单词详解

1. adj.

A.清楚的；明显的( clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment )

From the opening page, he makes it plain that this is a very different book.

一开篇，作者就清楚地表明这是一部很不寻常的书。

B.坦诚的；直率的( not mixed with extraneous elements )

The plain fact is that nobody really knows.事实很明显，没有人真正了解。

C.朴素的；简单的(lacking embellishment or ornamentation)

You shall speak to the little child in plain English.你应该用简单的英语与小孩交谈。

She has set an example of plain living to us all.她给我们大家树立了艰苦朴素的榜样。

D.极普通的；平凡的(used to emphasize that sth. is very ordinary, not special in any way)

You don’t need any special skill s for this job, just plain common sense.

这项工作不需要任何特殊的技能，只要普通常识就够了。

  My father is a plain worker.我父亲是个普通工人。

2. n.平原( extensive tract of level open land )

Hills swell gradually from the plain.山渐渐从平原隆起。

A river intersects the plain.一条河贯穿那片平原。

This plain drains into the lake.这个平原向那个湖排水。

相关词组

1.      as plain as the nose in your face一清二楚

For the truth of the matter he is as plain as the nose in your face.

对于事情的真相他一清二楚。

2.      to be plain with you坦白对你讲

To be plain with you, we don’t consider your work entirely satisfactory.

老实告诉你，我们认为你的工作并不十分令人满意。

3.      plain living and hard struggle艰苦奋斗

We must keep to the style of hard struggle and plain living.

我们必须保持艰苦奋斗的作风。

4.      plain speaking讲话直率的

He is beloved for his roles as plain-speaking men of human decency.

他出演的角色语言坦率，文雅庄重，深受观众喜爱。

5.      plain sailing一帆风顺

Good-bye and plain sailing.再见，祝您一帆风顺。

6.      plain and simple不折不扣的；毫无疑问的

It is a lie, plain and simple.毫无疑问，这就是个谎言。

相关单词

同音词：plane

复数：plains

比较级：plainer

最高级：plainest