dull

[dʌl]

adj.呆滞的, 钝的, 迟钝的, 无趣的, 暗的
v.变钝, 迟钝

a.

1. (色彩等)不鲜明的, 晦暗的; 无光泽的

2. 不明显的, 隐约的, 模糊的

He had a dull pain in the chest.

他胸部隐隐作痛。

3. (天气等)阴沉的, 昏暗的

It's very dull today but I don't think it'll rain.

今天天气很阴暗, 但我认为不会下雨。

4. 乏味的, 单调的, 令人生厌的

The story is dull.

这个故事乏味得很。

5. 愚钝的, 笨的; 迟钝的, 不敏感的

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作不玩耍, 聪明孩子也变傻。

6. 钝的, 不锋利的

7. 不活跃的, 呆滞的

vt.

1. 弄钝; 使迟钝

His hearing was dulled by age.

他的听觉因上了年纪而变得迟钝了。

2. 使阴暗

3. 缓和; 减轻(痛苦等); 使不活跃

vi.

1. 变得迟钝

2. (兴趣, 痛苦等)减少; 减轻

词形变化

形容词: dullish | 副词: dully | 形容词比较级: duller | 形容词最高级: dullest | 名词: dullness | 动词过去式: dulled | 动词过去分词: dulled | 动词现在分词: dulling | 动词第三人称单数: dulls |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.弄钝; 使迟钝

blunt  unsharp

a.阴沉的, 昏暗的

gray  dingy  dreary

a.愚钝的, 笨的; 不活跃的, 呆滞的

stupid  slow  inactive  sluggish

a.乏味的, 单调的; 无聊的

boring  uninteresting  dry  flat  tiresome  tedious  monotonous  insipid  

同义参见:

alleviate  arid  dead  opaque  obtuse  silence  numb  colorless  backward  colorless  muffle  muddy  discolor  lower  literal  practical  dim  languid  cheerless  simple  white  drab  bloodless  dense  glassy  deadly  stuffy  thick  darken  fade  sleepy  slack  damp  flat  fishy  dampen  boring  dumb  vegetable  wooden  black  

反义:

a.迟钝的; 晦暗的; 单调的

keen  sharp  bright  brilliant  interesting  varied  exciting  vivid  

反义参见:

smart  poignant  shining  clear  funny  alert  keen  splendid  agile  shrewd  brisk  acute  

英英释义

动词 dull:

make dull in appearance

become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

同义词：muffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone down

make numb or insensitive

同义词：numb, benumb, blunt

make dull or blunt

同义词：blunt

become less interesting or attractive

同义词：pall

make less lively or vigorous

形容词 dull:

lacking in liveliness or animation

emitting or reflecting very little light

being or made softer or less loud or clear

同义词：muffled, muted, softened

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

同义词：boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

not keenly felt

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

同义词：dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow

(of business) not active or brisk

同义词：slow, sluggish

not having a sharp edge or point

blunted in responsiveness or sensibility- Willa Cather

not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

同义词：thudding

darkened with overcast

同义词：grey, gray, leaden

补充

dulldull英:[dʌl] 美:[dʌl]adj.1.不鲜明的, 不清楚的, 晦暗的The room is dull.这个房间很阴暗。2.迟钝的, 呆笨的3.枯燥无味的4.钝的, 不锋利的The knife is dull.那把刀很钝。5.萧条的, 清淡的

