blah
blah — 形容詞
1. describing a thing — a film, party, meal, or piece of writing — as flat and ordi
乏味的；平淡
形容事物無聊、沒亮點
describing a thing — a film, party, meal, or piece of writing — as flat and ordinary, with nothing about it that grabs your attention or makes it stand out.
Rashida said the new pizza place was just blah and not worth a second visit.
Rashida 說那家新開的披薩店很無聊乏味，不值得再去第二次。
predicative use after linking verb 'be'
The hotel room felt blah, with grey walls and a single sad painting above the bed.
那間飯店房間感覺很平淡，灰色的牆壁加上床頭一幅可憐兮兮的畫。
describing a place or atmosphere
Citlali found the museum tour completely blah after the first ten minutes.
Citlali 覺得博物館導覽才十分鐘就完全乏味了。
Her birthday cake looked beautiful but tasted blah, like dry bread with sugar.
她的生日蛋糕看起來很漂亮，但吃起來平淡無味，像加糖的乾麵包。
The school play was a bit blah this year compared with last summer's show.
今年的學校話劇比起去年夏天的演出有點乏味。
- boring
neutral and far more common than 'blah'
- dull
stronger and slightly more formal
- uninspiring
more formal; suggests a missed chance to be exciting
用法筆記
Predicative position is by far the most common — speakers say 'it was blah' more often than 'a blah film'. Almost always carries a mildly negative judgement; never a compliment.
常見錯誤
2. of a person — feeling slightly low and tired, with no spark to do anything, even
懶懶的；沒勁
形容人沒精神、心情低落
of a person — feeling slightly low and tired, with no spark to do anything, even though nothing is really wrong.
Tova has been feeling blah all week and just wants to stay in bed.
Tova 整個禮拜都懶懶的，只想賴在床上。
collocation: feel + blah for low mood
After her long flight from Tokyo, Kenji woke up blah and skipped his morning run.
從東京搭完長途班機回來後，Kenji 醒來提不起勁，跳過了早晨的慢跑。
Marcus feels a bit blah today and is hoping a walk by the lake will help.
Marcus 今天有點提不起勁，希望去湖邊散散步能讓自己好一點。
The cold rainy weather always makes Grandma a little blah by Sunday evening.
又冷又下雨的天氣總是讓奶奶到星期天晚上就懶懶的。
Lina has been blah for two days, dragging herself around the kitchen in slippers and an old hoodie.
Lina 已經懶懶的兩天了，穿著拖鞋和舊連帽衫在廚房裡晃來晃去。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes how a PERSON feels, not how something is. Almost always paired with 'feel' or 'be' plus a human subject.
常見錯誤
blah — 名詞
1. long-winded talk or writing that takes many words to say almost nothing — used t
空話；廢話
冗長卻沒意義的言論
long-winded talk or writing that takes many words to say almost nothing — used to mock a speaker who is trying to sound clever, official, or important.
The minister's speech was thirty minutes of blah about teamwork and bright futures.
部長那場演講就是三十分鐘關於團隊合作、光明未來的空話。
structure: X minutes/pages of blah
Fadi skipped most of the report because it was full of corporate blah.
Fadi 把報告大半都跳過，因為裡面全是企業空話。
collocation: corporate / political blah
Cut the blah, Rashida, and tell us what really happened at the meeting.
Rashida，少廢話，告訴我們會議上到底發生了什麼事。
The article was just marketing blah dressed up with fancy charts and big numbers.
那篇文章只是包了華麗圖表和大數字的行銷空話。
Uncle Petros's new book is two hundred pages of philosophical blah about happiness and clouds.
Petros 叔叔的新書洋洋灑灑兩百頁，盡是關於幸福與雲朵的哲學廢話。
- substance
the real, meaningful content that 'blah' is missing
用法筆記
Uncountable — never 'a blah' or 'blahs' in this sense. Usually preceded by an adjective that names the source of the empty talk: corporate, political, marketing, philosophical.
常見錯誤
2. a sound (almost always repeated three times: 'blah, blah, blah') used at the end
等等；之類的
省略後續話語的口語墊詞
a sound (almost always repeated three times: 'blah, blah, blah') used at the end of a list or quoted speech to stand in for words the speaker cannot remember, or finds too long, dull, or obvious to spell out.
