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1 pikestaff
/'paikstɑ:f/ * danh từ - cán giáo, cán mác ![as] plain as a pikestaff - (xem) plain -
2 plain
/plein/ * danh từ - đồng bằng * tính từ - rõ ràng, rõ rệt =[as] plain as a pikestaff; as plain as daylight+ rõ rành rành, rõ như ban ngày =to make something plain to someone+ làm cho ai hiểu rõ điều gì - đơn giản, dễ hiểu =plain words+ lời lẽ đơn giản dễ hiểu =plain style+ văn giản dị - không viết bằng mật mã (điện tín...) - giản dị, thường; đơn sơ =plain food+ thức ăn giản dị (thường) =a plain cook+ một người đầu bếp thường (chỉ làm được những bữa ăn thường) =plain living and high thingking+ cuộc sống thanh bạch nhưng cao thượng =plain furniture+ bàn ghế đơn sơ giản dị - mộc mạc, chất phác, ngay thẳng; thẳng thắn =a plain man+ một người mộc mạc chất phác =to be plain in one's criticism+ thẳng thắn trong cách phê bình =plain answer+ câu trả lời thẳng thắn - trơn, một màu =a dress of plain material+ một ái dài bằng vải trơn - xấu, thô (cô gái...) * phó từ - rõ ràng =to speak (write) plain+ nói (viết) rõ ràng * nội động từ - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), (thơ ca) than khóc, than van
См. также в других словарях:
plain as a pikestaff — see under ↑pike2 • • • Main Entry: ↑plain * * * (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious ■ ordinary or unattractive in appearance Origin: alteration of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a peddler, on which he rested his pack of wares … Useful english dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … The small dictionary of idiomes
plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … Dictionary of English idioms
(as) plain as a pikestaff — 1》 very obvious. 2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] → pikestaff … English new terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — british old fashioned phrase very obvious Thesaurus: obvioussynonym Main entry: pikestaff … Useful english dictionary
(as) plain as a pikestaff — (as) plain as a ˈpikestaff | (as) plain as ˈday | (as) plain as the nose on your ˈface idiom very obvious Main entry: ↑plainidiom … Useful english dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — adjective Extremely clear and plain to see. Dont you know hes dead? says Joe … Wiktionary
plain as a pikestaff — clear, evident, obvious … English contemporary dictionary
