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单词 simple
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simpleadjective

uk/ˈsɪm.pəl/us/ˈsɪm.pəl/

simple adjective (EASY)

A2 easy to understand or do; not difficult:

The instructions were written in simple English.
It's simple to find our house.
I want an explanation, but keep/make it simple.

More examples

  • The scheme is simple and cheap to operate.
  • It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
  • The plan seemed deceptively simple .
  • Encyclopedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.
  • Modification of the engine to run on lead-free fuel is fairly simple.

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Easiness and simplicity

  • (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom
  • at the push of a button idiom
  • at the stroke of a pen idiom
  • be (all) downhill idiom
  • be child's play idiom
  • breeze
  • convincing
  • foolproof
  • friendly
  • gift
  • gimme
  • give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
  • rocket science
  • sail
  • sail through (sth)
  • sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back idiom
  • self-explanatory
  • semi-skilled
  • simplicity
  • sweat

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simple adjective (IMPORTANT)

B2 [ before noun ] used to describe the one important fact, truth, etc.:

We didn't go swimming for the simple reason that the water was too cold.

More examples

  • I shouted at her for the simple reason that she was rude.
  • We were late for the simple reason that we overslept.

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Importance - general words

  • cornerstone
  • focus
  • grand
  • gravitas
  • importance
  • magnitude
  • meaning
  • meaningful
  • momentous
  • proportion
  • seniority
  • significance
  • status
  • substance
  • substantial
  • supremacy
  • transcendent
  • urgent
  • value
  • weight

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simple adjective (PLAIN)

B1 without decoration; plain:

I like simple food better than fancy dishes.

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Plain and ordinary

  • as it comes idiom
  • austere
  • austerity
  • be a dime a dozen idiom
  • be two/ten a penny idiom
  • dime
  • homely
  • homespun
  • homey
  • humble
  • humdrum
  • kitchen-sink
  • penny
  • severely
  • shout
  • something/nothing to shout about idiom
  • spartan
  • stale
  • stark
  • starkly

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simple adjective (ONE PART)

B1 [ before noun ] having or made of only one or a few parts:

A hammer is a simple tool.
Simple forms of life have only one cell.

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Crude and basic

  • 101
  • at bottom idiom
  • backward
  • bare
  • basic
  • bottom
  • crude
  • homespun
  • low-tech
  • Mickey Mouse
  • primal
  • primordial
  • rough
  • rude
  • rudimentary
  • skeletal
  • stone-age
  • two-dimensional
  • vanilla

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simple adjective (NATURAL)

usually approving ordinary; traditional or natural rather than modern and complicated:

He was just a simple fisherman.

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Easiness and simplicity

  • (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom
  • at the push of a button idiom
  • at the stroke of a pen idiom
  • be (all) downhill idiom
  • be child's play idiom
  • breeze
  • convincing
  • foolproof
  • friendly
  • gift
  • gimme
  • give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
  • rocket science
  • sail
  • sail through (sth)
  • sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back idiom
  • self-explanatory
  • semi-skilled
  • simplicity
  • sweat

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simple adjective (FOOLISH)

old-fashioned A simple person does not have a normal level of intelligence:

He was simple, but harmless.

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Naive & trusting

  • an easy touch idiom
  • be easy game/meat idiom
  • be easy prey idiom
  • be wet behind the ears idiom
  • butter
  • dewy-eyed
  • easy
  • idealist
  • impressionable
  • ingenuous
  • naivety
  • prey
  • pushover
  • see things in black and white idiom
  • soft touch
  • sucker
  • unsophisticated
  • unsuspecting
  • wet
  • wide-eyed

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