ADJ-GRADED 简单的;简明的;易于理解的 If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand.
...simple pictures and diagrams. 简单的图画和图表
...pages of simple advice on filling in your tax form... 几页关于如何填写税务表格的简单建议
Buddhist ethics are simple but its practices are very complex to a western mind. 佛教伦理很简单,但其实践修行对西方人来说却很复杂。
ADJ-GRADED 简朴的;朴素的;不加装饰的 If you describe people or things as simple, you mean that they have all the basic or necessary things they require, but nothing extra.
The Holy Family Church was closed and the parish now celebrates mass in this simple side chapel... 圣家堂关闭了,现在该教区的居民在它旁边的简陋的小教堂里做弥撒。
He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans. 他晚饭简单地吃了点米饭和豆子。
...the simple pleasures of childhood... 童年简单的快乐
He lives a very simple life for a man who has become incredibly rich... 作为一个腰缠万贯的人来说,他过着一种非常简朴的生活。
Nothing is simpler than a cool white shirt. 没有什么比穿一件质地轻薄的白衬衣更简洁的了。
ADJ-GRADED 好办的;容易的;易解决的;简单的 If a problem is simple or if its solution is simple, the problem can be solved easily.
Some puzzles look difficult but once the solution is known are actually quite simple... 有些谜语看似难解,可一旦知道了谜底其实十分简单。
The answer is simple... 答案很简单。
I cut my purchases dramatically by the simple expedient of destroying my credit cards. 通过销毁信用卡这一简单的权宜之计,我大幅削减了自己的购物支出。
ADJ-GRADED 易做的;易完成的;易解决的 A simple task is easy to do.
The job itself had been simple enough... 工作本身十分容易。
The simplest way to install a shower is to fit one over the bath. 安装花洒最简单的方法就是在浴缸上面装一个。
ADJ-GRADED 头脑简单的;愚笨的;迟钝的 If you say that someone is simple, you mean that they are not very intelligent and have difficulty learning things.
He was simple as a child. 他头脑简单地像个孩子。
ADJ (强调原因)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.
His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness. 他拒绝交谈完全是因为固执。
(动词时态)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.
(语法上指句子)简单的 In English grammar, a simple sentence consists of one main clause.