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单词 neutral
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neutraladjective

uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/

neutral adjective (NO OPINION)

C1 not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war:

If there's an argument between my daughter and her mother, it's important that I remain neutral.
The peace conference would have to be held in a neutral country.
I'd rather meet on neutral ground/territory (= somewhere not controlled by or connected to either of us) rather than in his apartment.

sports A neutral ground or field is a sports stadium that does not belong to either of the two teams taking part in a competition or game:

UK The final will, of course, be played at a neutral ground.
US The Superbowl always takes place on a neutral field.

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  • The final will be played at a neutral venue.
  • The country remained neutral during the war.
  • He expressed doubts about the chairman's ability to remain neutral during the discussions.
  • Why do you always try to be neutral in these matters?
  • He claims to be neutral, but he clearly has his own agenda.

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Unbiased or impartial

  • balanced
  • disinterest
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • equitable
  • equity
  • impartial
  • merit
  • neutrality
  • non-aligned
  • non-alignment
  • non-intervention
  • objective
  • unbiased

neutral adjective (NOT NOTICEABLE)

C1 having features or characteristics that are not easily noticed:

Kelly wants dark red walls, but I'd like a more neutral colour like cream.

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Indistinct & invisible

  • blind
  • blur
  • blurred
  • fuzzy
  • inconspicuous
  • indiscernible
  • indistinct
  • invisible
  • melt
  • melt (away) into sth
  • not see hide nor hair of sb idiom
  • see
  • sink
  • sink without (a) trace idiom
  • smudged
  • subtlety
  • unclear
  • unobtrusive
  • vague
  • wraith

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neutral adjective (SCIENCE)

A neutral chemical substance is neither an acid nor an alkali:

Pure water is neutral and has a pH of 7.

A neutral object in physics has no electrical charge:

Atoms consist of positively-charged protons, negatively-charged electrons and neutral particles called neutrons.

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Chemistry: types of chemical

  • acid salt
  • alkali
  • alkali metal
  • alkyl
  • alkyne
  • anhydrous
  • dioxide
  • hydrate
  • hydro-
  • insoluble
  • oxide
  • petrochemical
  • polymer
  • stain
  • stearic acid
  • strong acid
  • strong base
  • universal indicator
  • weak acid
  • weak base

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Physics: the state of matter

neutralnoun

uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/

neutral noun (NO MOVEMENT)

[ U ] the position of the gears in a vehicle when they are not connected to the engine:

to leave the car in neutral

[ U ] a state of no activity or development:

After two years in neutral, the economy is finally moving forward again.

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Engineering - mechanical

  • -engined
  • artificer
  • automatic
  • automatically
  • automative
  • hydraulic
  • idle
  • internal combustion engine
  • mechanic
  • mechanical
  • mechanically
  • octane
  • octane number
  • outboard motor
  • strip
  • tick
  • torque
  • tune
  • vane
  • wheelbase

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The engine & engine parts
Passive and not working

neutral noun (NO OPINION)

[ C ] a neutral person or thing:

Sweden and Switzerland were neutrals during the war.

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Unbiased or impartial

  • balanced
  • disinterest
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • equitable
  • equity
  • impartial
  • merit
  • neutrality
  • non-aligned
  • non-alignment
  • non-intervention
  • objective
  • unbiased
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