blarney
n . 奉承话
vt .
vi . 谄媚,阿谀
奉承话谄媚,阿谀
blarney n 1 :
flattery designed to gain favor [
synonym : {
blarney }, {
coaxing },
{
soft soap }, {
sweet talk }]
v 1 :
influence or urge by gentle urging ,
caressing ,
or flattering ; "
He palavered her into going along " [
synonym :
{
wheedle }, {
cajole }, {
palaver }, {
blarney }, {
coax }, {
sweet -
talk }, {
inveigle }]
Blarney \
Blar "
ney \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Blarneyed } (-
n [
i ^]
d );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Blarneying }.]
To influence by blarney ;
to wheedle with smooth talk ;
to make or accomplish by blarney . "
Blarneyed the landlord ." --
Irving .
[
1913 Webster ]
Had blarneyed his way from Long Island . --
S .
G .
Goodrich .
[
1913 Webster ]
blarney \
blar "
ney \ (
bl [
aum ]
r "
n [
y ^]),
n . [
Blarney ,
a village and castle near Cork in Ireland .]
Smooth ,
wheedling talk ;
flattery . [
Colloq .]
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Blarney stone },
a stone in Blarney castle ,
Ireland (
built in 1446 ),
said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney .
Note :
The origin of the stone is uncertain .
In order to kiss the Blarney stone ,
which is located in the side of the castle ,
one must be held upside -
down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet .
It is an experience eschewed by some tourists .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
blarney ":
adulation ,
banter ,
blandish ,
blandishment ,
bunkum ,
cajole ,
cajolement ,
cajolery ,
compliment ,
con ,
eyewash ,
fair words ,
fawning ,
flattery ,
grease ,
honeyed phrases ,
honeyed words ,
incense ,
oil ,
palaver ,
praise ,
pretty lies ,
soap ,
soft soap ,
soft -
soap ,
sweet nothings ,
sweet talk ,
sweet words ,
sweet -
talk ,
sycophancy ,
wheedle ,
wheedling
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