Word · Frequency #4121
neutrals
空挡；空档
neutrals is the plural of neutral.
The position of gears in which no power is transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- 1.
A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
不结盟的国家或该国的成员。
- 2.
one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
在战争或争端中不偏袒任何一方的人
- 3.
A person who takes no side in a dispute.
在争端中不站队的人。
- 4.
An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
作为仲裁者或裁判的个人或实体。
- 5.
A neutral hue.
中性色调。
- 6.
The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
齿轮组中无法将动力传递到驱动机构的位置。
- 7.
An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
相对于地面电压为零或接近零的电气端子或导体。
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
In use
During the argument, my brother tried to stay a neutral, but eventually had to choose a side.
The conference aimed to bring together neutrals from both sides of the conflict to foster dialogue.
As a neutral, she was able to mediate the disagreement without bias.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in neutral
- 处于空挡状态；停滞不前After months of disagreement, the peace talks are stuck in neutral.
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指中立者或中立国。
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。
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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