simple

♠ simple sim∙ple ◙ adj. (sim∙pler, sim∙plest) 【HELP】You can also use more simple and most simple. • 亦可用 more simple 和 most simple。 ›› EASY 容易 1. not complicated; easy to understand or do • 易于理解的；易做的；简单的 【SYN】 easy :

»a simple solution

简单的解决办法

»The answer is really quite simple.

实际上答案相当简单。

»This machine is very simple to use.

这台机器操作非常简单。

»We lost because we played badly. Itˈs as simple as that.

我们输了是因为我们打得不好。原因就这么简单。

»Give the necessary information but keep it simple.

说说基本情况,简单一点。

›› BASIC / PLAIN 基本；朴素 2. basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary • 朴素的；简朴的；不加装饰的:

»simple but elegant clothes

素雅的衣服

»We had a simple meal of soup and bread.

我们喝汤,吃麪包,凑合了一顿。

»The accommodation is simple but spacious.

住处简朴但宽敞。

【OPP】 fancy ›› FOR EMPHASIS 强调 3. used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else • (用在名词前表示强调)纯粹的,完全的,不折不扣的:

»Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth.

谁也不愿意相信这明显的事实。

»It was a matter of simple survival.

这完全是能不能生存的问题。

»Itˈs nothing to worry about—just a simple headache.

不用担心——只是有点儿头痛。

»I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldnˈt trust anyone else.

我之所以这么做,纯粹是因为我信不过任何人。

--› note at plain ›› WITH FEW PARTS 少部位 4. [usually before noun] consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure • 部位少的；结构简单的:

»simple forms of life, for example amoebas

如变形虫之类的简单生命形式

»a simple machine

结构简单的机器

(grammar 语法)

»a simple sentence (= six with only six verb)

简单句

›› ORDINARY 普通 5. [only before noun] (of a person 人) ordinary; not special • 普通的；一般的；平凡的:

»Iˈm a simple country girl.

我是一个普普通通的乡村姑娘。

›› NOT INTELLIGENT 智力低下 6. [not usually before noun] (of a person 人) not very intelligent; not mentally normal • 智力低下；迟钝；笨:

»Heˈs not mad—just a little simple.

他不是疯,只是智力稍低。

›› GRAMMAR 语法 7. used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as in She loves him (= the simple present tense) or He arrived late (= the simple past tense) • (无须用助动词构成的动词时态)简单的,一般的 --› see also simply 【IDIOMS】--› see pure

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['simpl]

adj. 簡單的, 簡易的, 樸素的, 簡朴的, 天真的, 率直的, 無經驗的, 易受騙的