He made it plain that we should leave.

他明确表示要我们离开。

She made her annoyance plain.

她满脸不耐烦。

The facts were plain to see .

事实显而易见。

It was a rip-off, plain and simple .

这是一个不折不扣的冒牌货。

The plain fact is that nobody really knows.

事实很明显，没有人真正了解。

a politician with a reputation for plain speaking

说话直率出了名的一个政治人物

a plain but elegant dress

朴素淡雅的连衣裙

plain food

清淡的食物

The interior of the church was plain and simple.

教堂内部朴素无华。

plain yogurt (= without sugar or fruit)

原味酸奶

covers in plain or printed cotton

单色或印花的罩布

Write on plain paper (= without lines) .

用无格白纸书写。

You don't need any special skills for this job, just plain common sense.

这项工作不需要任何特殊技能，只要有普通常识就够了。

the flat coastal plain of Thassos

萨索斯岛平坦的滨海平原

the Great plains

北美洲大平原

plain stupid'/wrong

简直愚蠢至极；绝对错误

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。

He placed the paper in a plain envelope...

他把论文装进一个空白信封里。

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。

It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity.

这是一幢简朴的灰石房子，主要以其天然简约的风格显得与众不同。

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。

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。

...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.

肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩

Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.

北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。

The food was just plain terrible.

这食物实在太难吃了。

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？

Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.

3名便衣警察让我下车。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The plain truth is that she will never return.
   事实很明显,她永远不会回来了。
2. The plain fact is that we just can't afford it.
   明显的事实是我们买不起它。
3. He refused to commit himself to a plain “yes” or “no”.
   他拒绝明确答复行还是不行。
4. She's in plain clothes.
   她的穿着很朴素。
5. He wore a plain cotton uniform.
   他穿着一身朴素的棉制服。
6. We are leading a plain life.
   我们过着朴素的生活。
7. Comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.
   务必使同志们保持艰苦奋斗的作风。
8. The girl has a good figure but a plain face.
   那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。
9. From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.
   她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。
10. I'm afraid she's rather a plain girl.
    恐怕她是一个相貌相当普通的姑娘。
11. I'll tell you everything in plain words.
    我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你。
12. The teacher gave me a plain talk about my mistakes.
    老师就我的错误和我进行了坦率的交谈。
13. He is fond of plain dealing and plain speaking.
    他喜欢办事光明磊落,说话直言不讳。
14. He's plain stupid.
    他是个十足的笨蛋。
15. It's just plain foolishness to spend all your pay as soon as you get it!
    你的工资一到手就花光,真是愚不可及!

用作表语S+be+～

1. The meaning of the sentence is quite plain.
   这个句子的意思相当清楚。
2. The figures in the picture are quite plain.
   照片上的人像很清楚。
3. Whatever the terms used, the facts are plain enough.
   不管怎么说,事实再清楚不过了。
4. I should think that her motive is quite plain.
   我应该想到她的动机是十分清楚的。
5. His guilt is plain because the stolen money was found in his briefcase.
   他的罪行已清楚了,因为失窃的钱是在他的皮包里发现的。
6. Her dress is severely plain.
   她的服装很朴素。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. I will be plain with you and tell you the truth.
   我跟你开门见山地说实话。
2. He was quite plain about his feeling on the matter.
   他毫不掩饰他对那件事的感情。

It is/was+～+to- v

1. It's plain to see you haven't done this before.
   显然你以前没做过这种事情。

It is/was+～+that-clause

1. It's quite plain that you haven't been paying attention.
   你显然一直都没好好地留意。
2. It is quite plain that he is mistaken.
   显然是他错了。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. I hope I've made myself plain on this issue.
   我希望我已把这个问题说清楚了。
2. There is no more money—do I make myself plain?
   现在也没钱了——我的意思清楚吗?
3. He made it plain to us that he did not wish to continue.
   他向我们明白地表示他不想继续做下去。

1. Is the coastal plain good for growing crops?
   沿海的平原适合种庄稼吗?
2. I was fearful lest we should strike the timbered edge of the plain.
   我害怕我们会进入这个平原边缘的林带。
3. The wind whistled across the plain.
   风呼呼地吹过旷野。
4. Animals range over the hills and plains.
   动物在山丘和平原上出没。
5. He ranged the plains.
   他在平原上走来走去。
6. The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles.
   这个国家辽阔的平原绵延数百英里。
7. Most of the ocean bottom is made up of smooth plains.
   海底大部分是由平坦的平原构成。
8. China's vast plains are distributed mainly in the eastern part of the country along the seacoast.
   中国的大平原主要分布在东部沿海地区。
9. South of the Great Wall, boundless plains stretch far out of sight.
   长城南面是一望无际的平原。
10. They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries.
    他们把山坡变成了果园,把平地变成了粮仓。

