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dull

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adj.感觉或理解迟钝的,无趣的,呆滞的,阴暗的 vt.使迟钝,使阴暗,缓和 vi.变迟钝,减少

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dull为中学词汇   词频:3711

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副词:dully 名词:dullness 形容词:dullish 形容词比较级:duller 最高级:dullest 动词过去式:dulled 过去分词:dulled 现在分词:dulling 第三人称单数:dulls

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dull


/dʌl; dʌl/
adj (-er, -est)
1 not bright or clear 不鲜 明的; 不清楚的
*a dull colour, glow, thud 暗淡的颜色、昏暗的光、沉闷的响声
* dull (ie cloudy) weather 阴沉的天气
* dull of hearing, ie slightly deaf 听力不佳.
2 slow in understanding; stupid 迟钝的; 呆笨的
*a dull pupil, class, mind 迟钝的学生、一班学生、头脑.
3 lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous 枯燥无味的; 令人厌烦的; 单调的
*The conference was deadly dull. 会议开得死气沉沉的.
4 not sharp 不锋利的; 钝的
*a dull knife 钝刀.
5 (of pain) not felt sharply (指疼痛)感觉不明显的, 隐约感觉到的
*a dull ache 隐约的疼痛.
6 (of trade) not busy; slow (指生意)萧条的, 清淡的
*There's always a dull period after the January sales. 在一月份大减价之後市面总要有一段清淡时期.
7 (idm 习语) (as) ,dull as `ditch-water (infml 口) very boring 极沉闷乏味的.

v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become dull (使某事物)变钝, 变迟钝
*Watching television dulls one's wits. 看电视能使人头脑迟钝.
* She took drugs to dull the pain. 她吃了药以减轻疼痛.
* (fig 比喻) Time had dulled the edge of his grief. 岁月流逝冲淡了他的忧伤.
1. The conference was deadly dull.
    会议开得死气沉沉的.

2. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
    这种行为常常为他们赢得别人的爱戴和尊敬,因为他们给单调的日常生活增添了色彩。

3. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
    他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬,因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。

4. The dull ache in your lower stomach reminds you: late for nothing.
    胃下部的隐痛在提醒你:已没有什么让你去为之迟到的了。

5. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
    只工作,不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。

6. A parent who only gives a brief reply to a child's questions or gives dull answers will be passing on a negative, narrow-minded style of thinking.
    对孩子的问题只做出简单的回应,或是只给出乏味的回答,这样的父母传给孩子们的是一种消极的、偏狭的思维方式。

7. “Instead, you have spent an exceedingly dull evening at the opera with a fat man who, instead of having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room.
    "然而,你却在歌剧院里陪着个胖子打发了一个极度无聊的夜晚。根本没有什么黑眸美女偷偷将情报塞到他手里,他只是接了一个普通的电话,约在他住的地方见面。

8. One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because "he sounded dull".
    我认识一个女人,她拒绝了一次由第三方安排的、与一个叫哈里的男人的约会,因为"这人听上去没劲"。

9. I hate this dull rhythm.
    我不喜欢这单调的节奏。

10. I thought it was dull.
    我认为是乏味的.

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