| 词汇 | blunting |
| 释义 | blunting present participle ofblunt blunt verb[ T ] uk /blʌnt/ us /blʌnt/ to make something less sharp使变钝 to make a feeling less strong: 使（情感）减弱 My recent bad experience has blunted my enthusiasm for travel.最近的倒霉经历已经使我对旅游的热情减弱了不少。 Sharp and blunt among angularity blunt hone jag keen point pointed prickly sharp sharpen sharply sharpness spike spiked spikily spiky spiny strop whet You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making less strong Examples of bluntingblunting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The present study examined whether this blunting resulted an increased sensitivity to caregiver stress over time. Neglect is associated with a blunting of behavioral and biological stress responses in human infants. It is complicated by the fact that the blunting style involves problems of its own. Conversely, the scale of loan aid, and the kind of infrastructure it typically funds, usually takes longer to identify and negotiate, thus blunting its short-term diplomatic utility. Halothane anesthesia however produces significant hypotension and is less effective in blunting the fetal stress response. Individualized informed consent requires screening patients to determine whether they employ a blunting style of coping: a coping style that makes some kinds of information potentially harmful to the patient. The very cost of nationalisation and the blunting of the edge of cost consciousness offsets any theoretical advantage which nationalisation might show. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He goes on to point out the effect of social benefits and the taxation of incomes on blunting incentives to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no room for the blunting of individual responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the blunting of the edge of the present new departure, but it will not be maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not let our aspirations for higher education risk blunting the developing edge of vibrant further education courses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course there is a blunting of the public-conscience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not blunting in any respect the existing provisions of the law about picketing at the work place or at any other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It represents a blunting of aspirations and a denial of opportunities for qualified students. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But at the margin all taxes caused—collectively and cumulatively large damage—in blunting incentives to work, to save, to invest and to economise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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