bland

英 [blænd]

美 [blænd]

adj. 平淡的; 乏味的; 清淡的; 无滋味的; 沉稳的; 无动于衷的; 讲话枯燥的

比较级：blander　最高级：blandest　现在分词：blanding　

Collins.2 / BNC.8654 / COCA.10017

牛津词典

adj.

平淡的；乏味的
with little colour, excitement or interest; without anything to attract attention
1. bland background music
  毫无情调的背景音乐
清淡的；无滋味的
not having a strong or interesting taste
1. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread
  一个淡而无味的汤、鱼加面包的食谱
沉稳的；无动于衷的；讲话枯燥的
showing no strong emotions or excitement; not saying anything very interesting
1. a bland smile
  淡然一笑
2. After the meeting, a bland statement was issued.
  会后发布了一条乏味的声明。

ADJ-GRADED 枯燥乏味的；无聊的；无趣的
If you describe someone or something asbland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
1. Serle has a blander personality than Howard...
  塞尔的性格比霍华德还要沉闷。
2. It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.
  这听起来像广告词：听着简单易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘记。
3. ...a bland, 12-storey office block.
  一栋毫无特色的12层办公大楼
ADJ-GRADED （食物）淡而无味的
Food that isblandhas very little flavour.
1. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
  这吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的纸板。

adj

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
1. he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
2. the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
Synonym:politicsmoothsuave
lacking stimulating characteristics
1. a bland little drama
2. a flat joke
Synonym:flat
lacking taste or flavor or tang
1. a bland diet
2. insipid hospital food
3. flavorless supermarket tomatoes
4. vapid beer
5. vapid tea
Synonym:flatflavorlessflavourlessinsipidsavorlesssavourlessvapid

A warm spring breeze is bland.
温暖的春风是和煦的。
A bland diet; insipid hospital food; flavorless supermarket tomatoes; vapid beer; vapid tea.
不油腻的饮食；无味的医院的食物；无味的超市的番茄；乏味的啤酒；无味的茶。
You` re tasting a iittle bland, lover.
你的味道太淡了，亲爱的。
Serle has a blander personality than Howard
塞尔的性格比霍华德还要沉闷。
The sick woman had only bland food.
那个生病的妇人只吃无刺激性的食物。
It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.
这听起来像广告词：听着简单易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘记。
He ate a bland diet because of his colitis.
他因为大肠炎而吃清淡饮食。
The scar added interest to a face that otherwise would have appeared too bland.
这处伤疤为本显得平淡无奇的脸增添了些吸引力。
I prefer staying at boutique hotels to bland chains, and using a family-owned printer when I can.
比起乏味的连锁店，我更喜欢住在小酒店，在可能的情况下使用家庭打印机。
First and foremost, the middle is average, boring, bland, etc.
首先，中间地位意指一般、乏味和枯燥等。