| 单词 | dull |
| 释义 | adjectiveverb🔑 dullBrE /dʌl/ NAmE /dʌl/ adjective (dull·er , dull·est ) ➤ boring 乏味🔑 not interesting or exciting 枯燥无味的；沉闷的；无聊的SYN dreary◆ Life in a small town could be deadly dull . 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。◆ The first half of the game was pretty dull . 上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。◆ There's never a dull moment when John's around . 只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。boringdull ⬥ tediousThese words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.以上各词均形容话题、活动、人或地方等没意思、乏味。boringnot interesting; making you feel tired and impatient指没有趣味的、令人厌倦或厌烦的：◆He's such a boring man!他那人无趣得很！◆She found her job very boring.她觉得自己的工作很无聊。dullnot interesting or exciting指枯燥无味的、沉闷的：◆Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。tediouslasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient指冗长的、单调乏味的、令人厌烦的：◆The journey soon became tedious.那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。Patternsto be boring/dull/tedious for sbboring/dull/tedious subjects/booksboring/dull/tedious jobs/work/gamesa boring/dull place/man/woman/persondeadly boring/dull➤ light /colours 光；色彩🔑 not bright or shiny 不明亮的；不鲜明的；无光泽的◆ a dull grey colour 暗灰色◆ dull , lifeless hair 无光泽、无弹性的头发◆ Her eyes were dull . 她目光呆滞。➤ weather 天气🔑 not bright , with a lot of clouds 阴沉的；昏暗的SYN overcast◆ It was a dull , grey day . 那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。➤ sounds 声音not clear or loud 不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的◆ The gates shut behind him with a dull thud . 他走出后，大门砰的一声闷响关上了。➤ pain 疼痛not very severe , but continuous 隐隐约约的◆ a dull ache /pain 隐隐的疼痛➤ person 人slow in understanding 迟钝的；愚笨的SYN stupid◆ a dull pupil 脑子迟钝的小学生➤ trade 贸易(especiallyNAmE ) not busy ; slow 萧条的；不景气的；呆滞的◆ Don't sell into a dull market . 不要到萧条的市场去推销。▸ dull·ness BrE /ˈdʌlnəs/ NAmE /ˈdʌlnəs/ noun [U ]▸ dully BrE /ˈdʌlli/ NAmE /ˈdʌlli/ adverb ◆ 'I suppose so ,' she said dully . “我看是这样。” 她木然说道。◆ His leg ached dully . 他的腿隐隐作痛。 ● (as ) dull as ˈditchwater (BrE ) (US (as ) dull as ˈdishwater ) extremely boring 索然无味；无聊透顶Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots● all ˌwork and no ˈplay (makes ˌJack a dull ˈboy )(saying ) it is not healthy to spend all your time working ; you need to relax too 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻🔑 dullBrE /dʌl/ NAmE /dʌl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they dull BrE /dʌl/ NAmE /dʌl/ present simple - he / she / it dulls BrE /dʌlz/ NAmE /dʌlz/ past simple dulled BrE /dʌld/ NAmE /dʌld/ past participle dulled BrE /dʌld/ NAmE /dʌld/ -ing form dulling BrE /ˈdʌlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʌlɪŋ/ ➤ pain 疼痛[T , I ]~ (sth )(of pain or an emotion 疼痛或感情) to become or be made weaker or less severe 减轻；（使）变麻木◆ The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while . 他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。➤ person 人[T ]~sb to make a person slower or less lively 使迟钝；使不活泼◆ He felt dulled and stupid with sleep . 他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。➤ colours /sounds 色彩；声音[I , T ]to become or to make sth less bright , clean or sharp （使）变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉◆ His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground . 他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。◆ ~sth The endless rain seemed to dull all sound . 连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。 |
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