bland

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bland /blænd/ adjectiveadj

1 BORINGwithout any excitement, strong opinions, or special character 平淡乏味的，平淡无奇的 SYN dull

a few bland comments

不痛不痒的几句评语

2 CTfood that is bland has very little taste 〔食物〕淡而无味的 SYN tasteless

a bland diet

清淡的饮食

► see thesaurus at taste

—blandly adverbadv

—blandness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

bland• The language in her speech was deliberately bland.• If the sauce is bland, add a little more vinegar.• They look all right but taste bland and the filling turns to runny brown jam once warmed up.• The college's bland appearance made it seem a little unfriendly.• To that end, the carpeting in virtually all the residences is a bland beige -- making the homes easier to sell.• Most job descriptions are bland, boring and totally lacking in colour.• Tofu is a bland food made from soy beans.• At first, give the baby tiny portions of any bland food that has been sieved or pureed.• He had the same bland good looks, the same friendly if formal manner and the same knack for courteous evasion.• They are bland in flavor and almost odour free.• a few bland songs on the radio• For the second time Daley had misjudged the voter appeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.• a bland suburban neighborhood• At best she had expected bland sympathy from him, but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine.

Origin bland

(1600-1700) Latin blandus

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