simple

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

...simple pictures and diagrams. …简明的图片和图表。

...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. simplyADV 简单地[ADV with v]

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

He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans. 他吃了一顿米饭加豆子的简单晚餐。

...the simple pleasures of childhood. …童年纯朴的快乐。

4. simplyADV 简朴地; 朴素地[ADV after v]

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

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

The job itself had been simple enough. 这工作本身一直就相当容易。

7. simplyADV 简易地; 容易地[ADV after v]

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]

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