汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 味同嚼蠟
味同嚼蠟 (味同嚼蜡)
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / tasteless / insipid
Like jealous, there is no smell / Describes that the language or article is dull and tasteless
比喻语言枯燥无味,不吸引人这种书读来味同嚼蜡。
wèi tóng jué/jiáo () là
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

“所以当吃饭时间到时,”他说,“不加糖的拌面酱吃起来味同嚼蜡。”

"So, when it comes time for dinner," he says, "pasta sauce without added sugar tastes bland."

由于他反复使用这些陈腐的题材,所以他的文章味同嚼蜡

His frequent use of cliches made his essay seem banal.

科幻小说中的太空食品一般要么是味同嚼蜡的预制的正方体,要么就是一盘一盘的地球美食的高科技复制品。

Science fiction tends to present space food as either flavorless, prefabricated cubes or plates of luscious Earth food that magically appear out of high-tech replicators.