新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

simple

英  [ˈsɪmpəl]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • simpler , simplest

    1简单的 , 简明的

    If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand.

    双语例句

    例:

    simple pictures and diagrams.

    简明的图片和图表。

    例:

    pages of simple advice on filling in your tax form.

    几页有关填写纳税表格的简单建议。

    例:

    Buddhist ethics are simple but its practices are very complex to a western mind.

    其实佛教伦理很简单,但它的修行方法对西方人来说很复杂。

    2简朴的 , 朴素的

    If you describe people or things as simple, you mean that they have all the basic or necessary things they require, but nothing extra.

    近义词

    basic , plain

    反义词

    ornate , elaborate

    双语例句

    例:

    He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans.

    他晚饭简单地吃了点米饭和豆子。

    例:

    the simple pleasures of childhood.

    童年纯朴的快乐。

    例:

    Nothing is simpler than a cool white shirt.

    没有什么比穿一件白衬衫更简单又时髦的了。

    3好办的 , 易解决的

    If a problem is simple or if its solution is simple, the problem can be solved easily.

    双语例句

    例:

    Some puzzles look difficult but are actually quite simple.

    有些谜看似很难,但实际上相当容易解开。

    4容易的 , 简易的

    A simple task is easy to do.

    近义词

    easy

    双语例句

    例:

    The job itself had been simple enough.

    这工作一直就相当容易。

    例:

    a simple mathematical task.

    一个简单的数学问题。

    5纯粹的 , 完全的

    You use simple to emphasize that the thing you are referring to is the only important or relevant reason for something.

    近义词

    plain

    双语例句

    例:

    His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.

    他拒绝交谈只是出于固执。

    6(时态或动词词组)一般的 , 简单的

    In grammar, simple tenses are ones which are formed without an auxiliary verb 'be', for example, 'I dressed and went for a walk' and 'This tastes nice'. Simple verb groups are used especially to refer to completed actions, regular actions, and situations. Compare continuous.