milquetoast
乏味的人,百事通,乡巴佬,乏味
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- : a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
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Getting it right can be the difference between a milquetoast conversion rate and driving huge value for your clients and stakeholders.
The late PBS anchor Jim Lehrer, described recently by Politico columnist Jack Shafer as the “paladin of the milquetoast,” moderated but did nothing more than choose audience members to ask questions.
Either way, he stood out in a country whose media industry is often criticized for its milquetoast manner.
Can music be both milquetoast and hard-hitting at the same time?
Imagine—if EOB had been knocked down—a postwar milquetoast, boxy structure in its place.
Hence, all the agreeing with Obama, all the adopting of milquetoast positions.
In contrast, Santorum's milquetoast “disagreement” looks pathetic and unpresidential.