dull

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汉语翻译

a. 钝的, 无趣的, 呆滞的, 阴暗的vt. 使迟钝, 使阴暗, 缓和vi. 变迟钝, 减少【医】 迟钝的, 浊音的【经】 清淡的

词型变化：

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

词意辨析：

dull, tedious, monotonous, dreary

这些形容词均表示“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”之意。dull: 指缺乏新鲜、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。tedious: 侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。monotonous: 指没有变化、重复单调的。dreary: 侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。

英语解释：

动词 dull:

make dull in appearancebecome dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightnessdeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping同义词：muffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone downmake numb or insensitive同义词：numb, benumb, bluntmake dull or blunt同义词：bluntbecome less interesting or attractive同义词：pallmake less lively or vigorous

形容词 dull:

lacking in liveliness or animationemitting or reflecting very little lightbeing or made softer or less loud or clear同义词：muffled, muted, softenedso 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 dilutednot keenly feltslow 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, sluggishnot having a sharp edge or pointblunted in responsiveness or sensibility- Willa Cathernot clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft同义词：thuddingdarkened with overcast同义词：grey, gray, leaden

例句：

He felt a dull ache in his shoulder.他感到肩膀隐隐作痛。This student is very dull.这个学生非常愚钝。It's impossible to cut a pineapple with such a dull knife.用一把这么钝的刀子切菠萝是不可能的。This book is rather dull.这本书很枯燥。

详细解释：

dulladj.（形容词）dull.er,dull.est Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid.愚笨的：智力上较差或迟钝的；愚蠢的Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive.迟钝的：反应不迅速的；不敏感的Dispirited; depressed.沮丧的：无精打采的；沮丧的Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:不活泼的，萧条的：不干脆或不迅速的；迟钝的：例句：Business is dull.生意冷清Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:钝的：没有利刃或利尖的；钝的：例句：a dull knife.一把钝刀Not intensely or keenly felt:隐约的：不是很强烈地感觉到的：例句：a dull ache.隐痛Arousing no interest or curiosity; boring:枯燥的：引不起兴趣或好奇的；乏味的：例句：a dull play.一出乏味的戏Not bright or vivid. Used of a color:不鲜明的：不明亮的，不生动的。指颜色：例句：a dull brown.暗棕色Cloudy or overcast:阴霾的：多云的阴天的：例句：a dull sky.阴沉的天空Not clear or resonant:不清楚的，不洪亮的：例句：a dull thud.一声闷雷v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）dulled,dull.ing,dulls To make or become dull.使变迟钝，使变麻木，使不鲜亮来源：Middle English dul ; akin to Old English dol 中古英语 dul ；类似于 古英语 dol 【引伸】dull.ishadj.（形容词）dull.ness 或dul.nessn.（名词）dul.lyadv.（副词）<参考词汇><同义词>dull,colorless,drab,humdrum,lackluster,pedestrian,stodgy,uninspiredThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise.: 这一组形容词共有的意思是.缺乏活力、魅力或惊奇.： 例句：a competent but dull performance of the role;对角色能胜任但乏味的表演；例句：a colorless and unimaginative person;一个没有个性，缺乏想象力的人；例句：a drab and boring job;枯燥乏味的工作；例句：a humdrum conversation;枯燥冗长的对话；例句：a lackluster life;缺乏活力的生活；例句：a pedestrian movie plot;平淡无奇的电影情节；例句：a stodgy dinner party;枯燥无味的宴会；例句：an uninspired lecture. See also Synonyms at stupid lively 缺乏创见的演讲 参见同义词 stupidlively