insipid

英 [ɪnˈsɪpɪd]

美 [ɪnˈsɪpɪd]

adj.  无味道的; 淡而无味的; 没有趣味的; 枯燥乏味的

IELTSGRETEM8医学

BNC.20718 / COCA.24841

牛津词典

adj.

• 无味道的；淡而无味的
  having almost no taste or flavour
  1. a cup of insipid coffee
     一杯淡而无味的咖啡
• 没有趣味的；枯燥乏味的
  not interesting or exciting
  1. After an hour of insipid conversation, I left.
     经过一个小时乏味的谈话之后，我离开了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (食物或饮料)淡而无味的,没有味道的
  If you describe food or drink asinsipid, you dislike it because it has very little taste.
  1. It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
     这东西尝起来淡而无味至极,像加热过的纸板一样。
• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥乏味的;令人厌烦的
  If you describe someone or something asinsipid, you mean they are dull and boring.
  1. On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid...
     表面上她似乎温顺驯服,相当乏味无趣。
  2. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.
     他们与秘鲁队的揭幕战打得波澜不惊，最终以 0:0 战平。

英英释义

adj

• lacking interest or significance or impact
  1. an insipid personality
  2. jejune novel
  Synonym:jejune
• 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:blandflatflavorlessflavourlesssavorlesssavourlessvapid

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