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blarney

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blar·ney /ˈblɑːni $ -ɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] informal  PERSUADEpleasant but untrue things that you say to someone in order to trick or persuade them 甜言蜜语;奉承话
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blarneyGranted, the casual observer may dismiss this as impenetrable blarney.No more fuss or palaver; no more mush or blarney.
Origin blarney (1700-1800) Blarney Stone, large piece of stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland which is said to give skill in flattery to people who kiss it
blar·ney nounChineseSyllable
pleasant but Corpus untrue you that say to someone things


blarney
blarney /ˈblɑːni $ -ɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] informal
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: Blarney Stone, large piece of stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland which is said to give skill in flattery to people who kiss it
pleasant but untrue things that you say to someone in order to trick or persuade them


blar·neyBrE /ˈblɑːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblɑːrni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not true, and which may be used to persuade or trick you 花言巧语;谄媚 ORIGIN From Blarney, a castle in Ireland where there is a stone which is said to have magic powers: anyone who kisses the 'Blarney Stone' is given the gift of speaking persuasively ('the gift of the gab'). 源自爱尔兰的布拉尼城堡 (Blarney),那里有一块布拉尼石。相传此石具有魔力,吻了可变得能言善辩。