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单词 blarney
释义 blar·ney
I. \ˈblärnē, -ȧn-, -ni\ verb
(blarneyed ; blarneyed ; blarneying ; blarneys)
transitive verb
: to influence or gain by smooth talk : wheedle
 < demagogues who pleasingly blarney the electorate — B.I.Bell >
intransitive verb
: to use flattering speech
 < then would she wheedle and laugh and blarney — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, near Cork, Ireland, reputed to bestow talent for eloquent cajolery upon those who kiss it
: smooth wheedling talk : flattery
 < made fun of his gift for blarney, his adroitness in playing up to whatever an audience or a situation demanded of him — Eleanor Dark >
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