a lot of blah
blah 在这里是不可数名词,表示空洞的废话。
His speech was mostly a lot of blah.
他的演讲大多是一堆废话。
废话;空话
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
废话;空话
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
His speech was mostly a lot of blah.
他的演讲大多是一堆废话。
The editor removed all the blah from the article before printing it.
编辑在印刷前删掉了文章中所有的空话。
He can talk for hours, but it's just blah.
他能聊上几个小时,但都是空话。
I skimmed the essay and found mostly blah.
我浏览了那篇文章,发现大部分都是空话。
blah 在这里是不可数名词,表示空洞的废话。
His speech was mostly a lot of blah.
他的演讲大多是一堆废话。
用于形容文章或讲话充满虚夸空泛的内容。
That article is full of blah.
那篇文章满是废话。
这个重叠形式常用来模仿令人厌烦的冗长讲话,也可写作 blah, blah, blah。
She just went on, blah blah blah, until I fell asleep.
她一直说啊说,废话连篇,直到我睡着。
Not this
He said a lot of blahs about the plan.
Use this
He said a lot of blah about the plan.
blah 在此作不可数名词,意为“空话、废话”,不能加复数,应保持单数形。
Not this
His argument is very blah.
Use this
His argument is full of blah.
此处要表达“他的论点全是空话”,但 blah 作名词时不能像形容词一样被 very 修饰;“满是空话”应改为 be full of blah。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
空话;废话
The article is mostly blah blah about how to get rich.
这篇文章大部分是关于如何致富的空话。
那套空话
I'm tired of all that blah about changing the system.
我厌倦了那套关于改变制度的空话。
老一套的空话
The manager gave us the usual blah about working harder.
经理又给我们讲了那套老掉牙的关于更努力工作的空话。
一堆废话
His presentation was just a bunch of blah with no real answers.
他的演示只是一堆废话,没有任何真正的答案。
等等等等;废话连篇
He said we need to be more efficient, blah blah blah.
他说我们得更高效,等等等等,全是废话。
无精打采;无聊乏味的感觉
I've got the blahs today; nothing seems interesting.
我今天提不起劲,什么都提不起兴趣。
废话,废话,废话,废话,说,说,说,说。
He gave a speech full of the usual blah about economic recovery.
他发表了一番充满常规经济复苏空话的演讲。
Use blah naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
听‘blah, blah, blah’就像中文的‘吧啦吧啦’,联想嘴上不停却全是空话套话。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常闲聊、评论空洞的演讲或文章、网络讨论 该义项通常用于非正式场合,多指空洞、浮夸的废话;正式写作或学术语境中较少使用。
这些词都以 /ɑː/ 结尾,与 blah 韵脚相同;其中 spa、bra、ma、pa 拼写不是 -ah,而 nah、bah 拼写和读音都与 blah 的 -ah 对应。注意不要看到词尾 -ah 就发 /ɑː/:如 cheetah 发 /ˈtʃiːtə/,hallelujah 发 /ˌhælɪˈluːjə/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.