insipid; dry as dust; tasteless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
as tasteless as chewing wax; insipid; dry and dull
literaryOriginally referring to literally tasteless food, now chiefly used metaphorically to describe writing, speeches, or performances that are boring, pedantic, and lacking in substance or vitality.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
tái台
xià下
tīng听
zhòng众
fēn纷
fēn纷
dǎ打
qǐ起
le了
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
His speech was as dry as dust, and the audience below began to doze off one after another.
Zhè这
piān篇
xué学
shù术
lùn论
wén文
suī虽
rán然
yǐn引
jīng经
jù据
diǎn典
，
dàn但
dú读
lái来
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
háo毫
wú无
xīn新
yì意
。
Although this academic paper was full of classical citations, reading it was like chewing wax—completely devoid of originality.
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Rú如
guǒ果
jiào教
xué学
nèi内
róng容
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
xué学
shēng生
zì自
rán然
tí提
bù不
qǐ起
xìng兴
qù趣
。
If the teaching content is insipid, students naturally cannot muster any interest.