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neutral
空挡；空档
核心释义
The position of gears in which no power is transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- 1.
不结盟的国家或该国的成员。
A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- 2.
在战争或争端中不偏袒任何一方的人
one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- 3.
在争端中不站队的人。
A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- 4.
作为仲裁者或裁判的个人或实体。
An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- 5.
中性色调。
A neutral hue.
- 6.
齿轮组中无法将动力传递到驱动机构的位置。
The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- 7.
相对于地面电压为零或接近零的电气端子或导体。
An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
中性色；素色；中立者；不偏袒的人；中立国；中立国成员；仲裁人；调停人；中性线；零线
用法In use
During the argument, my brother tried to stay a neutral, but eventually had to choose a side.
用法提示："neutral" 作名词表示“中立者”，在该句中指保持中立的人。
The conference aimed to bring together neutrals from both sides of the conflict to foster dialogue.
用法提示："neutrals" 是复数形式，指冲突中的中立各方。
As a neutral, she was able to mediate the disagreement without bias.
用法提示："neutral" 作名词，指不偏袒任何一方的人。
put/leave sth in neutral
in neutral 指排挡处在空挡位置，常与 put、leave、be 等连用。
He put the car in neutral before switching off the engine.
他在熄火前把车挂到了空挡。
act as a neutral in sth
作名词时可指在争端中不站队的人，也可指仲裁者，常与 act as、serve as 连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in neutral
- 空挡位置；挂着空挡
- Leave the car in neutral while you wait.等候时让汽车挂着空挡。
- dress in neutrals
- 穿中性色衣服
- For a timeless look, dress in neutrals.为了打造永不过时的造型，穿中性色衣服。
- serve as a neutral
- 担任中立者；充当不偏不倚的调停人
- An experienced mediator was asked to serve as a neutral in the talks.一位经验丰富的调解人受邀在谈判中担任中立者。
- the live, neutral and earth
- 火线、零线和地线
- Connect the live, neutral and earth wires to the correct terminals.将火线、零线和地线连接到正确的端子上。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记neutral：中子(neutron)不带电，所以中立者不偏袒、空挡不传力、素色不抢眼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常驾驶、汽车挡位操作 在‘空挡’这个义项下，neutral 通常用于汽车或机械挡位的场景，常见搭配是 put/leave something in neutral；它属于日常中性用语，既不算正式也不算口语。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指中立者或中立国。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有词与 neutral 完全押韵。按拼写或读音分组：/nu/ 音（neutral 首音节）接近 neutron /ˈnuːtrɑːn/、neuter /ˈnuːtər/，以及美式英语的 new /nuː/；neural /ˈnʊrəl/ 以 neu- 开头但读法不同，是易混词；central /ˈsɛntrəl/ 和 spectral /ˈspɛktrəl/ 只是末尾拼写为 -tral，重读元音并不相同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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