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insipid + noun (concrete)
用于形容具体事物，如食物、饮料等缺乏味道。
The soup was an insipid watery mixture.
这汤是一种淡而无味的水状混合物。
淡而无味；无味
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淡而无味；无味
Having little or no flavor; tasteless.
The soup was an insipid watery mixture.
这汤是一种淡而无味的水状混合物。
本义，指食物、饮料等缺乏味道。
令人提不起食欲的无味。
Unappetizingly flavorless.
缺乏味道,淡而无味的
lacking taste or flavor or tang
平淡；缺乏特色或定义。
Flat; lacking character or definition.
缺乏趣味,平淡无奇的
lacking interest or significance or impact
The soup was insipid and needed more salt.
这汤味道清淡，需要加更多盐。
AI contextual example
His insipid speech failed to engage the audience.
他那乏味的演讲未能吸引观众。
AI contextual example
She found the novel insipid and put it down after a few pages.
她觉得这本小说乏味，读了没几页就放下了。
AI contextual example
insipid hospital food
淡而无味的医院饭菜
WordNet
用于形容具体事物，如食物、饮料等缺乏味道。
The soup was an insipid watery mixture.
这汤是一种淡而无味的水状混合物。
用于形容抽象事物，如谈话、表演等缺乏趣味。
I found the conversation insipid and tedious.
我觉得这场对话乏味又无聊。
Not this
The soup tastes insipidly.
Use this
The soup tastes insipid.
使用副词 'insipidly' 是错误的，因为 'taste' 是连系动词，后面应跟形容词 'insipid' 作表语，而不是副词。
Not this
It was a insipid story.
Use this
It was an insipid story.
单词 'insipid' 以元音音素开头，因此不定冠词应用 'an' 而非 'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
淡而无味的汤
The insipid soup needed more salt and pepper.
这碗淡而无味的汤需要多加些盐和胡椒。
淡而无味的味道
The boiled chicken had an insipid taste.
水煮鸡肉味道寡淡。
乏味的谈话
I tried to escape the insipid conversation at the party.
我试图躲开派对上乏味的谈话。
平淡无奇的表演
The actor gave an insipid performance that bored the audience.
那位演员的表演平淡无奇，让观众感到无聊。
Use insipid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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想象你轻轻sip（小口喝）一杯白开水，淡而无味、毫无兴致，所以insipid=平淡乏味的。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学评论、餐饮评价 通常用于正式或书面语境，多形容食物淡而无味，或作品、言论平淡乏味；日常口语中更常说 bland 或 dull。
常用于描述食物或饮料。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.