simply
adverb uk/ˈsɪm.pli/ us/ˈsɪm.pli/
(IMPORTANT)
B2 完全地；绝对地
completely or as much as possible
You look simply (= really) beautiful in that dress. 你穿那条裙子看上去真漂亮。
The hunger in parts of Africa is terrible - there's (quite) simply (= without doubt) no other word for it. 非洲部分地区的饥荒真可怕——简直没有什么语言可以形容。
B2 仅仅；只不过
only
I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money. 我不喜欢自己的工作——我纯粹是为了钱才干的。
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- At first I thought he was a bit shy, but I've come to the conclusion that he's simply unfriendly!
- Drinking and driving is simply courting disaster.
- It's simply not cricket to flirt with another man's wife.
- The facts are simply not deniable.
- Any more pudding would simply be excessive.
(EASY)
B2 浅显地；简单地
in an easy way
He explained it as simply as he could, but the class still didn't understand. 他尽可能解释得简单些，但学生们依然理解不了。
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- His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complex ideas very simply.
- Her article lays out the issue very simply.
(PLAIN)
朴素地
in a plain way
a simply decorated apartment 一套朴素装修的公寓