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| 1 | easily seen or understood 显而易见的；浅显易懂的 |
| Hugh’ s message was short, but the meaning was plain enough. 休的信息很短，但意思却很明了。 |
| it is plain (that) It was plain that they knew each other already. 显然他们早就认识对方了。 |
| it is plain to sb (that) It was plain to everyone that Maude was not happy. 大家都看得出蒙德不开心。 |
| make it plain Therese made it plain that she would not help Robert any more. 特蕾泽明确表示她再也不帮罗伯特了。 |
| be plain to see Her disappointment was plain to see. 她的失望显而易见。 |
| | 1a | very obvious 非常明显的；明明白白的 | |
| | 1b | to say something so that it is obvious what you mean 把某事/自己的意思说明白 | | Thomas made plain his concerns about the changes introduced at work. 托马斯说明了他对工作中引入的变革的关注。 | |
| | 1c | used for emphasizing that something is completely true and cannot be described as anything else 明摆着的；显然的 | | It was cheating, plain and simple. 那是欺骗，明摆着的。 | | The project has been beset by plain and simple managerial incompetence. 该项目陷入了明显的管理不力的困境。 | |
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| 2 | simple in design , with no decoration 设计简单的；朴素的；无装饰的 |
| a plain wooden table 朴素的木桌 |
| The gardens were fairly plain, with few plants. 花园相当简单，植物很少。 |
| a plain white T-shirt 朴素的白T恤衫 |
| We sell a selection of plain and patterned ties. 我们销售很多精选的单色和花色领带。 |
| | 2a | plain food is simple and does not have a lot of things added to it （食物）素淡的，不添加其他物质的，纯的 | | a plain sponge cake 素淡的松蛋糕 | | plain yoghurt 纯酸奶 | | The restaurant serves plain wholesome food. 这家餐馆提供素淡的健康食品。 | |
| | 2b | not very attractive 相貌平平的；不起眼的 | | He seems to go for plain quiet women. 他好像喜欢相貌一般的文静女子。 | |
| | 2c | used before a name for saying that someone does not have a special title or name （用于姓名前）不带头衔的，直呼其名的 | | It’ s just plain Mr Cunningham now, no need to call me Doctor. 我现在还只是不带任何头衔的坎宁安先生，没有必要称我博士。 | |
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| 3 | expressing what you think honestly , using simple , direct language 直截了当的；坦率的 |
| a plain answer 直截了当的回答 |
| plain speaking/talking She was admired for her plain speaking. 她直爽的说话风格令人钦佩。 |
| | 3a | language that is easy to understand because it does not use difficult or technical words 简单明了的英语/语言/措词 | | There have been demands for the tax forms to be rewritten in plain English. 有人要求用平白的英语来重新书写税务报表。 | |
| | 3b | used for saying what you think is true even if it offends someone 明摆着的事实是 | | The plain fact is that he is not doing his job very well. 明摆着的事实是，他并没有把工作做得很出色。 | |
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| - | plain old
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| not at all unusual , interesting , or special |
| 一点儿也不特别的；老套的；普普通通的 |
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| The recipe is nothing special – you just use plain old mince and some onion powder. 菜的做法没有什么特别的，你只要放些普通的碎肉和洋葱沫就可以了。 |
| plain old common sense 普普通通的常识 |
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| - | plain stupidity/luck etc
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| used for emphasizing that something is very stupidlucky etc |
| 非常愚蠢/幸运等 |
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| It was plain stupidity to think they could get away with a crime like that. 他们真是愚蠢透顶，以为犯了那样的罪还能逍遥法外。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| plainness noun U |
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