plain

noun

1. a basic knitting stitch

Synonym: knitknit stitchplain stitch

2. extensive tract of level open land

e.g. they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
he longed for the fields of his youth

Synonym: fieldchampaign

verb

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

e.g. My mother complains all day
She has a lot to kick about

Synonym: complainkicksound offquetchkvetch

adj

1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation

e.g. a plain hair style
unembellished white walls
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete

Synonym: barespareunembellishedunornamented

2. lacking in physical beauty or proportion

e.g. a homely child
several of the buildings were downright homely
a plain girl with a freckled face

Synonym: homely

3. free from any effort to soften to disguise

e.g. the plain and unvarnished truth
the unvarnished candor of old people and children

Synonym: unvarnished

4. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

e.g. the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval
patent advantages
made his meaning plain
it is plain that he is no reactionary
in plain view

Synonym: apparentevidentmanifestpatentunmistakable

5. lacking patterns especially in color

Synonym: unpatterned

6. not elaborate or elaborated
simple

e.g. plain food
stuck to the plain facts
a plain blue suit
a plain rectangular brick building

7. not mixed with extraneous elements

e.g. plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing

Synonym: sheerunmingledunmixed

adv

1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

e.g. the answer is obviously wrong
she was in bed and evidently in great pain
he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
it is all patently nonsense
she has apparently been living here for some time
I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
You are plainly wrong
he is plain stubborn

Synonym: obviouslyevidentlymanifestlypatentlyapparentlyplainly

1. 单色的；素色的；无花纹（或图案、字迹）的
A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He placed the paper in a plain envelope...
他把论文装进一个空白信封里。

2. 朴素的；简朴的
Something that is plain is very simple in style.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

3. 明显的；明白的；清楚的
If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

4. （相貌）平常的，不好看的
If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful.

e.g. ...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.
肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩

5. 平原；（几乎没有树木的）大片平地
A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it.

e.g. Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。

6. （用于形容词前加强语气）显然，完全地
You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it.

e.g. The food was just plain terrible.
这食物实在太难吃了。

7. （尤在与另一个更加不同寻常或让人印象深刻的名字比较时表示强调）普通的，平凡的
You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name.

e.g. 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？

8. （警察）穿便衣的
If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.

e.g. Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
3名便衣警察让我下车。

9. plain sailing -> see sailing

1. 平纹：因属美国及CBTPA区内短缺之面料,如使用该等面料于区内进行裁剪及缝合之成衣,亦得适用免关税及免配额之优惠待遇,本项规定并自本年4月26日起生效实施. 布种:平纹(Plain)、斜纹(Twill)及缎纹(Satin)

2. 普通的：食品的质量等级分为5种,分别是:乏味的(Bland)、普通的(Plain)、美味的(Appeting)、可口的(Tasty)、鲜美的(Delicious). 更高质量的食品由更多的食品种类或者盐和调味品(Spices)构成. (鲜美的食品对于民居升级不是必须的,

3. 简单的：缺省是简单的(plain)使用Cookie,假如没有被签名,则对话ID将会很难处理. 一个对话在超过timeout时间之后会失效而无法处理,缺省是30分钟. 尝试装入期满(expired)的对话将会导致一个新的对话的产生.