plains
- n.平原
- plain的复数
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ADJ 单色的；素色的；无花纹（或图案、字迹）的
A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it.In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger...
一般来说，单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。
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ADJ-GRADED 朴素的；简朴的
Something that is plain is very simple in style.Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her...
布朗温的长裙虽然朴素，却很合身。
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He was very tall and plainly dressed.
他个子很高，衣着朴素。
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ADJ-GRADED 明显的；明白的；清楚的
If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand.It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown...
他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。
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ADJ-GRADED （相貌）平常的，不好看的
If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful....a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.
肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩
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N-COUNT 平原；（几乎没有树木的）大片平地
A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it.Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。
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ADV （用于形容词前加强语气）显然，完全地
You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it.The food was just plain terrible.
这食物实在太难吃了。
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ADJ （尤在与另一个更加不同寻常或让人印象深刻的名字比较时表示强调）普通的，平凡的
You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name.Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
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PHRASE （警察）穿便衣的
If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
3名便衣警察让我下车。
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plain sailing→ see:sailing
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Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains .
北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。
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The winds came from the north , across the plains , funnelling down the valley
风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。
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He made it plain that we should leave .
他明确表示要我们离开。
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The interior of the church was plain and simple .
教堂内部朴素无华。
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Write on plain paper .
用无格白纸书写。
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The plain fact is that nobody really knows .
事实很明显，没有人真正了解。
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Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English ?
你能帮助我用浅显易懂的英语来说明这一法律术语吗？
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The facts were plain to see .
事实显而易见。
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It was a rip-off , plain and simple .
这是一个不折不扣的冒牌货。
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The wide plain , with thousands of animals on the move , was an awesome spectacle .
成千上万的动物在辽阔的平原上活动构成了令人赞叹的奇观。
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A plain necklace was her only adornment .
她身上的饰物就只有一串简单的项链。
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The walls were plain and unadorned .
墙壁朴素无华。
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In general , a plain carpet makes a room look bigger
一般来说，单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。
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Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car .
3名便衣警察让我下车。
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Pregnancy wasn 't all plain sailing and once again there were problems
孕期并非一帆风顺，这不，又出现问题了。
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It is plain to see we will not have anything to eat yet again .
很明显我们又将没有任何东西可吃了。
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He placed the paper in a plain envelope
他把论文装进一个空白信封里。
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Why couldn 't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest ?
他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
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He 's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still .
他明确表示自己热爱这项运动，并仍想参与其中。
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It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown
他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。
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Pictures add interest to plain painted walls .
相片给素色的墙面增添了一抹情趣。
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He wore a plain blue shirt , open at the collar .
他穿一件素净的蓝色衬衫，领口敞着。
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The food was just plain terrible .
这食物实在太难吃了。
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Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table .
帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
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You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves .
常可在纯白色或带图案的彩色围巾中作出选择。
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The Shakers believed that furniture should be plain , simple , useful , practical and of sound construction
震颤派教徒认为家具应当朴素、简单、有用、实用，并且结构合理。
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It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline .
它位于平原与大海之间，跟海岸线形成一个斜角。
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Bronwen 's dress was plain but it hung well on her
布朗温的长裙虽然朴素，却很合身。
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Lawson writes so well : in plain English , without fuss or affectation .
劳森写得很好：英文通俗易懂，朴实无华又不矫揉造作。
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Use a belt to accessorise a plain dress .
用腰带来装点一件素裙。