dulls

dulls

美 [dʌl] 　英 [dʌl]

• v.变钝；缓和；把…弄钝；使阴暗
• adj.萧条的；枯燥的；呆笨的；不锋利的
• 网络迟钝的；乏味的；阴暗的

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 2. 愚钝的,感觉迟钝的,呆笨的 3. 钝的,不快的,不锋利的 4. (天气等)阴郁的,阴暗的;(颜色等)暗淡的 5. (光等)模糊的
v.	1. 缓和,减轻(痛苦等) 2. 把...弄钝 3. 使阴暗,使阴郁 4. 使迟钝;使呆滞 5. 【印,纺】消光 6. 变钝;变迟钝 7. (痛苦等)减少

英英解释

adj.	1. boring, or not interesting 2. not bright or shiny; if the weather is dull, there are a lot of clouds and it is dark 3. not able to understand or react to what is happening 4. a dull pain is not very strong but continues for a long time 5. a dull sound is low and not very clear 6. not intelligent 7. a dull blade is not sharp 8. if business or trade is dull, it is not busy
v.	1. to make a feeling weaker 2. to make someone’s mind slower or less able to understand, think, hear, etc. 3. to make a sound weaker or less clear

例句

The constant tension over a problem which thought itself has created only dulls the mind, making it insensitive and weary.

围绕一个由思想本身造成问题的持续紧张，只会使头脑迟钝，麻木疲惫。

Naked technology wipes out productivity improvements, hurts return on investment, and dulls the bright edge of well-conceived strategies.

未被证实的技术将抵消生产力的改进，减少投资回报。

But many voters will simply see conventional political point-scoring, which dulls Mr Obama's edge as a new type of politician.

然而，很多选民都只看到了了表面陈腐的政治营利手段，让奥班玛新型政治家的形象暗淡了许多。

Permanent and uninterrupted work dulls, trivializes, and depersonalizes.

永无止境的工作令人乏味，琐碎，以及丧失个性。

But eventually the mind slows, the arteries clog, the ability to deal with new challenges dulls.

但是最终头脑会变得迟钝，动脉会阻塞，处理各种新挑战的能力也会减弱。

The spirits were trapped inside the vials with stoppers and then dipped in holy water, which she says "dulls the spirits' energy. "

为了“消耗鬼魂的能量”，她先将“鬼魂”浸泡于圣水中，随后才将其禁锢在两个玻璃瓶内，并盖上瓶塞。

Ideally, the epidural only dulls the pain, and women remain alert and can still play an active role in labor.

令人满意的是硬膜外麻醉仅仅使痛觉不敏感，但是孕妇仍然保持清醒，可以在分娩过程中起到积极的作用。

It appears that watching too much television dulls a child's imagination.

看似来看太多电视会使小朋友的想象力变得迟钝。

The Dulls' barn is part of a Christmas-tree farm.

道尔的谷仓有一部分是作为圣诞树的农场。

Time dulls the most exquisite emotions and softens the most heartrending grief .

时间会缓和最激烈的情感，减轻最伤心的悲痛。

Prolonged routine work dulls the imagination.

长期按部就班的工作会使想象力变得愚钝。

Choice, in other words, dulls the critical faculties.

换句话说，大量选择屏蔽了人们对重要关键特质的判断力。

Obviously, it is not work, but resistance, that dulls the mind.

显然，不是工作，而是拒绝的行为使心意迟钝。

But I don't like it very much. You just take pictures without conscious thought. It dulls our senses.

我才不喜欢。那样照相完全不用思考了，会让我们感觉麻木的。

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.

（指声音或色彩的）去除了暗淡无光的成分。

Smoking dulls our brains and weakens our body.

吸烟能使大脑愚钝，身体虚弱。

This cheap knife dulls easily.

这把便宜的刀容易变钝。

That knife dulls easily.

那把小刀易用钝。

A cold dulls one's taste.

感冒使人味觉迟钝

And it is more acute, more alive, because language dulls it.

它更加敏锐，更加生动，而语言只会使它迟钝。

Even more a reason to learn when you are young because age dulls the memory!

年轻的时候有很多理由去学习，因为岁月会带走很多记忆！

Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse(Mary Daly)

装点门面这种做法并不改变社会制度的模式，反而可以巩固这种制度，因为它可以磨灭革命的冲动（玛丽戴利）