| [/dʌl; dʌl/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
4 not sharp 不锋利的; 钝的:
a dull knife 钝刀. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) (as) ,dull as `ditch-water (infml) very boring 极沉闷乏味的. dull 2
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. |