dulls

英 [dʌlz]

美 [dʌlz]

v.  减轻; (使)变麻木; 使迟钝; 使不活泼; (使)变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉
dull的第三人称单数

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

• 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。
• 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。
• Sir, the point is that suffering, when not understood, dulls the mind and heart;
  先生，关键是当痛苦不被了解时，我们的心意就变得迟钝；
• A spokesman for the panel says altitude dulls a wine's aroma, potentially ruining a good bottle of wine.
  该小组的一名发言人称，高空环境会减淡葡萄酒的芳香，可能会毁掉一瓶好酒。
• A cold dulls one's taste.
  感冒使人味觉迟钝。
• This cheap knife dulls easily.
  这把便宜的刀容易变钝。
• 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 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。
• Not like Europeans do if they miss a meal or two, but that deep, gnawing hunger that prevents sleep and dulls the senses when there has been no food for weeks.
  这并不像欧洲人一两顿不吃东西而感到的饥饿，而是因数星期没有进食而产生的折磨人的深度饥饿，饿得人失眠甚至神经麻木。
• Choice, in other words, dulls the critical faculties.
  换言之，太多选择会钝化人的批判思维。