- Simple refers to something that's easy and uncomplicated, without too many steps to follow.
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- adj. 简单的；
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1. a simple solution
简单的解决办法
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2. The answer is really quite simple.
实际上答案相当简单。
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3. This machine is very simple to use.
这台机器操作非常简单。
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4. simple but elegant clothes
素雅的衣服
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5. We had a simple meal of soup and bread.
我们喝汤，吃面包，凑合了一顿。
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6. Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth.
谁也不愿意相信这明显的事实。
- simple (adj.) c. 1200, "free from duplicity, upright, guileless; blameless, innocently harmless," also "ignorant, uneducated; unsophisticated; simple-minded, foolish," from Old French simple (12c.) "plain, decent; friendly, sweet; naive, foolish, stupid," hence "wretched, miserable," from Latin simplus from PIE compound *sm-plo-, from root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with" + *-plo- "-fold."
sim·ple ★ / ˈsɪmpl ; NAmE ˈsɪmpl / adjective ( sim·pler , sim·plest ) HELP You can also use more simpleand 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. It's 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，吃面包，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。 ◆ It's 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 couldn't trust anyone else. 我之所以这么做，纯粹是因为我信不过任何人。 ☞synonyms 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 (= one with only one 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 ◆ I'm 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 ◆ He's 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 IDIOMsee pure simple simpler simplest sim·ple / ˈsɪmpl ; NAmE ˈsɪmpl /
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