bland

adj.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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。

1. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥乏味的；无聊的；无趣的
   If you describe someone or something as bland, 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
2. ADJ-GRADED （食物）淡而无味的
   Food that is bland has 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。

1. 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。
2. Serle has a blander personality than Howard
   塞尔的性格比霍华德还要沉闷。
3. 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。
4. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
   这吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的纸板。
5. 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。
6. A warm spring breeze is bland.
   温暖的春风是和煦的。
7. 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。
8. I'm so fed up with the bland food.
   我受够了那些乏味的食物了。
9. The sick woman had only bland food.
   那个生病的妇人只吃无刺激性的食物。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. Some type of bland soap and warm water may be used for initial cleaning.
    可用某种刺激性小的肥皂和温水进行初期清洗。
14. You` re tasting a iittle bland, lover.
    你的味道太淡了，亲爱的。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. How could she tell what went on in the mind behind the bland dark face?
    她怎么能知道在那副温柔的黑面孔背后他心里究竟想的什么呢？
22. This cheese is rather bland.
    这乾酪没什麽味道。
23. Ordered curry as a departure from his usual bland diet.
    他没有点通常吃的淡而无味的食品，而要了咖哩食品。
24. Can be more bland treatment to the people and things around.
    能更加平淡的对待身边的人和事。
25. Insects fed on a bland diet would show their real biotic potential.
    昆虫取食了味纯和的饲料可能表现出它们真正的生物潜能。
26. He eats only bland food because of his ulcer.
    他患溃疡，只能吃无刺激性的食物。
27. He ate a bland diet because of his colitis.
    他因为大肠炎而吃清淡饮食。
28. I donot like bland food.
    我不喜欢淡而无味的食物。
29. However, if this recommendation is adopted, food will become almost insufferably bland for most Americans and Europeans.
    但是，如果这个建议被接受了，对大多数欧美人来说，食物将会变得淡而无味。
30. 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。

adj

1. 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

2. lacking stimulating characteristics
   1. a bland little drama
   2. a flat joke

   Synonym:    flat

3. 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