English主要词典
neutral
Universal Words
adjective, noun
adjective
in disagreement / contest
1 not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc:
Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. * I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.
in war
2 not belonging to any of the countries that are involved in a war; not supporting any of the countries involved in a war:
neutral territory / waters * Switzerland was neutral during the war.
without strong feeling
3 deliberately not expressing any strong feeling:
'So you told her?' he said in a neutral tone of voice. * Is there a neutral word for 'terrorist'?
colour
4 not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown:
a neutral colour scheme * neutral tones
chemistry
5 neither acid nor ALKALINE
electrical
6 (abbreviation N) having neither a positive nor a negative electrical CHARGE:
the neutral wire in a plug
neutrally adverb
IDIOMS
on neutral ground / territory in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them:
We decided to meet on neutral ground.
noun
in vehicle
1 [U] the position of the GEARS of a vehicle in which no power is carried from the engine to the wheels:
to leave / put the car in neutral
in disagreement / war
2 [C] a person or country that does not support either side in a disagreement, competition or war
colour
3 [C] a colour that is not bright or strong, such as grey or light brown:
The room was decorated in pale neutrals.