My boss started with the usual 'team spirit, hard work, blah, blah, blah' speech again.
我的老闆又開始講「團隊精神、努力工作、blah blah blah」這套老掉牙的演說。
fixed pattern: blah, blah, blah after a list
Citlali texted: 'Mom called about dinner, the dog, the laundry, blah, blah, blah.'
Citlali 傳訊息說：「媽打來講晚餐、狗、洗衣服，blah blah blah。」
after a short list of items
The rental contract said no smoking, no loud parties after ten, no pets, blah, blah, blah.
那份租約寫著不准抽菸、晚上十點以後不准辦吵雜的派對、不准養寵物，blah blah blah。
Rashida rolled his eyes and said, 'She told me to study harder, blah, blah, blah.'
Rashida 翻了個白眼說：「她叫我多用功讀書，blah blah blah。」
The email had the usual greeting, a long apology, blah, blah, blah, and then the bill.
那封信有照例的問候、長長的道歉、blah blah blah，最後才講到帳單。
文法句型
blah, blah, blah
用法筆記
Almost always tripled — 'blah, blah, blah' — and placed at the end of a list or quoted sentence. A single 'blah' is rare in this sense and may sound incomplete.
常見錯誤
3. a mild, lasting feeling of being tired and slightly down, often shown as 'the bl
倦怠感；萎靡
輕微持續、有點低落且提不起勁的狀態
a mild, lasting feeling of being tired and slightly down, often shown as 'the blahs' — nothing serious, just a flat patch when life feels grey.
Tova had a bad case of the blahs after his summer holiday ended.
Tova 在暑假結束後陷入一陣很嚴重的倦怠感。
fixed pattern: a case of the blahs
Grandma says the long winter always gives her the blahs by February.
奶奶說漫長的冬天每年到了二月都會讓她整個人提不起勁。
collocation: give someone the blahs
When Marcus gets the blahs, he walks along the river with a hot coffee in hand.
Marcus 每次提不起勁時，就會帶著一杯熱咖啡到河邊散步。
Kenji woke up with the blahs and called his sister for a chat.
Kenji 一早醒來就整個人沒勁，打電話找姐姐聊天。
Sunday-night blahs hit Fadi every week before the long Monday meetings.
Fadi 每週都會在星期一漫長會議前，被星期天晚上的那種倦怠感襲擊。
- the doldrums
stronger; suggests a longer, deeper flat period
- a slump
broader; can be about work or sport, not just mood
- the blues
sadder; closer to mild depression than mere flatness
- a buzz
a bright happy feeling; opposite of low and flat
文法句型
the blahs
用法筆記
Mostly American English. Almost always used with the definite article in the plural-looking form 'the blahs'; the noun version of adjective sense 2. Distinguish from noun sense 1 (empty talk), which is never about feelings.
常見錯誤
blah — 動詞
1. to keep talking and talking with very little real content — used when the speake
瞎扯；廢話
嘮嘮叨叨講沒重點的話
to keep talking and talking with very little real content — used when the speaker finds the talker boring or full of themselves.
Uncle Bob blahed on about his old fishing trips while the kids quietly fell asleep.
Bob 叔叔不停瞎扯他以前去釣魚的事，孩子們安靜地睡著了。
pattern: blah on about + topic
The host kept blahing for ten minutes before finally introducing the first guest.
主持人在介紹第一位來賓前，一直廢話連篇講了十分鐘。
with duration phrase 'for X minutes'
Stop blahing, Rashida, and just answer the question with a yes or no.
Rashida，別再瞎扯了，請直接用「是」或「不是」回答這個問題。
I had to sit through two hours of Nadia blahing about her new car and its leather seats.
我整整聽了兩個小時 Nadia 瞎扯她的新車和那真皮座椅。
- get to the point
the speaker stops drifting and says the key thing
文法句型
blah on (about something)
用法筆記
Rare compared with the noun forms; mostly British and almost always with 'on' to stress the boring length. Carries clear disapproval — never a neutral way to say 'speak'.