banal

英[bə'nɑːl] 美[bə'nɑːl]
  • adj. 陈腐的;平庸的
banally banalize
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星级词汇:
  • banal adj.陈腐的;平庸的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 平庸的
    2. 陈腐的
    3. 平淡乏味的
    4. 无关紧要的
    5. 庸俗
    6. 平平庸庸
    7. 味同嚼蜡
    8. 琐事
    9. 陈旧的
    10. 乏味的
    11. 平凡的
    12. 老一套的
    n. (名词)
    1. 平常
    2. 乏味

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

    "bromidic sermons"
    "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
    "hackneyed phrases"
    "a stock answer"
    "repeating threadbare jokes"
    "parroting some timeworn axiom"
    "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

1. The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.
从平淡无奇到离奇百怪的各种说法都有。

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2. The text is banal.
课文索然无味。

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3. The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal.
那首歌的歌词非常老套,令人难堪。

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4. The lyrics are banal and the rhymes clumsy.
歌词平淡老套,押韵生硬蹩脚。

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5. 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。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Chris' banal advice was no help to us in solving our problem.
      克里斯陈腐的劝告对于解决我们的问题完全没有帮助。
    2. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike.
      哪怕你是在说一些很平庸陈腐的东西,说得越模糊,越显得独创而有哲理。
    3. It involves systematic yet banal design, and blunt reportage.
      它使用系统的,然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道。

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