dull,dull,dull是什么意思,dull怎么读,dull的用法
英 [dʌl] 美 [dʌl]
钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的
缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
变形
过去式：dulled过去分词：dulled现在分词：dulling第三人称单数：dulls
双语释义
adj.(形容词)- 不鲜明的,不清楚的 not bright or clear
- 迟钝的,呆笨的 slow in understanding; stupid
- 枯燥无味的,令人厌烦的,单调的 lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous
- 不锋利 not sharp
- 感觉不明显 (of pain) not felt sharply
- 萧条的,清淡的 (of trade) not busy; slow
英英释义
dull[ dʌl ]
- v.
- make dull in appearance
"Age had dulled the surface"
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
"the varnished table top dulled with time"
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
同义词：mufflemutedampdampentone down
- make numb or insensitive
同义词：numbbenumbblunt
- make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
同义词：blunt
- become less interesting or attractive
同义词：pall
- make less lively or vigorous
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
- make dull in appearance
- adj.
- lacking in liveliness or animation
"he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
- emitting or reflecting very little light
"a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
同义词：muffledmutedsoftened
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"
同义词：boringdeadeningho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
"dull greens and blues"
- not keenly felt
"a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
同义词：densedimdumbobtuseslow
- (of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"
同义词：slowsluggish
- not having a sharp edge or point
"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
"the dull thud"
同义词：thudding
- darkened with overcast
"a dull sky"
同义词：greygrayleaden
- lacking in liveliness or animation
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词- dull class迟钝的一班
- dull colour暗淡的颜色
- dull glow昏暗的光
- dull man头脑简单的人
- dull mind迟钝的头脑
- dull pupil迟钝的学生
- dull in appearance外表呆板
- dull of hearing听觉不灵
- dull of understanding理解迟钝
同近义词辨析
dull, monotonous, tedious, dreary这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思，其区别是：
dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。
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。
dreary侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。
silly, dull, simple, stupid, foolish这组词都有“愚蠢的，笨的，傻的”的意思，其区别是：
silly口语用词，可和foolish互换，但语气稍强。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智，强调单纯、低能和糊涂。
dull指对问题理解迟钝，缺乏灵敏机智头脑，可能是先下智力低下，也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。
simple强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。
stupid多指人或行为的愚蠢，尤指先天智能低下，或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与silly和foolish换用，但语气强，常含贬义。
foolish一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢，或缺乏常识与判断力，或指行动的愚蠢可笑。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)- Jack had all work but no play, making him a dull boy.
杰克只学不玩,这使得他成为一个呆笨的孩子。 - 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。 - The mind becomes dull if the body doesn't get on exercise.
要是身体得不到锻炼,头脑也会迟钝的。 - This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。 - The dying fire was throwing out a dull red light.
将要熄灭的火发出暗红色的光。
- The heating was turned up high to dull his audience's senses.
暖气温度被调到很高，以至于听众的意识变得迟钝。 - She gave me some medicine to dull the pain.
她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。 - The sensory nerves of this old man seem to dull.
这位老人的感觉神经似乎不太敏锐了。