单词 | plain-vanilla |
释义 | > as lemmasplain-vanilla plain-vanilla adj. figurative (originally U.S.) having no special or additional features; basic, ordinary; cf. vanilla n. Additions. ΚΠ 1959 Washington Post 13 July a19/2 After Cococabana [sic], Bethany Beach will always look slightly plain vanilla to me. 1975 Forbes (Nexis) 1 Oct. 72 E-Systems also does aircraft maintenance and overhaul—from what Dixon calls ‘plain-vanilla repair work’ to keeping the Presidential air fleet working. 2000 Esquire May 54/1 A sensible mix of stocks, bonds, and money-market mutual funds, the most plain-vanilla kind of investment strategy. < as lemmas |
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