dull

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英 [dʌl]

美 [dʌl]

dull意思解释

adj.

钝的；

迟钝的；

呆滞的；

阴暗的

v.

缓和；

减轻；

使阴暗；

变形

过去式：dulled

过去分词：dulled

现在分词：dulling

第三人称单数：dulls

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

不鲜明的,不清楚的 not bright or clear迟钝的,呆笨的 slow in understanding; stupid枯燥无味的,令人厌烦的,单调的 lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous不锋利 not sharp感觉不明显 (of pain) not felt sharply萧条的,清淡的 (of trade) not busy; slow

英英释义

dull

[ dʌl ]

v.

make dull in appearance

\"Age had dulled the surface\"

become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

\"the varnished table top dulled with time\"

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

同义词：mufflemutedampdampentone down

make numb or insensitive

同义词：numbbenumbblunt

make dull or blunt

\"Too much cutting dulls the knife\'s edge\"

同义词：blunt

become less interesting or attractive

同义词：pall

make less lively or vigorous

\"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel\"

adj.

lacking in liveliness or animation

\"he was so dull at parties\"; \"a dull political campaign\"; \"a large dull impassive man\"; \"dull days with nothing to do\"; \"how dull and dreary the world is\"; \"fell back into one of her dull moods\"

emitting or reflecting very little light

\"a dull glow\"; \"dull silver badly in need of a polish\"; \"a dull sky\"

being or made softer or less loud or clear

\"the dull boom of distant breaking waves\"

同义词：muffledmutedsoftened

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

\"a dull play\"; \"his competent but dull performance\"

同义词：boringdeadeningho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome

(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

\"dull greens and blues\"

not keenly felt

\"a dull throbbing\"; \"dull pain\"

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

\"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick\"

同义词：densedimdumbobtuseslow

(of business) not active or brisk

\"business is dull (or slow)\"

同义词：slowsluggish

not having a sharp edge or point

\"the knife was too dull to be of any use\"

blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

\"a dull gaze\"; \"so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her\"

not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

\"the dull thud\"

同义词：thudding

darkened with overcast

\"a dull sky\"

同义词：greygrayleaden

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词dull class迟钝的一班dull colour暗淡的颜色dull glow昏暗的光dull man头脑简单的人dull mind迟钝的头脑dull pupil迟钝的学生～+介词dull in appearance外表呆板dull of hearing听觉不灵dull of understanding理解迟钝

同近义词辨析

dull, monotonous, tedious, dreary

这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思，其区别是：

dull

指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。

monotonous

指没有变化、重复单调的。

tedious

侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。

dreary

侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。

silly, dull, simple, stupid, foolish

这组词都有“愚蠢的，笨的，傻的”的意思，其区别是：

silly

口语用词，可和foolish互换，但语气稍强。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智，强调单纯、低能和糊涂。

dull

指对问题理解迟钝，缺乏灵敏机智头脑，可能是先下智力低下，也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。

simple

强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。

stupid

多指人或行为的愚蠢，尤指先天智能低下，或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与silly和foolish换用，但语气强，常含贬义。

foolish

一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢，或缺乏常识与判断力，或指行动的愚蠢可笑。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)Jack had all work but no play, making him a dull boy.杰克只学不玩,这使得他成为一个呆笨的孩子。It\'s impossible to cut a pineapple with such a dull knife.用一把这么钝的刀子切菠萝是不可能的。The mind becomes dull if the body doesn\'t get on exercise.要是身体得不到锻炼,头脑也会迟钝的。This book is rather dull.这本书很枯燥。The dying fire was throwing out a dull red light.将要熄灭的火发出暗红色的光。用作动词(v.)The heating was turned up high to dull his audience\'s senses.暖气温度被调到很高，以至于听众的意识变得迟钝。She gave me some medicine to dull the pain.她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。The sensory nerves of this old man seem to dull.这位老人的感觉神经似乎不太敏锐了。