dull
美 [dʌl]
英 [dʌl] 
- v.减轻;(使)变麻木;使迟钝;使不活泼
- adj.枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的;不明亮的
- 网络迟钝的;枯燥的;乏味的
词形变化
比较级:duller 最高级:dullest 第三人称单数:dulls 现在分词:dulling 过去式:dulled 反义词
英汉双解
乏味boring
1. | 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的not interesting or exciting |
| Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。 |
| The first half of the game was pretty dull. 上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。 |
| There's never a dull moment when John's around. 只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。 |
光;色彩light/colours
2. | 不明亮的;不鲜明的;无光泽的not bright or shiny |
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| dull, lifeless hair 无光泽、无弹性的头发 |
| Her eyes were dull. 她目光呆滞。 |
天气weather
3. | 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的not bright, with a lot of clouds |
| It was a dull, grey day. 那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。 |
声音sounds
4. | 不清晰的;隐约的;低沉的not clear or loud |
| The gates shut behind him with a dull thud. 他走出后,大门砰的一声闷响关上了。 |
疼痛pain
5. | 隐隐约约的not very severe, but continuous |
人person
6. | 迟钝的;愚笨的slow in understanding |
贸易trade
7. | 萧条的;不景气的;呆滞的not busy; slow |
| Don't sell into a dull market. 不要到萧条的市场去推销。 |
疼痛pain
1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 减轻;(使)变麻木to become or be made weaker or less severe |
| The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while. 他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。 |
人person
2. | [t] ~ sb 使迟钝;使不活泼to make a person slower or less lively |
| He felt dulled and stupid with sleep. 他睡得迷迷糊糊,昏头昏脑。 |
色彩;声音colours/sounds
3. | [i][t] (使)变得无光泽,变模糊,变低沉to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp |
| His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground. 他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。 |
| The endless rain seemed to dull all sound. 连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。 |
习惯用语
(as) dull as ditchwater
索然无味;无聊透顶extremely boring
英汉解释
adj. | 1. (市场等)呆滞的,萧条的;(谈话等)单调的,枯燥的,无聊的,沉闷的 |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
You can pay a full-board supplement. . . but for heaven's sake don't do that . . . you see it's a bit dull eating in the hotel all the time.
你可以全包饭…..但看在上帝的面上,别那么做……你知道,总是在旅馆里吃饭有点儿死气沉沉。
All that glistens is not gold, any more than all that seems heavy or dull must automatically be lead.
发光的并不都是金子,沉重阴暗的也不都是铅。
Banking and asset management used to be perceived as fairly dull jobs, which did not attract a significant wage premium.
银行和资产管理过去一直被视为相当枯燥的工作,这并没有巨大的工资奖励。
Out of the dull loneliness of siege, the stroll in the fresh nature of space, bathed in the New Year sun and breeze.
从单调寂寞的攻城,散步清爽自然的空间,沐浴在阳光和微风的新年。
Most people think of it, when they think of it at all, for it seems to have this reputation as dull, as a nice, quiet almost charming job.
多数人在想到这个工作的时候都觉得这是份有些呆板,但是舒服、安静甚至有些迷人的工作。
This time, instead of a popping noise there was a dull explosion, followed by a series of crackling noises and a shower of sparks.
但这次没听到砰的一声,而是传来一声沉闷的爆炸声,接着是噼里啪拉的声音,然后火花四溅。
They have this overriding feelings, you know how to become more of a strong life, Michelia through the dull life.
因为拥有了这种超然的情感,你变得更加的懂得坚强的生活,含笑走过那平淡的生命。
Zidane's off-field blandness extends to his wardrobe, which is just sort of dull and unimaginative. Luckily his wife has perfect taste.
齐达内球场下的平淡无奇延伸到他的衣柜里,简直是有些呆板、缺少想像力。万幸的是,他的妻子非常有品位。
Nearby, the dark, dull edge of a tumor threatens like an approaching squall.
