not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc. synonym impartial, unbiased中立的;持平的;无倾向性的 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。
Extra ExamplesOur 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。
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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 Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2The 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。
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deliberately not expressing any strong feeling 中性的;不含褒贬义的 Extra ExamplesDolly 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。
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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。
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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesc1She chose fairly neutral make-up. 她选择淡妆。 Her clothes were neutral in colour. 她的衣服是中性的。
neither acid nor alkaline 中性的;非酸性又非碱性的 - (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
in disagreement/contest分歧;争执
in war战争
without strong feeling/influence无强烈的感情/影响
colour色彩
chemistry化学
electrical与电有关
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.