lull

[lʌl]

v.使安静,使入睡, 哄骗, 平息
n.暂停, 间歇
n.<古>催眠曲

vt.

1. 使安静; 使入睡

The motion of the train soon lulled me to sleep.

火车的行驶很快使我进入梦乡。

2. 使平静; 使缓和

3. 使放松警惕, 哄骗[(+into)]

This will lull them into a false sense of security.

这会使他们产生一种虚假的安全感。

vi.

平息; 停止; 减弱

During the night the wind lulled.

夜间风停了。

n.[S]

1. 暂时平息, 暂时平静[(+in)]

This is just the lull before the storm.

这只是暴风雨前的暂时平静。

2. 暂时呆滞时期

词形变化

动词过去式: lulled | 动词过去分词: lulled | 动词现在分词: lulling | 动词第三人称单数: lulls |

词义辨析

同义:

n.安静; 停顿

quiet  calm  hush  silence  stillness  pause  rest  break  recess  intermission  respite  lapse  letup  

同义参见:

interpreter  plateau  quell  alleviate  

英英释义

名词 lull:

a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

同义词：letup

a period of calm weather

同义词：quiet

动词 lull:

calm by deception

become quiet or less intensive

同义词：calm down

make calm or still

同义词：calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, still

补充

lulllull英:[lʌl] 美:[lʌl]vt.1.抚慰, 哄The movement of the train lulled me to sleep.火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡。vi.1.平静, 安静, 平息下来The wind lulled.风停了。n.1.暂停, 间歇, 稍止The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。

例句

1. We resumed work after a lull of several weeks.短暂歇息了几周后, 我们重新投入了工作。 2. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.现任总统当选之后, 政治暴力局面有了暂时的平静。 3. a lull in the conversation谈话中一时的沉寂 4. In East-West relations this was the lull before a huge political storm.在东西方关系中, 这是一场巨大的政治风暴来临前的片刻平静。 5. With the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze.头顶的天花板一动不动地悬在高处, 这使我放松下来, 打起了瞌睡。 6. You can simply sit back, lulled by the rhythmic motion of the boat.你只需向后仰坐着, 感受小船有节奏的摇晃所带来的平静。 7. Little by little the rocking of the ferry lulled them to sleep.渡船的摇晃使他们慢慢安然入睡。 8. Hitler had aimed at domination while lulling his neighbours with talk of peace and limited aims.希特勒打着和平谈判和所图不多的旗号麻痹邻国, 却一心想着称霸。 9. She was scared she was being lulled into happiness.她害怕自己的幸福只是别人制造的假象。 10. I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter.我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。 11. Mother lulled the child to sleep.母亲哄孩子入睡。 12. I can't lull her fears.我无法消除她的恐惧。 13. His purpose is to lull us into a false sense of security.他的目的就是使我们产生虚假的安全感。 14. The rain lulled a while.雨稍停了一会儿。 15. the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep.小船有节奏的摇动将她送入了梦乡。 16. the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security.那里很少发生地震——它让大家放松了警惕，误以为安全。 17. conversation lulled for an hour.谈话间歇了一小时。 18. for two days there had been a lull in the fighting.战斗暂停了两天。 19. The music lulled him to sleep.这音乐让他睡着了。 20. He was lulled to sleep by her soothing voice.她声音轻柔舒缓，让他睡着了。 21. lulled by the gentle rocking of the boat在船儿轻轻的摇摆中睡着了 22. He lulls you into believing his promises. [=he tricks you into believing his promises by making you feel that he can be trusted]他诱使你相信他的承诺。 23. She was lulled into a false sense of security.她被虚假的安全感所迷惑。 24. There were several lulls in the conversation.谈话中有数次沉寂。 25. a lull in the fighting/action战斗/行动中的一次间歇 26. a lull in the storm暴风雨的一次间歇