duller

英 [ˈdʌlə]

美 [ˈdʌlər]

adj.  枯燥无味的; 无聊的; 令人生厌的; 不明亮的; 不鲜明的; 无光泽的; 不清晰的; 隐约的; 低沉的
dull的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
  If you describe someone or something asdull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
  1. They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
     他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
  2. I felt she found me boring and dull...
     我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
  3. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
     该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。
• ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的
  Someone or something that isdullis not very lively or energetic.
  1. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
     人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
• ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
  Adullcolour or light is not bright.
  1. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
     邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
• ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
  You say the weather isdullwhen it is very cloudy.
  1. It's always dull and raining.
     天气总是阴雨连绵。
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
  Dullsounds are not very clear or loud.
  1. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...
     在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
  2. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
     棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
• ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
  Dullfeelings are weak and not intense.
  1. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...
     通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
  2. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
     我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
• 钝的;不锋利的
  If a knife or blade isdull, it is not sharp.
• V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
  If somethingdullsor if itis dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
  1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
     她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
  2. He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
     他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
  3. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
     股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

双语例句

• The women might have less initiative and lose interest in eating, they might develop a duller sense of taste and smell, or they might experience an earlier sense of satiety ( feeling full).
  这些妇女可能精神和食欲下降，他们可能对味觉和嗅觉的感觉迟钝，或者他么更加容易获得饱腹感。
• The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
  胃里的隐痛已经愈来愈麻木，愈来愈不觉得了。
• In many ways we are and will remain competitors but how much duller and more difficult it would be for both of us if there were only one point like us in Asia.
  不过，如果亚洲祗有一处地方像香港或新加坡，我们的日子将会更加平淡，处境会更加困难。
• It might lead to a steadier, less flexible, even duller financial system.
  它可能会带来一个稳定性更强、不那么灵活、甚至更加沉闷的金融体系。
• The world is a duller place without you.
  没有你，世界是如此无趣。
• There are many teachers in schools and colleges who seem duller than the dullest of their pupils;
  学校和学院中的许多教师，他们比最沉闷呆滞的学生还过之而无不及；
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• In the future, the financial sector will be safer and duller.
  将来，金融业将更加安全，更加索然无味。
• And how much duller that would be.
  而这样的比赛又该有多么的无聊？
• But if you spend all your time focusing on how much you miss him/ her, it will affect your moods and just make you a duller person.
  但是如果你把你所有的时间花在计算你有多想他或者她的话，那将影响你的情绪，也将让你变得更加无趣。