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

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。
You discuss bland topics and end the conversation with no real outcome.
你讨论的话题寡淡无趣，最后聊天结束了也没有真正的结果。
To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce
为了使这淡而无味的东西更有味道，当地人开始加些土特产调味。
Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.
隐藏的喇叭里幽幽地传出平淡乏味的音乐。
The doctor said you should try to avoid greasy food and have a bland diet these two days.
医生说这两天你最好不要吃油腻的东西，吃一些清淡的食物。
We thought the FOMC statement would be fairly bland, and it was.
我们之前就认为FOMC的声明会比较平淡，事实也的确如此。
Vegetarian dishes are sometimes bland but the food here has lots of flavour.
素食美食有时很淡，但是这里的食物味道浓郁。
There's just one problem: It tastes remarkably bland.
只有一个问题：面包果吃起来没啥味道。
A pudding smothered in cream a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal.
一种温和的奶油冻或布丁尤其是指麦片做成的。
His reply to the question was just a string of bland generalities.
他对这问题的回答只是一连串空洞无物的泛泛之谈。