bland

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a. 温和的, 乏味的, 冷漠的 [医] 温和的, 淡的

发音

CA /blænd/

词形变化

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别名

blaind blaund

教材释义与例句

动词

使…变得淡而无味；除掉…的特性

动词

变得平淡无奇；丧失特性

形容词

乏味的；温和的；冷漠的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Mixture; union.

    英国 可数 方言 不可数
  2. 2.

    A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To mix; blend; mingle.

    英国 方言 及物
  2. 2.

    To connect; associate.

    英国 方言 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

    a bland oil

    a bland diet

  2. 2.

    Lacking in taste or flavor.

    乏味的

    The coffee was bland.

  3. 3.

    Lacking in vigor.

  4. 4.

    Lacking interest; boring; dull.

    比喻

    bland comment

  5. 5.

    Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

flat smooth suave insipid politic vapid flavorless flavourless savorless savourless

近义相关 5

diplomatic tasteless diplomatical unexciting unstimulating

相关短语

Bland County

词源

From Middle English bland, from Old English bland, blond (“blending, mixture, confusion”), from Proto-Germanic *blandą (“a mixing, mixture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to grow turbid, dim, see badly, be blind”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda (“a mixture of liquids, especially of hot whey and water”).

来源：wiktionary