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单词 simply
释义
simply
adverb
uk
/ˈsɪm.pli/us
/ˈsɪm.pli/

simplyadverb(IMPORTANT)

B2
completelyor as much aspossible:
完全地；绝对地
Youlooksimply(= really)beautifulin thatdress.你穿那条裙子看上去真漂亮。
ThehungerinpartsofAfricaisterrible- there's (quite) simply(= withoutdoubt)no other word for it.非洲部分地区的饥荒真可怕——简直没有什么语言可以形容。
B2
only:
仅仅；只不过
I don't like myjob- I simply do it for themoney.我不喜欢自己的工作——我纯粹是为了钱才干的。
More examples
  • At first Ithoughthe was abitshy, but I've come to theconclusionthat he's simplyunfriendly!
  • Drinking anddrivingis simplycourtingdisaster.
  • It's simply notcrickettoflirtwith another man'swife.
  • Thefactsare simply notdeniable.
  • Any morepuddingwould simply beexcessive.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
General
  • abstract
  • abstraction
  • abstractly
  • across-the-board
  • all-purpose
  • broad
  • broadness
  • by and largeidiom
  • chiefly
  • general
  • generalist
  • non-personal
  • on the wholeidiom
  • overall
  • portmanteau
  • primarily
  • sense
  • stuff
  • thing
  • whole
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simplyadverb(EASY)

B2
in aneasyway:
浅显地；简单地
Heexplainedit as simply as he could, but theclassstill didn'tunderstand.他尽可能解释得简单些，但学生们依然理解不了。
More examples
  • Hisskillliesin hisabilitytocommunicatequitecomplexideasvery simply.
  • Herarticlelaysout theissuevery simply.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Easiness and simplicity
  • (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom
  • a piece of cakeidiom
  • accessibility
  • at the push of a buttonidiom
  • at the stroke of a penidiom
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • doss
  • friendly
  • gift
  • gimme
  • give/handsomethingtosomeoneon a (silver) platteridiom
  • handily
  • painless
  • painting by numbersidiom
  • platter
  • presto
  • rarefied
  • the path of least resistanceidiom
  • walkaway
  • walkover
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simplyadverb(PLAIN)

in aplainway:
朴素地
a simplydecoratedapartment一套朴素装修的公寓
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Easiness and simplicity
  • (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom
  • a piece of cakeidiom
  • accessibility
  • at the push of a buttonidiom
  • at the stroke of a penidiom
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • doss
  • friendly
  • gift
  • gimme
  • give/handsomethingtosomeoneon a (silver) platteridiom
  • handily
  • painless
  • painting by numbersidiom
  • platter
  • presto
  • rarefied
  • the path of least resistanceidiom
  • walkaway
  • walkover
See more results »
(Definition ofsimplyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

simply| American Dictionary

simply
adverb
us
/ˈsɪm·pli/

simplyadverb(JUST)

[not gradable]
just; only:
I simply don’ttrusthim.
We simply go tocamp, set it up, andspendtheweekend.
Theyvotednot simply for him and hisparty, but against Boris Yeltsin.
[not gradable]
Simply is sometimes used foremphasis:
That simply isn’t so!

simplyadverb(IN AN EASY WAY)

in a way that iseasytounderstandor do:
To put it simply, we won’tpayuntil we’vereceivedthegoodsweordered.

simplyadverb(IN A DIRECT WAY)

[not gradable]
in adirectway, without using a lot of words:
Bowman said simply that "everything was OK."

simplyadverb(IN A PLAIN WAY)

in aplainway, withoutunnecessarythings ordecorations:
Helivedin a simplyfurnishedapartment.
Shelivedsimply,alonewith hercatand herbooks.
(Definition ofsimplyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsimply

simply
At the risk of over-simplying the proposal, pretend the war is still going on.
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I would ask: cannot this procedure be simplied?
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I believe that, far from simplying the planning procedures, the circular will lead to more and not fewer appeals from developers who are trying their luck under the new rules.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In other words, we cannot obtain tsimplyby solving a first-order condition.
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He saw itsimplyas the basis for better care.
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Isimplyaccept what their adherents say about the other religions at its face value.
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Wesimplyproposed the emotion expression of a fortythree degrees of freedom biped humanoid robot using a parameterization technique.
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Instead of sounding as if they were coming from some specific location, extremely loud honks and cracks may appearsimplyas present to the listener.
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Until they learn these kinds of expressions, theysimplydo not, and cannot, have these thoughts.
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Theresimplyis nothing to be known or not-known.
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What sense does it make to ascribe religious worth to someone if itsimplycame his way ?
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One might prefer to be a gardener -simplypleasing oneself in the making of such a choice.
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Lying seems to be badsimplybecause of certain constancies in human nature.
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Now (1) issimplyout of the question.
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I will not repeat all of his argument here, butsimplysketch out the main points.
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