neutral

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈnjuːtrəl/

/ˈnuːtrəl/

Idioms

in disagreement/contest分歧；争执

not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc.中立的；持平的；无倾向性的 synonym impartial, unbiased

Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.我既不支持父亲也不袒护母亲，尽力做到不偏不倚。

Our actions are never culturally neutral.我们的行为必然要受到文化的影响。
The government maintained its strictly neutral policy.政府坚持了严格中立政策。
The meeting must be at a politically neutral location.这次会议必须在一个政治上中立的地点举行。
neutral about this issue在这个问题上持中立态度
Very few journalists are politically neutral.极少新闻工作者在政治上持中立态度。
When my parents split up I tried to remain neutral.当我父母离婚时，我试图保持中立。

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
remain
stay
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adverb

strictly
completely
broadly
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preposition

about

in war战争

not belonging to any of the countries that are involved in a war; not supporting any of the countries involved in a war中立国的；中立的

neutral territory/waters中立国的领土／领海
Switzerland was neutral during the war.瑞士在战争期间保持了中立。

The Russians took a broadly neutral position.俄罗斯采取了大体上中立的立场。
The UN are sending six neutral observers to the talks.联合国将派遣六名中立观察员列席谈判。

Topics War and conflictb2

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
remain
stay
…

adverb

strictly
completely
broadly
…

preposition

about

without strong feeling/influence无强烈的感情／影响

deliberately not expressing any strong feeling中性的；不含褒贬义的

‘So you told her?’ he said in a neutral tone of voice.“那么你告诉她了？” 他平静地说。

Dolly kept her voice carefully neutral.多莉小心翼翼地使自己的声音不带任何感情色彩。
Her expression seemed neutral.她的表情好像是中性的。

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem
remain
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adverb

perfectly
fairly
quite
…

not affected by something不受影响的；没有倾向的

He believes that technology is morally neutral until it is applied.他认为技术在投入应用以前是无关乎道德的。

colour色彩

not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown素净的；淡素的；不鲜艳的

a neutral colour scheme中性色的色彩搭配
Neutral tones will give the room a feeling of space.浅色调能给房间营造空间感。

She chose fairly neutral make-up.她选择淡妆。
Her clothes were neutral in colour.她的衣服是中性的。

Topics Colours and Shapesc1

chemistry化学

neither acid nor alkaline中性的；非酸性又非碱性的

electrical与电有关

(abbreviation N)

having neither a positive nor a negative electrical charge中性的；不带电的

the neutral wire in a plug插头里的零线

词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.

Idioms

on neutral ground/territory

in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them在中立地区；在第三方地区
- We decided to meet on neutral ground.我们决定在第三方领土上会晤。

neutral

noun

/ˈnjuːtrəl/

/ˈnuːtrəl/

in vehicle车辆

[uncountable] the position of the gears of a vehicle in which no power is carried from the engine to the wheels（汽车排挡）空挡

in neutral to leave the car in neutral 将车的排挡置于空挡位

in disagreement/war分歧；战争

[countable] a person or country that does not support either side in a disagreement, competition or war中立者；中立国

colour色彩

[countable] a colour that is not bright or strong, such as grey or light brown中性色；无彩色；素净色

The room was decorated in neutrals.房间用了中性色来装饰。

词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.

词汇	neutral
释义	neutral adjective OPAL W /ˈnjuːtrəl/ /ˈnuːtrəl/ Idioms in disagreement/contest分歧；争执 not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc.中立的；持平的；无倾向性的 synonym impartial, unbiased Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。 I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.我既不支持父亲也不袒护母亲，尽力做到不偏不倚。 Our actions are never culturally neutral.我们的行为必然要受到文化的影响。 The government maintained its strictly neutral policy.政府坚持了严格中立政策。 The meeting must be at a politically neutral location.这次会议必须在一个政治上中立的地点举行。 neutral about this issue在这个问题上持中立态度 Very few journalists are politically neutral.极少新闻工作者在政治上持中立态度。 When my parents split up I tried to remain neutral.当我父母离婚时，我试图保持中立。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb strictly completely broadly … preposition about in war战争 not belonging to any of the countries that are involved in a war; not supporting any of the countries involved in a war中立国的；中立的 neutral territory/waters中立国的领土／领海 Switzerland was neutral during the war.瑞士在战争期间保持了中立。 The Russians took a broadly neutral position.俄罗斯采取了大体上中立的立场。 The UN are sending six neutral observers to the talks.联合国将派遣六名中立观察员列席谈判。 Topics War and conflictb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb strictly completely broadly … preposition about without strong feeling/influence无强烈的感情／影响 deliberately not expressing any strong feeling中性的；不含褒贬义的 ‘So you told her?’ he said in a neutral tone of voice.“那么你告诉她了？” 他平静地说。 Dolly kept her voice carefully neutral.多莉小心翼翼地使自己的声音不带任何感情色彩。 Her expression seemed neutral.她的表情好像是中性的。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem remain … adverb perfectly fairly quite … not affected by something不受影响的；没有倾向的 He believes that technology is morally neutral until it is applied.他认为技术在投入应用以前是无关乎道德的。 see also gender-neutral colour色彩 not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown素净的；淡素的；不鲜艳的 a neutral colour scheme中性色的色彩搭配 Neutral tones will give the room a feeling of space.浅色调能给房间营造空间感。 She chose fairly neutral make-up.她选择淡妆。 Her clothes were neutral in colour.她的衣服是中性的。 Topics Colours and Shapesc1 chemistry化学 neither acid nor alkaline中性的；非酸性又非碱性的 electrical与电有关 (abbreviation N) having neither a positive nor a negative electrical charge中性的；不带电的 the neutral wire in a plug插头里的零线词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’. Idioms on neutral ground/territory in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them在中立地区；在第三方地区 We decided to meet on neutral ground.我们决定在第三方领土上会晤。 neutral noun /ˈnjuːtrəl/ /ˈnuːtrəl/ in vehicle车辆 [uncountable] the position of the gears of a vehicle in which no power is carried from the engine to the wheels（汽车排挡）空挡 in neutral to leave the car in neutral 将车的排挡置于空挡位 in disagreement/war分歧；战争 [countable] a person or country that does not support either side in a disagreement, competition or war中立者；中立国 colour色彩 [countable] a colour that is not bright or strong, such as grey or light brown中性色；无彩色；素净色 The room was decorated in neutrals.房间用了中性色来装饰。词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.
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