单词 | blarney |
释义 | blarney (once / 11832 pages) nv WORD FAMILY blarney: blarneyed, blarneying, blarneys USAGE EXAMPLESOn Friday evening, investigators were meeting inside a police mobile command vehicle parked near the Blarney Stone Court scene. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Well, of course, Maniac knew that most if not all of that was blarney, and, just to make sure, he watched the ball extra carefully. Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee(1990) She then recounts the death of another cat, named Blarney, who she found dead on her porch. Salon(Sep 12, 2016) 1n flattery designed to gain favor Syn|Hyper coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk flattery excessive or insincere praise 2v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering Syn|Hypo|Hyper cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle soft-soap persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swaggerdiscourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm |
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