附近,一个深暗色的肿瘤正像要来临的暴风般威胁着她。
D. this novel was built up to be a master piece but i found it very dull.
这篇小说塑造了一个非常好的意境,但是我发觉它非常平淡。
'But isn't it a bit dull at times? ' the Mole ventured to ask. 'Just you and the river, and no one else to pass a word with? '
“不过,是不是有时也会感到有点无聊?”鼹鼠壮着胆子问。“光是你跟河一道,没有别的人跟你拉拉家常?”
Eric noticed that although her rids showed through a dull coat, her eyes were bright and animated. Finally, he shrugged his shoulders.
埃里克注意到,虽然小狗瘦骨伶仃,全身的毛没有光泽,但那双眼睛却明亮而又充满活力。
All of these methods are an attempt to inject adventure in lives that have become increasing dull due to the technologies of a modern world.
所有这些方法都试图将冒险注入我们因现代科技发展而变得越来越枯燥的生活之中。
A career of endless repetition would be very dull; better by far to be engaged in at least an attempt at regular renewal.
一种不断重复的职业会非常乏味;至少去尝试经常改变要好得多。
Let me make a comparison: southern bamboo is as fresh as a little girl, while northern bamboo is as dull as an old lady.
用一个比喻来说吧:南方竹象小姑娘那样水灵,而北方竹象老太婆一样干枯。
Famous writer, mo yan is thought, "if everyone write like Tolstoy classic that this society is too dull and heavy. Flowers to the best. "
著名作家莫言就认为,“如果所有人都写出托尔斯泰一样的经典作品,那这个社会也太枯燥和沉重了.百花齐放才最好。”
"Where are we? " Jennings shook his head, trying to clear the dull ache.
詹凝思晃晃隐隐作痛的脑袋,设法让自己清醒起来。向立草问到:“我们这是在哪呢?”
Desktop wallpapers have always been a great source of inspiration and the best way to spice up your dull desktop.
笔记本电脑壁纸总能给人愉悦的感觉,并能让你死气沉沉的电脑焕发无限生机。
Jon felt silly and laughed "I have spent all of my time trying to cut trees with a dull axe. All I needed to do was sharpen it! "
强觉得自己很傻,大笑,“原来我一直在拿一把钝掉的斧头砍树木,却忘了需要磨利它!”
I did not Jiaohao looks good and a good attitude is all the wealth I only want their own dull and quiet life.
我没有姣好的外貌善良和一个好的心态是我全部的财富,只想要属于自己平淡而宁静的生活。
The debate was dull, but I had to be there, and I read some documents that required my attention.
那天的辩论没有意思,不过我非得出席不可,于是我就看一些需要处理的文件。
I've been a sad dull man since Anne died, but you've made me feel very much alive again, and I'm grateful to you.
安妮去世以后,我一直郁郁寡欢,是你使我又重新活跃起来,我很感激你。
His dull senses told him it was not the same river where he and Bill had left their canoe.
他模糊的神智告诉他这不是他和比尔留下独木舟的那条河。
I got out of it with more dexterity than when I was entangled with the dull measures of other people.
我也能巧妙地逃脱出来,比起和别人牵连在一起的时候,就方便得多了。
Her first feeling was one of dull anger.
她的第一个反应是一种无名的愤怒。
Their conversation appeared to him thoroughly dull.
他们的谈话对他似乎没啥意思。
She dressed in neat, dull clothes and was not given to displays of affection towards either her husband or her children.
她穿着整洁,并且十分朴素,从不善于对丈夫和孩子表露感情。
Then followed a time of dull misery.
接着而来的是一段沉闷而苦痛的时日。
His eyes had become dull and remote.
他的两眼茫然无神。
The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
与上半场相比,比赛的下半场有些沉闷。
A chair always makes me feel respectable and dull.
椅子总叫我觉得是装模作样,乏味得很。
They're all good and wonderful and dull as hell.
他们全是大好人,但就是叫人腻味得要死。
Let's jazz the party up, it's very dull.
聚会太沉闷了,让我们活跃一下吧!
The naturalist must be dull who is not led to inquire what this bond is.
