新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

neutral

英  [ˈnjuːtrəl]
    
美  [ˈnuːt-]

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1中立的

    If a person or country adopts a neutral position or remains neutral, they do not support anyone in a disagreement, war, or contest.

    近义词

    impartial , unbiased

    反义词

    biased

    双语例句

    例:

    Let's meet on neutral territory.

    我们在中立地区会面吧。

    例:

    Those who had decided to remain neutral in the struggle now found themselves required to take sides.

    那些先前就决定在斗争中保持中立的人现在发现需要选择立场了。

    2不动声色的

    If someone speaks in a neutral voice or if the expression on their face is neutral, they do not show what they are thinking or feeling.

    双语例句

    例:

    Isabel put her magazine down and said in a neutral voice, 'You're very late, darling.'

    伊莎贝尔放下杂志,不动声色地说,“亲爱的,你来得太晚了”。

    3不引起变化的 , 中和的

    If you say that something is neutral, you mean that it does not have any effect on other things because it lacks any significant qualities of its own, or it is an equal balance of two or more different qualities, amounts, or ideas.

    双语例句

    例:

    Three in every five interviewed felt that the budget was neutral and they would be no better off.

    每五个受访者中就有三个认为该预算不会带来什么变化,他们的境况也不会改善。

    例:

    ICI is making a profit of £190m on the sale, which will have a neutral impact on its earnings.

    ICI在销售上盈利1.9亿英镑,不会对报酬有什么影响。

    4(电线)不带电的(三股中的一股,其它两股分别叫做地线和火线)

    In an electrical device or system, the neutral wire is one of the three wires needed to complete the circuit so that the current can flow. The other two wires are called the earth wire and the live or positive wire.

    双语例句

    例:

    The earth wire in the house is connected to the neutral wire.

    这所房子里的地线接在了零线上。

    5(化学上)中性的

    In chemistry, neutral is used to describe things that are neither acid nor alkaline.

    双语例句

    例:

    Pure water is neutral with a pH of 7.

    纯净水是中性的,PH值为7。

    COLOUR. 色彩词
  • 1浅灰色的 , 无色的

    Neutral is used to describe things that have a pale colour such as cream or grey, or that have no colour at all.

    双语例句

    例:

    At the horizon the land mass becomes a continuous pale neutral grey, almost blending with the sky.

    陆地在地平线处变成了一片连绵暗淡的浅灰,几乎与天空交融在一起。

    NOUN. 名词
  • neutrals

    1[U 不可数名词] 中立者

    A neutral is someone who is neutral.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was a good game to watch for the neutrals.

    对于中立观众来说,这是一场精彩的比赛。

    2[U 不可数名词] 空档

    Neutral is the position between the gears of a vehicle such as a car, in which the gears are not connected to the engine.

    双语例句

    例:

    Graham put the van in neutral and jumped out into the road.

    格雷厄姆把货车挂到空档,然后跳到路上。

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