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。
空挡;空档
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
The position of gears in which no power is transmitted to the drive mechanism.
不结盟的国家或该国的成员。
A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
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
在争端中不站队的人。
A person who takes no side in a dispute.
作为仲裁者或裁判的个人或实体。
An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
中性色调。
A neutral hue.
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.
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.
During the argument, my brother tried to stay a neutral, but eventually had to choose a side.
在争论中,我哥哥试图保持中立,但最终不得不选择一方。
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.
会议旨在汇集冲突双方的中立者,以促进对话。
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.
作为中立者,她能够不带偏见地调解分歧。
用法提示:"neutral" 作名词,指不偏袒任何一方的人。
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。
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。
She was invited to act as a neutral in the labour dispute.
她被邀请在那场劳资纠纷中充当不偏袒任何一方的中间人。
复数 neutrals 可指不结盟的国家。
During the war, the neutrals traded with both sides.
战争期间,不结盟国家与双方都有贸易往来。
复数 neutrals 也可指中性色、素色。
The designer decorated the room in warm neutrals.
设计师用暖色中性色调装饰了这个房间。
grammar · medium
易错句子Put the car in the neutral before you start the engine.
正确表达Put the car in neutral before you start the engine.
表示汽车挡位时,neutral 用在固定搭配 in neutral 中,前面不加冠词;这里它指'动力无法传递的挡位状态',是不可数用法,加 the 就把它误当成了一个具体的可数事物。中文说'空挡'不带冠词,但学习者常因指某个具体状态而多加 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子She likes wearing neutral.
正确表达She likes wearing neutrals.
表示'中性色、素色'时 neutral 是可数名词,泛指这一类颜色要用复数 neutrals(也可说 neutral colors);中文'素色'不标记数量,学习者容易直接套用单数形式。
neutral 是名词,指不站队、不偏袒的人或国家(如 the neutrals in the war);impartial 是形容词,只形容判断、裁决不偏私,注意搭配 a/an impartial judge,不能说 an impartial person 表“中立者”。
两词拼写只差一个字母、读音也相近,容易混看,但 natural 表示“自然的、天生的”,与“中立、不结盟、空挡”无关;neutral 才指中立者或车辆的空挡。
neutral 只是不站队、不介入的一方,强调不偏袒;mediator 则是主动出面在双方之间斡旋、促成谈判的人,角色更积极,不能互换。
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。
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。
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。
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。
neutral + -ity
neutral + -ize
neutral + -ization
neutral + -ly
neutral + -ist
neutral + -izer
root(同根词:neutrality、neutralize、neutron)
suffix(同后缀词:personal、natural、national)
neutral 作为名词可指车辆变速箱的空档位置,与 gear 直接相关。
neutral 档位是 transmission 中的一个状态。
中立国或不结盟立场常见于外交语境。
neutral 可指仲裁者,常见于仲裁或争端解决场景。
neutral 指中性色调,如米色等柔和、不鲜明的颜色。
处于空挡状态;停滞不前
After months of disagreement, the peace talks are stuck in neutral.
经过数月的分歧,和平谈判停滞不前。
使某事暂停;使某事物停止运转
She put her career in neutral to care for her sick mother.
她暂停了事业,以便照顾生病的母亲。
中立角落;回避冲突之处
When the argument got heated, he stepped into a neutral corner to calm down.
争论变得激烈时,他退到一旁冷静下来。
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