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单词 neutral
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neutral

adjective
 OPAL W
/ˈnjuːtrəl/
/ˈnuːtrəl/
Idioms
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    in disagreement/contest

  1.  
    not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc. synonym impartial, unbiased
    • Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.
    • I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.
    Extra Examples
    • Our actions are never culturally neutral.
    • The government maintained its strictly neutral policy.
    • The meeting must be at a politically neutral location.
    • neutral about this issue
    • Very few journalists are politically neutral.
    • When my parents split up I tried to remain neutral.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    • stay
    adverb
    • strictly
    • completely
    • broadly
    preposition
    • about
    See full entry
  2. in war

  3.  
    not belonging to any of the countries that are involved in a war; not supporting any of the countries involved in a war
    • neutral territory/waters
    • Switzerland was neutral during the war.
    Extra Examples
    • The Russians took a broadly neutral position.
    • The UN are sending six neutral observers to the talks.
    Topics War and conflictb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    • stay
    adverb
    • strictly
    • completely
    • broadly
    preposition
    • about
    See full entry
  4. without strong feeling/influence

  5.  
    deliberately not expressing any strong feeling
    • ‘So you told her?’ he said in a neutral tone of voice.
    Extra Examples
    • Dolly kept her voice carefully neutral.
    • Her expression seemed neutral.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • remain
    adverb
    • perfectly
    • fairly
    • quite
    See full entry
  6.  
    not affected by something
    • He believes that technology is morally neutral until it is applied.
    see also gender-neutral
  7. colour

  8.  
    not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown
    • a neutral colour scheme
    • Neutral tones will give the room a feeling of space.
    Extra Examples
    • She chose fairly neutral make-up.
    • Her clothes were neutral in colour.
    Topics Colours and Shapesc1
  9. chemistry

  10. neither acid nor alkaline
  11. electrical

  12. (abbreviation N)
    having neither a positive nor a negative electrical charge
    • the neutral wire in a plug
  13. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.
Idioms
on neutral ground/territory
  1. in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them
    • We decided to meet on neutral ground.

neutral

noun
/ˈnjuːtrəl/
/ˈnuːtrəl/
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    in vehicle

  1. [uncountable] the position of the gears of a vehicle in which no power is carried from the engine to the wheels
    • in neutral to leave the car in neutral
  2. in disagreement/war

  3. [countable] a person or country that does not support either side in a disagreement, competition or war
  4. colour

  5. [countable] a colour that is not bright or strong, such as grey or light brown
    • The room was decorated in neutrals.
  6. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.
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