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plain
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Derivatives :
n
plainness
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adv
plainly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- plain
[pleɪn]
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1.
adjective
(not patterned) 无图案花纹的
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2.
adjective
[+dress]
[ food]
[ design]
(simple) 简单的
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3.
adjective
(clear，easily understood) 清楚的
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4.
adjective
[+girl]
[ woman]
(not beautiful) 不漂亮的
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5.
adverb
[+wrong]
[ stupid]
[ terrible etc]
简直
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6.
noun
[c]
(area of land) 平原
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7.
noun
one plain，one purl (in knitting) 一针平织，一针反织
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in plain clothes
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[政治ICE] 身穿便服
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it is plain that...
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显然…
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to make it plain to sb that...
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对某人明确表示…
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- plain
[pleɪn]
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1.
adjective
明显的，显而易见的
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It is plain that he is no reactionary.
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很明显他并不是反动分子。
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2.
adjective
不精细的，朴素的，简单的
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3.
adjective
素色的，无花纹的
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4.
adjective
纯粹的，未混合的，未掺杂的
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5.
adjective
真实的，无掩饰的，无矫饰的
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6.
adjective
无装饰的，无修饰的
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7.
adjective
普通的，一般的
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8.
adjective
命语的，不用密码加密的
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9.
adjective
名副其实的，十足的，绝对的
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10.
adjective
（信封或包装等）未注明发信（货）人及内容的
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11.
adjective
（姓名）不带头衔或称号而直呼其名的
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12.
n.[c]
平原
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They emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain.
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他们走出森林，来到了广袤的平原。
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13.
noun
[Person Name]
普兰
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14.
n.[c]
平针
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15.
noun
[Person Name]
普莱恩
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16.
noun
[the P-]平原派（18世纪法国大革命时期国民工会中的中派集团，因坐在议会大厅的最低处而得名）
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17.
n.[c]
朴实无华的东西
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18.
adverb
显然地，明显地
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He is plain stubborn.
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他显然很固执。
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19.
vi.
[Dialect]
[Archaic]
抱怨，发牢骚
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My mother complains all day.
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我母亲整天抱怨。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- plain
[pleɪn]
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1.
adj
flat or smooth; level
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2.
adj
not complicated; clear
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the plain truth
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3.
adj
not difficult; simple or easy
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a plain task
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4.
adj
honest or straightforward
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5.
adj
lowly, esp in social rank or education
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6.
adj
without adornment or show
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a plain coat
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7.
adj
(of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave
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8.
adj
not attractive
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9.
adj
not mixed; simple
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plain vodka
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10.
adj
[knitting]
of or done in plain
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11.
n
a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region
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12.
n
a simple stitch in knitting made by putting the right needle into a loop on the left needle, passing the wool round the right needle, and pulling it through the loop, thus forming a new loop
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13.
n
the unmarked white ball, as distinguished from the spot balls
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14.
n
the player using this ball
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15.
n
(in Ireland) short for plain porter, a light porter
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two pints of plain, please
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16.
adv
(intensifier)
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just plain tired
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17.
adv
See also plains
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18.
adv
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French: simple, from Latin planus level, distinct, clear
- plain
[pleɪn]
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1.
vb
a dialect or poetic word for complain
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2.
vb
[Etymology]
C14 pleignen, from Old French plaindre to lament, from Latin plangere to beat
Examples
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in plain view
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清晰地看到；一览无遗
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plain talk
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坦率的讲话
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a plain coat
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素色外衣
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plain cloth
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平布；平纹织物
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a plain man
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普通人
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