| 词汇 | dull |
| 释义 | dull adjective uk /dʌl/ us /dʌl/ dulladjective (BORING)B1 not interesting or exciting in any way: 枯燥的，乏味的，无趣的 She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.她为当地报纸写一些乏味的官样文章。 deadly dullHe's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.他很和善，但太乏味。 Synonyms boring drabdisapproving drearydisapproving dry(BORING)disapproving ho-hum monotonous tedious uninteresting wearisomeformal not interesting or exciting boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it. excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail. deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour! mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it. I find his art rather dull and conventional. The text was dull and formulaic.那篇文章乏味且套话连篇。 For years, he's plodded away at the same dull routine job.多年来，他一直在做同一项单调的工作。 Those books seem rather dull beside this one. The ponderous reporting style makes the evening news dull viewing.沉闷的播音风格使晚间新闻看起来很乏味。 Tedious and uninspiring (as) dull as ditchwateridiom anonymous banal banally basic marginal marmoreal meh menial menially staid staidly stale staleness stodgily viewless watch paint dryidiom watch the clockidiom wearisome wearisomely dulladjective (NOT BRIGHT)C1 not clear, bright, or shiny: 模糊的;暗淡的;阴暗的 The bird is a dull yellow colour. dull glowWe could just see a dull glow given off by the fire's last embers.我们只能看见炉火的余烬发出的微弱的光。 Her eyes looked dull, as if she was half asleep. How can I make my dull hair more shiny? (of weather, sky) cloudy, with the sun not shining: The first day of our holiday was dull. It was a dull, cloudy day. The beach didn't look so pretty under dull skies. Darkness & becoming dark blackness crepuscular darkened darkness dim dimly dimness dingily dingy inky pitch darkness pitchy plunge someone/something into darkness semi-darkness shade shaded shadow silhouette silhouetted twilight You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Colourless or causing colour to fade Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam dulladjective (NOT SHARP)A dull knife or blade is not sharp: To remove the wax, let it harden, then scrape it off with a dull knife. The blade was too dull to cut through the meat. He fought so fiercely that his sword became dull. Synonym blunt A dull sound or pain is not sharp or clear: （声音）沉闷的;（疼痛）隐约的 dull thudI heard a dull thud from the kitchen and realized she must have fainted.听见厨房里传来砰的一声闷响，我意识到一定是她晕倒了。 The dull rumble of traffic woke her.来往车辆低沉的轰鸣声把她吵醒了。 dull acheShe felt a dull ache at the back of her head.她感到后脑勺隐隐作痛。 old-fashioned not intelligent不聪明的，愚笨的 Sharp and blunt among angularity blunt hone jag keen point pointed prickly sharp sharpen sharply sharpness spiked spikily spiky spiny strop whet You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pain & painful Stupid and silly Related wordsdully dullness Idiom(as) dull as ditchwater dull verb[ I or T ] uk /dʌl/ us /dʌl/ to make something such as a feeling less sharp and strong, or to become less sharp and strong: 缓和，缓解；减轻 Many people use alcohol to dull their pain. The medication dulled her senses. There was no way to dull the noise of the bombardment. My sight may have dulled, but my other senses are sharper. to become or make something become less clear, bright, or shiny: Layers of resin applied to the painting had dulled its colour. Often a diamond ring has been dulled by skin oils, soap, and cosmetics. The light in his eyes dulled. to make a knife or blade less sharp, or to become less sharp: All he had with him was a notebook and a dulled pocket knife. He produced a rusty old blade that had dulled long ago. Morphine is typically used to dull the extreme pain of severe injury or late-stage cancer. Is it true that junk food is dulling our taste buds? Today, the passage of time has dulled our memory. Sleep deprivation dulls the mind. Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated be fading away/fastidiom downtoner ease emasculation enervate enervating fade hedge melt relieve tone something down totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Darkness & becoming dark Colourless or causing colour to fade Sharp and blunt dull | American Dictionarydull adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/dʌl/ dulladjective[-er/-est only] (BORING)not interesting or exciting; boring: Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine. The lecture was dry, dull, and full of statistics. dulladjective[-er/-est only] (NOT BRIGHT)not clear, bright, or shiny: The day started off dull and overcast with a threat of showers. dulladjective[-er/-est only] (NOT SHARP)(esp. of sound or pain) not sharp or clear: a dull knife I heard a dull thud from the kitchen. She felt a dull ache at the back of her head. dull verb[ T ] us/dʌl/ to make something less sharp or clear: Lack of sleep will dull your reflexes. dull | Business Englishdull adjective COMMERCE, FINANCEuk /dʌl/us used to describe a situation in which business activity is slow: Trading was dull as investors were sidelined because of a lack of good news. The earnings outlook is dull. Examples of dulldull Of course, it is right; how can it not be right to save at least two years of drudgery and of dulling the senses of children at school? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The female is duller, and winter and juvenile birds lack the chestnut, apart from a hint of rufous on the head. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The result is a book that is never dull. He argued that surely the schoolroom without the cheering in-uence of song in it is but a dull place. The undertail is buff, and the eye, bill and leg colours are duller than the adult. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The female is similar but with more brown around the throat, face and neck and overall a bit duller. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The female is duller with dark brown on the upperparts and dark grey below. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Juveniles are duller and paler than the adults. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are simply dull, with the smooth banality of the prose crushing the life out of the material. Dull's work, unpublished until it was released freely on the web in 2010, has been ignored by academia. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Compared to the male, the female has warmer-toned upperparts and a narrower duller eye streak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Juveniles are much duller, but can be distinguished from the similar glossy ibis by their bulkier shape, shorter legs and broader wings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The female is much duller and is more streaked on its undersides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All the wings above and below paler and duller and glossed with purple, the anterior ones spotted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The female is similar in some ways to the male, but paler and duller. 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