| 词组 | vanilla |
| 释义 | vanilla Theme: DULL mod. plain; dull.The entire production was sort of vanilla, but it was okay.No more vanilla music, please.The vacation was vanilla, but restful. Theme: PEOPLE - WHITE n. a Caucasian.Some vanilla's on the phone—selling something, I guess.That vanilla is looking at you sort of coplike. vanilla adjective 1 white-skinned, Caucasian. Originally black usage, now widespread US, 1994. 2 ordinary, simple, basic. Derives from the plainest ice-cream variety US, 1977. 3 of sex, conventional; of homosexual sex, gentle, traditional, emotional US, 1984. 4 used of pornography, relatively high-brow, designed for couples and first-time viewers US, 2000 vanilla1. mod. plain; dull. (see also beige.) The entire production was sort of vanilla, but it was okay. 2. n. a Caucasian. Some vanilla’s on the phone—selling something, I guess. plain vanillaLacking embellishment or fancy features, unadorned; by extension, plain and simple. This item, dating from the second half of the 1900s, transfers the simplicity of a plain vanilla cake to other concerns, ranging from stock options to computer software, legal contracts, and so on. For example, “She bought the cheapest car she could find, a plain vanilla model.” See also less is more. |
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