单词：plainest
plain（平的）的最高级形式
s. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
a. not elaborate or elaborated; simple
a. lacking patterns especially in color
a. not elaborate or elaborated; simple
a. lacking patterns especially in color
plain的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- It was plain to everyone that she was not happy.她并不幸福,这是明摆着的事实。
- The restaurant serves plain home-made meals.那个餐馆供应简单的家常菜。
- She was admired for her plain speaking.她说话坦白,这一点令人钦佩。
- Most people see great men as wizards; however, they are just plain people.大多数人觉得伟人是奇才,然而,他们只不过是平常人。
- Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.她穿着黑色连衣裙
- I drink only pure water after taking exercises.运动之后我只喝纯净水。
用作名词(n.)
- The wind whipped across the plain.大风扫过平原。
- The mountain stands tall and upright on the vast plain.这座高山屹然矗立在广阔的平原上。
- Shanghai in Yangtze Delta alluvial plain, low-lying, the network of waterways covered with vast shoals resources.上海位于长江口冲积平原，地势低洼，河网密布，拥有广阔的滩涂资源。
用作副词(adv.)
- Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his girlfriend.贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
- That is just plain stupid.那简直是愚不可及.
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- The plain truth is that she will never return.事实很明显,她永远不会回来了。
- The plain fact is that we just can't afford it.明显的事实是我们买不起它。
- He refused to commit himself to a plain “yes” or “no”.他拒绝明确答复行还是不行。
- She's in plain clothes.她的穿着很朴素。
- He wore a plain cotton uniform.他穿着一身朴素的棉制服。
- We are leading a plain life.我们过着朴素的生活。
- 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。
- The girl has a good figure but a plain face.那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。
- 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。
- I'm afraid she's rather a plain girl.恐怕她是一个相貌相当普通的姑娘。
- I'll tell you everything in plain words.我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你。
- 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。
- He is fond of plain dealing and plain speaking.他喜欢办事光明磊落,说话直言不讳。
- He's plain stupid.他是个十足的笨蛋。
- 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!
- The meaning of the sentence is quite plain.这个句子的意思相当清楚。
- The figures in the picture are quite plain.照片上的人像很清楚。
- Whatever the terms used, the facts are plain enough.不管怎么说,事实再清楚不过了。
- I should think that her motive is quite plain.我应该想到她的动机是十分清楚的。
- 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。
- Her dress is severely plain.她的服装很朴素。
- I will be plain with you and tell you the truth.我跟你开门见山地说实话。
- He was quite plain about his feeling on the matter.他毫不掩饰他对那件事的感情。
- It's plain to see you haven't done this before.显然你以前没做过这种事情。
- It's quite plain that you haven't been paying attention.你显然一直都没好好地留意。
- It is quite plain that he is mistaken.显然是他错了。
- I hope I've made myself plain on this issue.我希望我已把这个问题说清楚了。
- There is no more money—do I make myself plain?现在也没钱了——我的意思清楚吗?
- 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。
用作名词(n.)
- Is the coastal plain good for growing crops?沿海的平原适合种庄稼吗?
- 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。
- The wind whistled across the plain.风呼呼地吹过旷野。
- Animals range over the hills and plains.动物在山丘和平原上出没。
- He ranged the plains.他在平原上走来走去。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- South of the Great Wall, boundless plains stretch far out of sight.长城南面是一望无际的平原。
- 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。
常用短语
用作形容词(adj.)
as plain as the nose on one's face- 显而易见 very obvious
- 用直率的或简单明了的英语,不拐弯抹角而直说 bluntly or simply expressed
- 一目了然 be clear at a glance
- 十分顺利; 一帆风顺 course of action that is simple and free from trouble
- 诚实〔坦率〕地说 honest〔open〕 talk
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- plain cake纯蛋糕
- plain chocolate纯巧克力
- plain clothes man便衣警察
- plain cover普通信封
- plain drawing素描
- plain English简易英语
- plain fabric素的织物
- plain flour未发酵的面粉
- plain food简单的食物
- plain language简单的语言
- plain living简朴的生活
- plain meal便饭
- plain pattern朴素的式样
- plain people普通人,老百姓
- plain speaking打开天窗说亮话
- plain speech简单明了的语言
- plain true明显的事实
- plain words简单明了的语言
- perfectly plain十分明确
- quite plain相当清楚
- severely plain极为朴素
- plain enough足够清楚
- plain to see一清二楚的
- plain to对…是清楚的
- plain with对…直说,坦白地对…说
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- cross plains穿过平原
- cultivate plain在平地上耕作
- level into plain平整成平地
- till plain在平地上耕作
- bare plain光秃秃的平原
- bleak plain荒凉的平原
- broad plain广阔的平原
- coastal plain沿海平原
- flat plain平坦的平原
- level plain平坦的平原
- vast plain辽阔的平原
- wide plain广阔的平原
- above plain在平原的上空
- on plain在平原上
- the great plains of the American Midwest美国中西部的大平原
经典引文
Beyond..the White Mountain rising up from the Wexford plain.
出自：Day LewisFrom the foothills to..the coastal plain.
出自：C. ThubronFollow me then to plainer ground.
出自：Midsummer Night's Dream,ShakespeareSmall Cause, I ween, has lusty Youth to plain.
出自：A. Philips