simplify
verbOPAL W
/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/
/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they simplify | /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it simplifies | /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪz/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple simplified | /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle simplified | /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form simplifying | /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- simplify something to make something easier to do or understand
使简化；使简易 - The application forms have now been simplified.
申请表格现已简化了。 - I hope his appointment will simplify matters.
我希望他任命以后事情会好办一些。 - a simplified version of the story for young children
供幼儿阅读的故事简写本
- The whole process has now been greatly simplified.
现在整个流程都大大简化了。 - This analysis is overly simplified.
这一分析过于简化。 - This is a highly simplified view of the economy.
这是对经济情况一种高度简化的评述。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- greatly
- radically
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- be designed to
- …
- highly simplified
词源mid 17th cent.: from French simplifier, from medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus. - The application forms have now been simplified.