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stultify

vt.使显得愚笨,使变无效,使成为徒劳

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stultify为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:stultified 过去分词:stultified 现在分词:stultifying 第三人称单数:stultifies 名词:stultification

stultify


/'stʌltɪfaɪ; `stʌltə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] (fml 文)
1 cause (sth) to be ineffective or seem absurd; negate 使(某事物)不起作用或显得荒谬; 使无效
*Their unhelpfulness has stultified our efforts to improve things. 他们不管事, 我们为改进工作的用心也就白费了.
2 cause (sb) to feel dull, bored, etc 使(某人)感觉迟钝、厌烦等
*the stultifying effect of work that never varies 毫无变化的工作使人产生的厌倦感.