simple

1. ADJ If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand. 簡單的; 簡明的

...simple pictures and diagrams. …簡明的圖片和圖表。

...pages of simple advice on filling in your tax form. …幾頁有關(guān)填寫納稅表格的簡單建議。

2. simplyADV 簡單地[ADV with v]

When applying for a visa extension state simply and clearly the reasons why you need an extension. 申請簽証續(xù)簽時，簡單明了地陳述你需要延期的理由。

3. ADJ If you describe people or things as simple, you mean that they have all the basic or necessary things they require, but nothing extra. 簡樸的; 樸素的

He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans. 他喫了一頓米飯加豆子的簡單晚餐。

...the simple pleasures of childhood. …童年純樸的快樂。

4. simplyADV 簡樸地; 樸素地[ADV after v]

The living room is furnished simply with white wicker furniture and blue-and-white fabrics. 起居室樸素地擺放著白柳條家具和藍白相間的織物。

5. ADJ If a problem is simple or if its solution is simple, the problem can be solved easily. 好辦的; 易解決的

Some puzzles look difficult but are actually quite simple. 有些謎看似很難，但實際上相儅容易解開。

6. ADJ A simple task is easy to do. 容易的; 簡易的

The job itself had been simple enough. 這工作本身一直就相儅容易。

7. simplyADV 簡易地; 容易地[ADV after v]

We can do things that were not possible before, and they can be done simply. 我們現(xiàn)在可以做以前不可能的事情，而且可以輕而易擧地做成。

8. ADJ You use simple to emphasize that the thing you are referring to is the only important or relevant reason for something. 純粹的; 完全的[ADJ n] [強調(diào)]

His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness. 他拒絕交談衹是出於固執(zhí)。

9. ADJ 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 . 簡單的 (時態(tài)或動詞詞組)

10. →see also simply