banal

美 [bəˈnɑːl]英 [bəˈnɑːl]
  • adj.平庸的;平淡乏味的;无关紧要的
banalbanal

adj.

disapproving平庸的;平淡乏味的;无关紧要的
very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important

banal

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    ADJ-GRADED 平庸的;平淡无奇的
    If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.

    The text is banal...

    课文索然无味。

  • ...the banality of life...

    生活的平淡无趣

adj

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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'
Synonym: commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock(a) threadbare timeworn tired trite well-worn

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  1. A trite or banal remark or statement , especially one expressed as if it were original or significant . A Note on Rational Choice Function and Revealed Preference Representation

    陈腔滥调陈腐的或平庸的评论或陈述,尤指某人表述它时好象它是新颖的或有意义的关于选择函数展示偏好描述的评注

  2. Marco Polo has been kind of buried under this cloud of rather banal historical dust when the true story is so much more exciting .

    马可·波罗早已被平庸的历史尘埃所湮没,而真正的故事则要精彩得多。

  3. The script is utterly banal . It is incredible that human minds can put such muck on to paper .

    这个剧本是十足的平庸之作,难以想象有人会写出这样的垃圾。

  4. 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。

  5. The text is banal

    课文索然无味。

  6. The lyrics are banal and the rhymes clumsy .

    歌词平淡老套,押韵生硬蹩脚。

  7. His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal .

    由于他反复使用这些陈腐的题材,所以他的文章味同嚼蜡。

  8. Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits .

    他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。

  9. 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。

  10. Reform in the Banal Political Culture and the Development of Modern Japan

    改革陈腐的政治文化,日本方可柳暗花明

  11. I have various banal symptoms which you can see for yourself .

    我的一些琐碎普通的症状,你自己可以看出。

  12. I couldn 't think of anything to say that wouldn 't sound banal .

    我想不出任何听上去不是陈词滥调的话可说。

  13. This attachment formed even if the object was something banal like a coffee cup .

    即使是对一些平常的物件,比如咖啡杯,也会形成这种依恋。

  14. Managers have to show why these and other apparently banal tasks matter .

    管理者必须要说明,为什么这些及其它显然很平凡的工作很重要。

  15. Put like this it sounds banal , though actually it 's heresy .

    听起来这好像是老一套,但实际上,这是一种异端学说。

  16. And rose above banal social and moral conventions to construct an authentic life .

    并超越陈腐的社会道德传统,而过着自己真正的生活。

  17. You could say safety is not banal , but then it is not really a value at all .

    你可能会说,安全并不是乏善可陈的,但安全也根本不算是一种价值观。

  18. Beyond banal daily quotes , his game does all the talking .

    不仅仅是每天陈词滥调的引用,他的比赛说明了一切。

  19. This is banal . But what is obvious is almost always hardest .

    这很老套,但显而易见的东西几乎总是最难做到的。

  20. When you explain poetry , it becomes banal .

    当你解释诗歌的时候,它就变得很平庸。

  21. He just sat there making banal remarks all evening .

    他整晚都坐在那儿说些无聊的话。

  22. He made banal comments about the weather .

    他关于天气的评论纯系陈词滥调。

  23. There are other reasons as well , including the difficulty of saying something inspirational without being banal .

    还有其他原因,其中包括要说出一些既给人以灵感又不落俗套的话并非易事。

  24. They enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling .

    他们享受着舒适和庸俗奢华的住所。

  25. The campus is very flat and the existing classroom building is an out of scale and banal volume .

    小学校园的场地是非常平坦乏味的,教室楼更是一个尺度失常,毫无新意的体量。

  26. Brilliant technologies transform the magical into the banal .

    卓越的科技会把神奇的东西变得平淡无奇。

  27. The latest effort is also banal and embarrassing but this time I am reproducing it below .

    最近这次努力也同样平淡无奇且让人难为情,但这一次,我把它复制在下面。

  28. On a day-to-day basis at work , do you trumpet every accomplishment , even the most banal ?

    日常工作中,你会不会大肆鼓吹你的小成绩,即使他不值一提?

  29. Silicon Valley companies sit on a trove of data about our most banal daily pursuits .

    硅谷企业掌握了大量关于我们最平凡日常事务的数据。

  30. To make banal or hackneyed with indiscriminate use .

    陈腐的陈腐的或者平凡的;