blarney

英 [ˈblɑːni]

美 [ˈblɑːrni]

n.  花言巧语; 谄媚

现在分词：blarneying　过去式：blarneyed　第三人称单数：blarneys　过去分词：blarneyed　

BNC.36980 / COCA.42150

牛津词典

noun

• 花言巧语；谄媚
  talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not true, and which may be used to persuade or trick you

柯林斯词典

• 奉承话；恭维话
  Blarneyis things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.

英英释义

noun

• flattery designed to gain favor
  Synonym:coaxingsoft soapsweet talk

verb

• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  1. He palavered her into going along
  Synonym:wheedlecajolepalavercoaxsweet-talkinveigle

双语例句

• One who has kissed the Blarney stone, so the story goes, can speak words of praise so smoothly and sweetly that you believe them, even when you know they are false.
  要是谁亲吻了谄媚之石，然后事情得以发展下去，就算你知道那是假的，也能心平气和毫不紧张的甜言蜜语的赞扬你认为的事情下去。
• Laday blarney was particularly attached to olivia.
  巴拉尼特别的同奥维雅亲热。
• I am sure Tom can persuade her. He has kissed the Blarney stone.
  汤姆口齿伶俐，相信一定可以说服她的。
• In an effort to ensure the safety of visiting kisses, Blarney Castle provides a worker to assist in the process.
  为了保障慕名而来的亲吻者的安全，布拉尼城堡还配备工人专门协助亲吻过程的进行。
• He gave her some blarney about why he was late.
  他对她说了一些鬼话来解释他迟到的原因。
• You are so full of compliments today that you must have kissed the Blarney stone.
  你今天满口都是恭维话，一定是吻过巧言石了。
• The Irish castle now is famous for its Blarney stone.
  爱尔兰城堡现在因它谄媚之石而闻名。
• It's not necessary to have kissed the Blarney Stone to be a successful salesman.
  成为一名成功的推销员未必得吻布拉尼石。
• This tradition gave them an eloquence which we sometimes describe as the'gift of blarney.
  这种传统给他们带来了文才，也就是我们有时候所说的那种“胡侃天赋”。
• Only a fool will believe your blarney.
  恭维话blarney只有傻瓜才会相信你的花言巧语。