自然学者除非感觉迟钝,对于这种联系究竟是什么是要加以追究的。
For example, based on the weight of the fiber, the inclusion of 2% delustesant would produce a dull fiber.
例如,如按纤维重量加入2%消光剂,可以生产无光纤维。
Was it a craving to be thought distinguished, a dread of being dull, or merely an effect of overfeeding?
是指望自己显得与众不同,是怕空气变得沉闷无味,还是只因吃得太饱的结果?
The increasingly dull nature of many industrial jobs has led to the alienation of many workers.
许多工业工作越来越单调刻板,导致很多工人离心离德的倾向。
I felt very dull all the evening, but deemed it advisable NOT to say anything to Carrie about the matter.
整个早晨都觉得很没劲,但是我认为不对卡丽提这件事是明智的。
Do not read out verbatim the contents of the screen without adding any other on, the audience will feel dull.
不要逐字读出屏幕上的内容而不添加任何其他讲解,观众会觉得索然无味。
A boy in a dull green padded jacket is walking against the wind, but later, he no longer seems capable of walking without staggering.
一名男童在一个单调乏味的绿色软垫外套,是走对了风,但后来,他似乎已不再能行走,没有惊人的。
The air around is abnormal dull, this allows me to stand to enter a brief meditation state, for feeling around the information field.
四周的空气异常沉闷,这倒方便了我站着进入短暂的冥思态,去感觉周围的信息场。
Once upon a time, I used to be alone, and gradually I become eluding the opposite sex, the days are dull to me.
从前,习惯了一个人的我,慢慢的,对异性存在躲避的心,日子枯燥无味。
and as she was a very cheerful, agreeable woman, be hoped the young ladies would not find it so very dull as they might imagine.
她是个非常快乐、非常和蔼的女人,爵士希望小姐们不会像她们想象的那样感到枯燥无味。
I slide open the iron door which had been locked for a winter, but the dull noise of it sounded as though it had been in rust for a century.
打开锁闭了一个冬天的伸缩铁门,干涩的声音似乎已被锈蚀了一个世纪。
He is dull sometimes, and yet once in a while he surprises us with his exceptional clairvoyance!
他有时候表现的很迟钝,但是有时候他以异常的洞察力让我们感到惊奇!
A natural storyteller, he injects life and humanity into what might have otherwise been a dull list.
该书本可以写成一份沉闷的清单,但他是个天生讲故事的人,给该书注入了生命和人性。
Dull though I may be, I can return to him again and again, and he is always ready to teach me.
虽然我可能很迟钝,但我可以一再地求助于他,而他也随时准备着教导我。
If you think you're dull because you don't wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes.
是不是你认为你很无趣,因为你不穿最新式样的衣服,那就去进购一些新衣服。
They were huddled together near a fire. They looked at me with dull eyes, then looked away, as if afraid to provoke me.
当时他们卷缩在一个火堆旁,用木纳的眼光看着我,然后又很快把目光移开,似乎害怕惹恼我。
The youngest among the women workers was as dull and colourless as the middle-aged.
最年轻的女工也同中年妇女一样郁郁寡欢,形容枯槁。
Think about their own work, love is not suitable, dull, while some are spellbound, do not know their future how to walk along the road.
想想自己,爱情不顺,工作乏闷,一时之间有些茫然,不知道自己今后的路该怎么走。
As weddings can be a bit dull for kids, we held it at London Zoo, which brought all the strands of my life together.
因为婚礼可能让孩子们觉得有点无聊,所以我们在伦敦动物园举行,这场婚礼把我人生中所有的部分都集中在一起了。
He said he believed in the old saying: 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. '
他说他相信那句老话:“只工作不娱乐,杰克也要变傻瓜。”
Yue-ming of the night, was that it had stung the hearts of a thousand miles away, dull, and never swelling.
月明之夜,被它蜇过的心,在千里之外,隐隐作痛,且永不消肿。
Necessary up to a point, but quite dull, and not something that deserves a place in management literature.
虽然在一定程度上是必需的,但是相当枯燥,也没有资格在管理学文献中占有一席之地。