【simple音标】 英[ˈsɪmpl] 美[ˈsɪmpl]
【单词释义】 simple是什么意思：
adj.简单的；单纯的；易受骗的；天真的
n.笨蛋；愚蠢的行为；出身低微者
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[比较级] simpler [最高级] simplest
【关联词/派生词】
simplify vt.简化；使简化
simplicity n.简单（性)，容易（性）；朴素
simply adv.简单地，朴素地；（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅
【simple形近词/近似词】
temple n.庙，寺；太阳穴
crumple v.弄皱；起皱；破裂；倒坍；一蹶不振 n.皱纹；褶皱
pimple n.丘疹，粉刺，小脓疱；面疱，青春痘
rumple v. 弄皱；使凌乱 n. 褶纹；皱褶
dimple n.酒窝，笑窝；浅凹 v.使起微凹；（使）现出酒窝
【常用短语】
pure and simple 十足的，完全的
【单词例句】
◇ 4. "Simple really. I have read your mission and vision. I have gleaned information about you and your company through social media, engaging my professional network, and exploring other publicly available information. As a result, I think I can clearly state four things and I would like you to validate my thinking."
第四种回答：“其实很简单。我看过了你们的职位描述和对聘任者的要求。我利用职业关系网，从社交媒体收集了您和公司的资料，以及其他公开信息。因此，我觉得我能清晰地说明四件事，也想请您确认我的想法。”
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water. Without pausing he helped it out after a simple operation and settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside.
在这只海豹的合作下，马克用一张网把它拖到浅水区，并毫不停歇给它动了一个简单的手术，帮助它解决了问题，然后将它安置在海边一个狭窄的洞里。
---- Mark and a Seal
◇ He was enthusiastic, but he didn’t foresee that it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was to blame.
他热情地投入到工作中，但是却没有预见到这是一次艰难的挑战。在简单的询问后，他就宣布说罪魁祸首是受污染的油漆（油漆应受责备）。
---- A Strange Disease
◇ They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character.
他们说，他们能织出谁也想象不到的最美丽的布。这种布的色彩和图案不仅是非常好看，而且用它缝出来的衣服还有一种奇异的作用，那就是凡是不称职的人或者愚蠢的人，都看不见这衣服。
◇ Both terms were simple and evocative, but for some reason, only spring had staying power in Britain.
两个词都是既简单又形象，但是出于某种原因，只有spring在英国流传了下来。
---- The reason why Americans refer to Autumn as fall?
◇ We have in our hands the technology to construct the most sophisticated machines ever built,but if they are unusable,simply because of their operating instructions,then recent lessons have taught us they will not survive.Whatever we design must be simple,reliable and useful.Perhaps this is where artificial intelligence will come in.
我们要用手中的技术建造最精密的机器。最近的事实告诉我们，如果仅仅因为操作指令而不能使用，那么它们将不能存在。无论如何，我们的设计必须简单、可靠且实用。这也许就是人工智能的来源。
◇ After more than 100 years of studies, many things are still obscure. Today visitors come by the thousands - the great and simple of the earth - all in a spirit of marvel. Travelers come from every state of the Union, from every country in Europe and Asia, pilgrims to a shrine that is the same as the creed.
经过了100多年的研究，有许多事情仍是个谜。今天，数以千计的游客 —— 不管是普通人还是大人物 —— 都怀着一种好奇的心情来到这里。他们来自于美国的第一洲，来自于欧洲和亚洲的每一个国家，就像朝圣者一样虔诚地来到这座神殿。
---- The Grand Canyon
◇ Calm yourself. To defuse your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. "Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love," Luskin says.
保持冷静。为了避免发怒，尝试一个简单的压力处理法。卢斯金建议：“吸上几口气，想一想那些让你开心的事，如：美丽的风景，心爱的人。”
◇ Dogs and cats wrestle and play ball games. Fishes and birds dance. The apes have simple, pleasurable games.
狗和猫会扭抱玩球，鱼和鸟翩翩起舞，猿类会进行一些简单的、愉快的游戏。
---- The Origin of Sports