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plain /pleɪn/► SEE ALLbe (all) plain sailingin plain English(as) plain as a pikestaff(as) plain as day(as) plain as the nose on your facea plain Jane
●be (all) plain ˈsailing (NAmE also be clear ˈsailing) be simple and free from trouble 非常顺利；一帆风顺◆Life with him isn’t all plain sailing, you know.
你要知道，他的生活可不是一帆风顺的。◆She answered the first question well and from then on it was all plain sailing.
她第一个问题回答得不错，后面就很顺利了。●in plain ˈEnglishsimply and clearly expressed, without using technical language 用浅显的语言（而不用术语）◆I don’t understand these documents at all. Why can’t they write them in plain English?
我根本看不懂这些文件，为什么他们不能用简单易懂的语言来写呢？●(as) plain as a ˈpikestaff●(as) plain as ˈday●(as) plain as the nose on your ˈface (informal) easy to see or understand; obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见◆It’s as plain as a pikestaff; this government is ruining the economy.
很显然，这个政府正在摧毁经济。◆You can’t miss the sign, it’s right there, as plain as the nose on your face.
你不会错过指示牌的，就在那里，一眼就能看得见。●a plain ˈJane (disapproving) a girl or woman who is not very pretty or attractive 相貌平平的女子◆She was a shy girl, who always thought of herself as a plain Jane.
她是个害羞的女孩，总是觉得自己相貌平平。 |