simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( simpler, simplest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand. 简单的; 简明的

  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。

• 2. 

  simply ADV 简单地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  When applying for a visa extension state simply and clearly the reasons why you need an extension.

  申请签证续签时，简单明了地陈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. 简朴的; 朴素的

  例：

  He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans.

  他吃了一顿米饭加豆子的简单晚餐。

  例：

  ...the simple pleasures of childhood.

  …童年纯朴的快乐。

• 4. 

  simply ADV 简朴地; 朴素地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  The living room is furnished simply with white wicker furniture and blue-and-white fabrics.

  起居室朴素地摆放着白柳条家具和蓝白相间的织物。

• 5. 

  ADJ If a problem is simple or if its solution is simple, the problem can be solved easily. 好办的; 易解决的

  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。

• 6. 

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

  例：

  The job itself had been simple enough.

  这工作本身一直就相当容易。

• 7. 

  simply ADV 简易地; 容易地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  We can do things that were not possible before, and they can be done simply.

  我们现在可以做以前不可能的事情，而且可以轻而易举地做成。

• 8. 

  ADJ You use simple to emphasize that the thing you are referring to is the only important or relevant reason for something. 纯粹的; 完全的 [ADJ n] [强调]

  例：

  His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.

  他拒绝交谈只是出于固执。

• 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 . 简单的 (时态或动词词组)

• 10. 

  → see also simply