blarney

FREQ #46430

n. 奉承话 v. 谄媚, 阿谀

发音

US /ˈblɑɹni/
AU
IE /ˈblaːɹni/
UK /ˈblɑːni/

词形变化

blarneyed blarneying blarneys 三单 blarneys blarneying 现在分词 blarneyed 过去式 blarneyed 过去分词

别名

blarny

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ability to talk constantly and fluently.

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  2. 2.

    Mindless chatter.

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    He is full of blarney.

  3. 3.

    Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To beguile with flattery.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

sweet-talk coaxing softsoap

上位词 1

flattery
动词

同义词 6

coax sweet-talk cajole inveigle palaver wheedle

上位词 1

persuade

下位词 4

bully swagger softsoap browbeat

相关短语

Blarney Stone 巧言石（爱尔兰布拉尼城堡的石头， 相传吻此石头后即善于花言巧语）

词源

Named after a legendary magical stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland that gives the gift of eloquence. See also Blarney Stone.

来源：wiktionary