例句

1. They are both nice but rather dull.他们两人都不错, 就是太无趣。 2. It's a terribly dull place to live.在这个地方住非常无聊。 3. It is a very long documentary but there is scarcely a dull minute.这部纪录片虽然很长, 却鲜有索然无味之处。 4. He says his career has been anything but dull.他说自己的职业一点也不乏味。 5. The lesson was deadly dull.这堂课枯燥至极。 6. Everyone feels dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.下午一点到三点的时候, 大家都感觉精神萎靡、昏昏欲睡。 7. His voice was dull, as if the life had gone out of him.他的声音有气无力, 仿佛身上已经没了生机。 8. Her eyes were dull and an air of exhaustion came off her.她的眼睛里了无生气, 看起来筋疲力尽的样子。 9. Her brown hair was dull and pulled back from her face.她一头干枯的棕色头发拢在后面。 10. Her skin was dull, as if she had been ill.她的皮肤暗淡无光, 仿佛生过病一样。 11. Stainless steel will retain its sheen long after other metals have become dull.不锈钢会在其他金属失去光泽后很久还熠熠生辉。 12. The audience was dull and very provincial.这群观众麻木不仁、思想偏狭。 13. Dealers said activity generally was dull.经销商称商业活动整体萧条。 14. Overall, they gave a well-drilled, but rather dull performance.总体而言, 他们的表演经过了精心排练, 却缺乏活力。 15. The pain starts as a dull ache in my left temple.一开始, 我只是左侧太阳穴有些隐隐作痛。 16. The room was a dull blue colour.房间呈暗淡的蓝色。 17. the dull red of old bricks旧砖块的暗红色 18. the dull grey waters of the bay海湾里暗灰色的水 19. It's very dull today.今天天色阴沉。 20. The photograph was taken on a very wet, dull day.这张照片拍摄时下着雨, 天色阴沉。 21. Most knife blades are too dull for the task.一般的刀刃都太钝了, 干不了这个活。 22. In her experience, drinking dulled the pain.根据她的经验, 喝酒可以减轻疼痛感。 23. He dulls your senses with facts and figures.他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。 24. The economic downturn has dulled their appetite for doing deals.经济下滑打击了他们做交易的欲望。 25. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.对战争的担忧使得股价下跌、交易量下滑。 26. Some people think this dulls the impact of the colours.一些人认为这会弱化这些颜色的效果。 27. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly ahead.她眼神暗淡, 茫然地凝视着前方。 28. Within half an hour the excruciating pain had dulled to a background throb.半小时不到, 剧烈的疼痛就减轻了, 只有阵阵隐痛。 29. to dull an ax把斧子砍钝 30. to dull a knife把小刀用钝 31. Her shriek was dulled by the loud crash of thunder.她的尖叫声在震耳的雷声中变得低沉了。 32. The colour of the red flag has been dulled by age.那面红旗因年深日久而褪色了。 33. Old age is dulling my thinking.年龄的增长使我思想日见迟钝了。 34. The smell from the garbage dulled her appetite.闻到来自垃圾的臭味使她食欲大减。 35. He took drugs to dull pain.他吃了药以减轻疼痛。 36. She gave me some medicine to dull the pain.她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。 37. That knife dulls easily.那把小刀易用钝。 38. Her hair dulled.她的头发失去了光泽。 39. His senses dulled as the drug swept through his body.当毒素传遍他全身时，他的感觉变得麻木了。 40. His eyes and ears dulled by age.他的耳目因年老而变得不灵了。 41. Her cry for help dulled.她的呼救声变低沉了。 42. His backache dulled他的背疼减轻了。 43. your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring.你的食谱不必单调乏味。 44. she said she wouldn't be dull and lonely.她说她不会觉得孤独无聊。 45. his face glowed in the dull lamplight.在幽暗的灯光下他的脸在发亮。 46. his black hair looked dull.他的黑头发看上去没有光泽。 47. next morning dawned dull.第二天破晓时天阴沉沉的。 48. a dull thud of hooves.马蹄的闷响。 49. there was a dull pain in his lower jaw.他的下巴隐隐作痛。 50. when cutting hard rock the edge soon became dull.切割坚硬的石头时，刀刃很快就变钝了。 51. the voice of a teacher talking to a rather dull child.老师和一个笨孩子谈话的声音。 52. trading was dull and low in volume.贸易不活跃，交易量较低。 53. [with obj.]time dulls the memory.时间使记忆模糊。 54. [no obj.]Albert's eyes dulled a little.艾伯特的眼睛变得有些黯淡。 55. she'd have to find something to dull the edges of the pain.她不得不找东西来缓解疼痛。 56. Miss Potter's lessons are always so dull.波特小姐的讲课总是乏味得很。 57. a dull and cloudy day阴暗多云的日子 58. Her head hit the floor with a dull thud.她的脑袋撞在地上，发出一声闷响。 59. a dull pain隐痛 60. a dull lecture/speaker乏味的讲课/演说者 61. There's never a dull moment in our house. [=our house is always very busy or exciting]我们家就没有沉闷的时候。 62. a dull [=blunt] knife一把钝刀 63. a dull pencil一支钝了的铅笔 64. the dull roar of the crowd人群中低沉的嘈杂声 65. He heard a dull [=muffled] thud.他听到一声闷雷。 66. She complained of a dull ache/pain in her knee.她抱怨说膝盖隐隐作痛。 67. The paint has a dull finish.这幅画最后经过消光处理 68. The dog had no appetite and its eyes were dull.那只狗没有胃口，两眼暗淡无神。 69. a dull winter sky阴沉的冬日天空 70. a dull light一束暗光 71. The sky was a dull blue.天空呈一片暗蓝色。 72. a dull student一名愚钝的学生 73. "a dull [=slow, sluggish] market"冷清的市场 74. I couldn't get past the dullness of the book's topic.这本书主题枯燥乏味，我实在无法消受。 75. He sat staring dully into the distance.他坐着，呆呆地凝视着远方。 76. Fog dulled the morning sunlight.晨曦掩盖在雾气中。 77. Special earplugs dulled the sound of the chain saw.特制的耳塞降低了链锯的噪声。 78. His hair dulled as he aged.他年事渐高，头发失去了光泽。 79. The dog's eyes dulled as he got sick.他生病了，狗也黯然神伤。 80. She takes medicine to dull the pain.她服药以缓解疼痛。 81. Fear dulled his need for adventure.恐惧动摇了他冒险的念头。 82. (formal) Her mind was dulled by the medication.药物治疗导致她头脑迟钝。 83. The knife was dulled from use.这把刀已经用钝了。 84. The blade should be replaced as soon as it dulls.刀片钝了就应该马上更换。