单词 | bland |
释义 | bland (blænd ) Word forms: blander , blandest 1. adjective If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting. Serle has a blander personality than Howard. It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable. ...a bland, 12-storey office block. Synonyms: dull, boring, weak, plain blandness uncountable noun ...the blandness of television. 2. adjective Food that is bland has very little flavour. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard. Synonyms: tasteless, weak, watered-down, insipid Collocations: a little bland A little dry, a little bland, and just as it should be. Times, Sunday Times The controversies, small though they were, added a touch of spice to a dish that was becoming a little bland. Times, Sunday Times The words on the deficit are fine, if a little bland. Times, Sunday Times But in terms of musical content, his seasons have become a little bland. Times, Sunday Times Service was great but the meal was a little bland. The Sun She survives on a bland diet of filtered water, lentils, brown rice, carrots, apples and plantain. The Sun Many milk and dairy products are permissible, even recommended, on a bland diet, but there are a few exceptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A bland diet allows the digestive tract to heal before introducing more difficult to digest foods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps, the most difficult adjustment for some to a bland diet may involve meats and proteins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wind them up and they march across the table to wage robot war on bland food. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The British reputation for bland food is recently acquired. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I was dreading the prospect of hospital fare: bland food and sugary drinks. The Sun (2016) Even this bland statement was delivered as a ringing battle cry of barely contained fury. Times, Sunday Times Chambers declined to appear in person, agreeing only to issue a bland statement. Times, Sunday Times Behind that bland statement lies one of the world's great maritime mysteries. Times, Sunday Times Talk to the company now and senior employees are often reduced to bland statements. Times, Sunday Times However, she contained the party disputes over these matters within some fairly bland statements. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 没精打采的 Japanese: つまらない |
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