blah

blah1 /blɑː/ noun

1 blah, blah, blahblah, blah blah spokenBORINGKNOW something used when you do not need to complete what you are saying because it is boring or because the person you are talking to already knows it 什么什么的，诸如此类的〔表示不需要说完，因为内容无聊或听的人已经知道〕

You know how Michelle talks: ‘Tommy did this, and Jesse did that, blah, blah, blah.’

米歇尔说的那些你是知道的，都是汤米怎么啦，杰西怎么啦等等诸如此类的话。

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blah, blah, blah• You know how Michelle talks: "Tommy did this, and Jesse did that, blah, blah, blah."

2 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE spokenBORINGKNOW something remarks or statements that are boring and do not mean much 废话；乏味的话语

the usual blah about everyone working harder

大家要更加努力之类的陈词滥调

3 the blahs [plural] American EnglishAmE informal a feeling of being sad and bored 困乏，无聊，没精神

a case of the winter blahs

冬季情绪低落的一例

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the blahs• a case of the winter blahs

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blah• Blah, blah, blah and, in the same vein, yada-yada-yada.• Miracle recovery, hit me like a ton of bricks and then it was over in nothing flat, blah blah blah.• Do we want to talk about the communication process, you know, the greeting, blah, blah, blah?• My telephone number is blah blah.• Something from that and then she said, blah and blah and blah.• Some blah blah blah about a such-and-such that wastes no time in getting to the point.

blah2 adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE spoken informal

1 BORINGnot having an interesting taste, appearance, character etc 味道不好的；枯燥的；单调的；乏味的

The chili was kind of blah.

这辣味肉豆味道不太好。

2 ILLSAD/UNHAPPYslightly ill or unhappy 不舒服的；不愉快的

I feel really blah today.

我今天真的有点不舒服。

Origin blah1

(1900-2000) From the sound of empty talk

blah1 nounblah2 adjectiveadj

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