单词 | blatantly |
释义 | blatantbla‧tant /ˈbleɪtənt/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINblatant ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Latin blatire ‘to talk without serious purpose’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► obvious Collocations something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it: · There is an obvious connection between the two murders.· It was obvious that something was wrong. ► clear easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts: · It was clear to me that my father was dying.· There are clear signs of an economic recovery. ► noticeable very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something: · Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour.· Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions. ► conspicuous very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them: · a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings· She tried to make herself look less conspicuous.· Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place. ► unmistakable extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else: · the unmistakable sound of gunfire· The flower’s scent is unmistakable. ► self-evident formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them: · The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied.· We hold these truths to be self-evident (=we believe that they are obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence). ► blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of: · a blatant lie· The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech. ► can tell to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this: · Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him.· How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm? Longman Language Activatorwhen something wrong, bad, or dishonest is very obvious► blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of: · a blatant lie· The company's refusal to hire him was a blatant act of discrimination.· a blatant disregard for public safety ► flagrant done in a very obvious way and showing no respect for laws, rules, or the truth etc: · The regime has often been criticized for its flagrant abuses of human rights.· Poison gas was used, in flagrant disregard of the Geneva Convention. ► glaring use this about mistakes or problems that are obviously bad or wrong: · It was a glaring error, which cost the company over $2 million in lost business.· "It was a glaring example of bad judgment," said one official who asked not to be named. ► patently formal: patently false/absurd/ridiculous/impossible etc obviously false, absurd etc, in a way that no reasonable person could disagree with: · Jenkins' explanation of the situation is patently absurd.· The statement is patently false and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a blatant attempt something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed: blatant discrimination► see thesaurus at obvious—blatantly adverb disapproving (=when someone openly tries to do something bad)· It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth. ► a blatant/glaring example (=very obvious and very bad)· His case is a blatant example of the unfairness of the current system. ► a blatant lie (=an obvious lie)· He felt sure Adams was not convinced by such blatant lies. ► a flagrant/blatant violation (=a very clear violation)· The act of shooting down a civilian aircraft was a flagrant violation of international law. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more· She spoke coyly, but her actions were more blatant.· The racism alleged by the new plaintiffs is more blatant than what was alleged previously.· So, if his tactics in October 1962 were perhaps more blatant than in the past, they were certainly far from unprecedented.· There could hardly have been a more blatant political manipulation of the public inquiry system in favour of the developer. ► most· The most blatant form of selection occurs when a study includes only those cases that support the theory.· Private social welfare organizations have been campaigning for years to end this most blatant exploitation of child labor.· It occurs all over the hierarchy, but is seen in its most blatant form at the second level.· The bad news is that publishers are succumbing more and more often to the most blatant sort of greed.· The first is that some cricketers have been cheating for years in a most blatant manner.· Talk of ignorance in the face of the most blatant hint.· The judiciary only resort to disciplinary action in the most blatant cases, where the alternative would make us look even worse.· The pharmaceutical industry is perhaps the most blatant. ► so· Arabs have also been banned in the past, although perhaps not in so blatant a fashion as the Kaadans.· But the ballot stuffing was so blatant that even the Labor Department was roused to do something.· He had no need to be so blatant.· The drug dealing was once so blatant. NOUN► example· The blatant example of Stalin has vividly shown the world this.· It was they who would make full propagandist use of Suez as a blatant example of Western imperialism. ► lie· However, it was obviously a blatant lie that he had no idea that Hewett and Charlton were police officers. |
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