinterested.我明白地表示我不感兴趣。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
easy to see, recognize, or understand
  • obviousIt's obvious that she's upset.
  • clearIt was clear that he was unhappy.
  • apparentHer joy was apparent to everyone.
  • plainHis disappointment was plain to see.
  • evidentThe company president was impressed by her evident ambition.
  • manifestHis manifest lack of interest has provoked severe criticism.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Apparent and obvious
  • (from) underyournoseidiom
  • apparent
  • be (as) plain as the nose onyourfaceidiom
  • be (right) underyournoseidiom
  • be etchedsomewhereidiom
  • be writ largeidiom
  • foregone conclusion
  • glaring
  • glaringly
  • I need hardlydo somethingidiom
  • in plain sightidiom
  • obtrude
  • overt
  • overtly
  • palpable
  • palpably
  • parallax
  • squeaky
  • stand/stick out a mileidiom
  • writ
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plainadjective(COMPLETE)

[before noun]
(used foremphasis)complete:
（表示强调）完全的
It was plainstupidityon Richard'spart.理查德愚蠢至极。
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Linguistics: very & extreme
  • abjectly
  • abundantly
  • beyond
  • biblical
  • blankly
  • completely
  • desperately
  • extreme
  • highly
  • positive
  • rank
  • raving
  • smack
  • spectacularly
  • such
  • terrible
  • terribly
  • unutterably
  • veritably
  • wonderfully
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plainadjective(NOT BEAUTIFUL)

C2
(especiallyof a woman orgirl) notbeautiful:
（尤指女性）相貌平平的，不好看的
She had been a very plainchild.她小时候并不是个漂亮的孩子。
a plain Jane
a woman orgirlwho is notattractive:
平凡的珍妮（不漂亮的女人或女孩）
If she'd been a plainJane, she wouldn't have had all theattention.如果她象平凡的珍妮，她就不会成为关注的焦点。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not attractive to look at
  • back end
  • be no oil paintingidiom
  • be not much to look atidiom
  • bleakly
  • bleakness
  • excrescence
  • gopping
  • gracelessly
  • hatchet-faced
  • have a face like the back end of a busidiom
  • hideous
  • hideousness
  • plug-ugly
  • pretty
  • pretty-pretty
  • reptilian
  • scrappily
  • unsightly
  • vulgarity
  • vulgarly
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Related word

plainness

Idioms

be (as) plain as the nose onyourface
be plain sailing
in plain sight
plain
noun
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/

plainnoun(LAND)

[C]
(alsoplains[plural])
alargeareaofflatland:
平原
thecoastalplain海边的平原
Highmountainsriseabove the plain.高山从平原拔地而起。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
  • brush
  • bush
  • Bushman
  • desert
  • dust bowl
  • grassland
  • heathland
  • marginal land
  • moor
  • moorland
  • mulga
  • pasture
  • prairie
  • Sahara
  • the Gobi Desert
  • veld
  • virgin
  • wadi
  • wasteland
  • wilderness
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plainnoun(STITCH)

[U]
atypeofsimplestitchinknitting:
平针
arowof plain and tworowsofpurl一排平针两排反针
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • haberdashery
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • overcast
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • sew
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plain
adverb
informal
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
completely:
完全地，简直
Imean, taking thewrongequipmentwith you - that's just plainstupid.我的意思是，你拿错仪器简直是愚蠢透顶。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
  • (all) in one pieceidiom
  • A, a
  • absolute
  • all or nothingidiom
  • all-in-one
  • all-inclusive
  • fell
  • fibre
  • from stem to sternidiom
  • full-blown
  • full-fledged
  • full-length
  • fully
  • root
  • thoroughly
  • through and throughidiom
  • to the lastidiom
  • totality
  • toto
  • unabridged
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(Definition ofplainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

plain| American Dictionary

plain
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/pleɪn/

plainadjective[-er/-est only](WITH NOTHING ADDED)

notdecoratedin any way; with nothingadded:
Thecatalogwassentin a plainbrownenvelope.
Thefoodisprettyplain(=preparedsimplyand withoutstrongflavors), but there’slotsof it.

plainadjective[-er/-est only](CLEAR)

obvious, orclearandeasytoseeorunderstand; notcomplicated:
Agroupofwildhorseswas in plainview(= We couldseethemclearly).
Why can’t they write theseinstructionsin plainEnglish?

plainadjective[-er/-est only](NOT ATTRACTIVE)

(esp. of a woman orgirl) notattractive:
She alwaysthoughtof herself as plain.

plain

adverb[not gradable]us
/pleɪn/
infml
It was just plainstupidto give himyourtelephonenumber.
plain
noun[Cusually pl]
us
/pleɪn/

plainnoun[C usually pl](LAND)

earth science
alargeareaofflatlandatlowelevation(=heightabove thesurfaceof theearth):
AnumberofpaintingsbyWesternartistsshowIndiansettlementsin the plains.
(Definition ofplainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplain

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Cropping system effects on soil quality in the great plains: synthesis from a regional project.
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Of the major wool-using sectors, neither carpets, nor shawls, nor the better quality blankets or woollen garments, could utilize the common wool of the plains.
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A key role in the development of the alluvial plains was played by an indica-type red rice variety.
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They may be so abundant that the entire bedding plains are covered.
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As such, they have long served as a rich resource and refuge from drought, famine and social conflicts among people on the plains.
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The settlers in the plains created new demand for horticultural products.
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Cropping system influences on soil chemical properties and soil quality in the great plains.
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A piedmont zone of c. 40 km in width separates the mountain range from the eastern plains (elevation ranging from 100 to 200 m).
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Both study farms were in the flood plains of large creeks, in locations which were chosen for their accessibility and flat ground.
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At about 1500 m, the vertical difference between the savanna plains (around 800 m) and the study sites (2250 m) is large.
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Mechanism independence in texture-modulation detection plained without the need to invoke a stage of processing which makes explicit the feature content of the stimulus.
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The province's fertile plains and widespread landownership added two important elements to the general prosperity of the time.
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Local informants have not reported the existence of wells outside the city on karstic plains to the north, east, and south.
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Because of the slowness of transit, these had to be entered much ahead of the time when the supply situation in the plains became known.
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The intensive cultivation of strawberries is only the latest in the long line of transformations of the plains' agriculture.
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Collocationswithplain

plain

These are words often used in combination withplain.

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alluvial plain
The forest is located in analluvialplain.
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arid plain
This, with many smaller lateral canals, soon converted thearidplaininto a fertile garden.
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broad plain
For much of the river's length its banks are relatively high, but topped by abroadplain.
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