neutral
美音:
[´nu:trəl
]英音:
[´nu:trəl
]n.中立者,中立国,非彩色,齿轮的空档 adj.中立的,中立国的,中性的,无确定性质的,(颜色等)不确定的
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neutral为短语/超纲词汇
词频:4101
词形变化:
副词:neutrally
词根
neutr=neither(两者都不)
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neutral
/'nju:trəl; [US] 'nu:-; `nutrəl/
adj
1 (a) not supporting or helping either side in a dispute, contest,war, etc; impartial 中立的; 不偏不倚的; 公平的
*a neutral country, judge, assessment 中立国、公正的法官、公正的评价
* be/remain neutral 保持中立.
(b) of a country that remains neutral in war 中立国的
*neutral territory, ships, etc 中立国的领土、船只等.
2 (a) having no distinct or positive qualities 无明显特性的
*He is rather a neutral character, ie has no obvious virtues or faults. 他品性平平.
(b) (of colours) not strong or vivid, eg grey or fawn (指颜色)不鲜艳的(如灰色或浅黄褐色)
*A neutral tie can be worn with a shirt of any colour. 暗灰色的领带配什么颜色的衬衣都行.
3 (of a gear) in which the engine is not connected with the parts driven by it (指汽车的排挡)空挡的
*leave a car in neutral gear 让汽车排挡置于空挡位置
* Put the gear lever in the neutral position. 把变速杆推到空挡的位置.
4 (chemistry 化) neither acid nor alkaline 中性的.
n
1 [C] person, country, etc that is neutral 中立的人、国家等.
2 [U] neutral(3) position of the gears 空挡位置
*slip (the gears) into neutral 把(排挡)推到空挡位置
* The car's in neutral. 那汽车在空挡位置.
1. But there is no question that if either party insists on bringing in a so-called "neutral" third party (usually some representative of the state or legal profession), not only will the process take longer, in many instances it will be more 可是毫无疑问,如果任何一方坚持要有所谓 "中立"的第三方(通常是政府代表或者职业律师)介入,那不但会拖长决策过程,而且在很多时候,决策还会更加武断、更加不人道。
2. He is rather a neutral character. 他品性平平.
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