as plain as the nose on one's face

显而易见 very obvious

in plain English

用直率的或简单明了的英语,不拐弯抹角而直说 bluntly or simply expressed

in plain sight

一目了然 be clear at a glance

plain sailing

十分顺利; 一帆风顺 course of action that is simple and free from trouble

plain speaking

诚实〔坦率〕地说 honest〔open〕 talk

～+名词

• plain%20cake">plain cake纯蛋糕
• plain%20chocolate">plain chocolate纯巧克力
• plain%20clothes%20man">plain clothes man便衣警察
• plain%20cover">plain cover普通信封
• plain%20drawing">plain drawing素描
• plain%20English">plain English简易英语
• plain%20fabric">plain fabric素的织物
• plain%20flour">plain flour未发酵的面粉
• plain%20food">plain food简单的食物
• plain%20language">plain language简单的语言
• plain%20living">plain living简朴的生活
• plain%20meal">plain meal便饭
• plain%20pattern">plain pattern朴素的式样
• plain%20people">plain people普通人,老百姓
• plain%20speaking">plain speaking打开天窗说亮话
• plain%20speech">plain speech简单明了的语言
• plain%20true">plain true明显的事实
• plain%20words">plain words简单明了的语言

副词+～

• plain">perfectly plain十分明确
• plain">quite plain相当清楚
• plain">severely plain极为朴素

～+副词

• plain%20enough">plain enough足够清楚

～+动词不定式

• plain%20to%20see">plain to see一清二楚的

～+介词

• plain%20to">plain to对…是清楚的
• plain%20with">plain with对…直说,坦白地对…说

动词+～

• plains">cross plains穿过平原
• plain">cultivate plain在平地上耕作
• plain">level into plain平整成平地
• plain">till plain在平地上耕作

形容词+～

• plain">bare plain光秃秃的平原
• plain">bleak plain荒凉的平原
• plain">broad plain广阔的平原
• plain">coastal plain沿海平原
• plain">flat plain平坦的平原
• plain">level plain平坦的平原
• plain">vast plain辽阔的平原
• plain">wide plain广阔的平原

介词+～

• plain">above plain在平原的上空
• plain">on plain在平原上

～+介词

• plains%20of%20the%20American%20Midwest">the great plains of the American Midwest美国中西部的大平原

• Beyond..the White Mountain rising up from the Wexford plain.

  出自：Day Lewis

• From the foothills to..the coastal plain.

  出自：C. Thubron

• Follow me then to plainer ground.

  出自：Midsummer Night's Dream,Shakespeare

• Small Cause, I ween, has lusty Youth to plain.

  出自：A. Philips

服饰

A：What do you think about this dress, Geoff?
杰夫，你觉得这条连衣裙怎么样？

B：I like the pattern, but I’m not sure I like the red on you.
我喜欢它的样式，但不知道你穿红色是不是好看。

plain在线翻译

A：Do you think it fits?
你认为合适吗？

B：Very nicely.
非常合适。

A：Would you go to check if they have the same dress in blue, then? You can just bring it back to the fitting room.
那么，你去看看有没有同一款式的蓝色的裙子。你把它带到试衣间来。

B：Sure.
好。

A：One more thing, what do you think about these pants? Do you think they would need hemming?
还有，这条裤子你觉得怎么样啊？你认为需要缝边吗？

B：No, I think they’re the right length.
不用，长度刚好。

plain的翻译

A：Do you like the pattern? I just can’t decide between theplain or the striped ones. What do you think?
你喜欢这图案吗？我决定不了是选一条素色的还是一条带花纹的，你觉得呢？

B：I likeplain clothes myself, but they both look fine on you. Which ones do you like more?
我自己喜欢素色的衣服，但是俩条都很适合你。你更喜欢哪一条？

plain什么意思

A：I think I’ll go for the striped pair of pants, then.
我想还是要那条带条纹的吧。

B：Good decision. I’ll just go and look for that dress then.
好主意。我一会儿去找那条裙子。

A：Thanks dear.
谢谢你，亲爱的。

adj.(形容词)

1. plain作形容词的基本意思是“清晰的,明白的”,指能被人清楚地看到或听到。plain作“朴素的,简单的,平常的”解时,可指衣着朴素,缺乏装饰; 也可指人的相貌平常,没有特别引人注目之处。plain作“坦白的,坦率的,真诚的”解时,一般指人的行为和思想。plain作以上解释时在句中可用作定语或表语。
2. plain还可作“完全的,十足的,彻底的”解,在句中只用作定语,无比较级和最高级形式。
3. 当plain的主语是动词不定式或that从句时,常用于形式主语结构。

n.(名词)

1. plain用作名词意思是“平原”,指起伏极小,海拔较低的广大平地,常用作复数形式。

1. plain sailing一词表示“一帆风顺”，源自航海词汇，指采用简便的平面海图的导航。

adj.(形容词)

plain, ugly

这两个词都可表示“难看的”。其区别是：

1.ugly语气较强烈,指“难看的,难听的,丑陋的”,可指人或物,着重于“令人不快的”。

2.plain强调脸部外貌缺乏某种能引起兴趣或吸引人的特征。例如:

From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。

The girl has a good figure but a plain face.那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。

apparent，obvious，evident，clear，plain，distinct，definite，manifest

这些形容词均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。

apparent强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。

obvious语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。

evident指根据事实成为显然的。

clear普通用词，侧重清楚明白。

plain普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。

distinct较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。

definite语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。

manifest语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的plain；最初源自拉丁语的planus，意为平的，平地。