新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

simpleIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈsɪmpəl]

[ADJ]

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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.