blandish
blandish — 動詞
- blandishpresent simple I / you / we / they
- blandishes3rd person singular
- blandishing-ing form
- blandishedpast simple
1. to speak sweetly and give someone compliments so that they will agree to somethi
奉承;哄勸
用好聽的話奉承、哄人答應
to speak sweetly and give someone compliments so that they will agree to something or do what you want.
Arjun tried to blandish his manager into approving a day off.
Arjun 想用好話奉承經理,讓經理批准他休一天假。
blandish + someone + into + -ing: winning agreement
Beatriz blandished her grandfather with sweet words until he handed over the car keys.
Beatriz 用甜言蜜語哄勸爺爺,直到爺爺把車鑰匙交出來。
blandish + someone + with sweet words
The salesman blandished every customer, praising their taste and laughing at their jokes.
那位推銷員奉承每位客人,稱讚他們的品味,還對他們的笑話哈哈大笑。
Blandished by the sales clerk, Lucas bought a jacket he did not need.
在店員的奉承哄勸下,Lucas 買了一件自己不需要的外套。
passive/participle: blandished by + person
Rania blandished her brother for an hour, but he still refused to lend her money.
Rania 奉承了哥哥一個小時,哥哥還是不肯借她錢。
- blandish someone into
- blandish and flatter
- blandish with sweet words
常見錯誤
blandish — 形容詞
- blandishpositive
- more blandishcomparative
- most blandishsuperlative
1. a little dull and plain, with no strong flavour or personality to make it intere
略顯乏味
不太有味道或特色,略顯平淡
a little dull and plain, with no strong flavour or personality to make it interesting.
The hospital cafeteria served a blandish soup with almost no salt or spice.
醫院自助餐廳供應的湯有點乏味,幾乎沒放鹽或香料。
collocation: blandish soup / blandish food
Chidi found the film blandish: nothing in the story surprised or moved him.
Chidi 覺得這部電影有點乏味,劇情沒有任何地方讓他驚訝或感動。
predicative use: find + noun + blandish
The café's blandish menu offered plain pasta, boiled vegetables, and weak tea.
這家咖啡館的菜單有點乏味,只有清淡的義大利麵、水煮蔬菜和淡茶。
collocation: blandish menu / blandish food
Critics called the band's new album blandish, with pleasant tunes but no fresh ideas.
評論家說這個樂團的新專輯有點乏味,旋律悅耳卻沒有新意。
predicative use: call + noun + blandish
After a week of hospital meals, Jiwoo craved something spicier than blandish rice.
吃了一個星期的醫院餐後,Jiwoo 渴望吃點比乏味的白飯更辣的東西。
- blandish food
- blandish soup
- blandish colours
- bland
the base word; stronger, with no 'slightly' softening
- dull
wider; can describe colours, talks, or people, not only food
- flavourless
about taste only