blunt

[blʌnt]

adj.钝的, 迟钝的, 直率的
v.使迟钝, 变钝
n.混了大麻的雪茄

a.

1. 钝的, 不锋利的

This knife is blunt.

这把刀钝。

2. (头脑、感觉等)迟钝的

3. 耿直的, 直率的; 直言不讳的

Let me ask a blunt question.

允许我问一个直率的问题。

4. 生硬的

vt.

1. 使钝; 使迟钝

The drug blunted his senses.

药使得他的感觉迟钝了。

You'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut card.

用剪刀剪硬纸板, 你会把剪刀弄钝的。

2. 减弱

vi.

变钝; 变迟钝

词形变化

副词: bluntly | 形容词比较级: blunter | 形容词最高级: bluntest | 名词: bluntness | 动词过去式: blunted | 动词过去分词: blunted | 动词现在分词: blunting | 动词第三人称单数: blunts |

词义辨析

同义:

a.钝的, 不锋利的

dull  unsharp

a.坦白的; 直言不讳的

outspoken  candid  frank  direct  straightforward  

同义参见:

cynical  brusque  gruff  surly  silence  sharp  rude  rough  caustic  obtuse  

反义:

a.钝的; 直率的; 生硬的

sharp  keen  acute  

反义参见:

keen  

英英释义

动词 blunt:

make less intense

make numb or insensitive

同义词：numb, benumb, dull

make dull or blunt

同义词：dull

make less sharp

make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

同义词：deaden

形容词 blunt:

having a broad or rounded end

used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

同义词：candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

同义词：crude, stark

补充

bluntblunt英:[blʌnt] 美:[blʌnt]adj.1.率直的, 直言不讳的She is rather blunt in speech.她说话很直率。2.钝的The axe is too blunt to cut down the tree.斧头太钝, 砍不倒树。vt.1.把…弄钝, 减弱Time blunts the edge of sorrow.时间会减缓悲痛。

例句

1. I can't chop the vegetables with this - it's too blunt.拿这个可切不了菜, 太钝了。 2. He had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.他的头部被人用钝器击打了13下。 3. My pencil's blunt.我的铅笔用秃了。 4. He was quite blunt about it.他对此非常直率。 5. She is blunt about her personal life.她谈起自己的个人生活毫不隐晦。 6. His blunt response surprised them.他的坦率回答令他们吃了一惊。 7. She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.她坦率地告诉资方, 这种歧视完全无法接受。 8. To be blunt, you are no longer needed here.坦率地说, 这里不再需要你了。 9. You'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut card.你要是用剪刀剪卡片, 会把刀刃弄钝的。 10. Our appetite was blunted by the beer.喝过啤酒后, 我们没什么食欲了。 11. The constant violence has blunted the human response to it.接连不断的暴行使人们的反应变得迟钝了。 12. These problems have undoubtedly blunted the impact of strategic bombing.这些问题无疑降低了战略轰炸造成的影响。 13. to blunt the knife by using it to cut linoleum用刀砍亚麻油地毡而把刀口弄钝 14. to blunt the scissors on the cardboard用剪刀剪卡纸板而把剪刀口弄钝 15. Lack of sleep blunted her thinking.缺少睡眠使她的思想变得迟钝。 16. Wine can blunt the senses.酒会使感觉迟钝。 17. to blunt someone's enthusiasm for减弱某人(做某事)的热情 18. The knife's edges have blunted.这刀刃已变钝了。 19. The old man's sense has blunted.这老人的感觉变迟钝了。 20. a blunt knife.一把钝刀。 21. the blunt tip of the leaf.叶子的圆形末梢。 22. a blunt statement of fact.对事实直言不讳的陈述。 23. [with obj.]wood can blunt your axe.木头会使你的斧头变钝。 24. [noobj.]the edge may blunt very rapidly.刀刃可能很快就会变钝。 25. their determination had been blunted.他们的决心变弱了。 26. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but I'm afraid you're just not good enough.恕我直言，恐怕你根本不够资格。 27. scissors with blunt [=rounded] ends钝剪刀 28. He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument. [=an object without sharp edges or points]他被钝器击中头部。 29. She suffered blunt trauma to the head.她头部被钝器击伤。 30. blunt language生硬的语言 31. a blunt statement直言不讳的声明 32. "To be perfectly blunt, I find her annoying."十分坦率地说，我发现她这个人很讨厌。 33. He was blunt about needing more privacy.他直截了当地表示自己需要更多的隐私。 34. She bluntly refused their offer.她毫不客气地拒绝了他们的报价。 35. "To put it bluntly, I think he's out of his mind."不客气地说，我觉得他昏了头了。 36. He replied with characteristic bluntness.他以自己特有的率直做出了答复。 37. a weapon blunted by use用钝了的武器 38. The stress and fatigue had blunted [=weakened] his reflexes.压力和疲劳使他反应迟钝。 39. They tried to blunt [=soften] their criticism by praising her energy and enthusiasm.他们夸她精力充沛、热情洋溢，目的是尽量不让批评显得过于尖锐。