duller

英 [ˈdʌlə]

美 [ˈdʌlər]

adj.  枯燥无味的; 无聊的; 令人生厌的; 不明亮的; 不鲜明的; 无光泽的; 不清晰的; 隐约的; 低沉的
dull的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
  If you describe someone or something asdull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
  1. They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
     他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
  2. I felt she found me boring and dull...
     我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
  3. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
     该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。
• ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的
  Someone or something that isdullis not very lively or energetic.
  1. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
     人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
• ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
  Adullcolour or light is not bright.
  1. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
     邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
• ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
  You say the weather isdullwhen it is very cloudy.
  1. It's always dull and raining.
     天气总是阴雨连绵。
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
  Dullsounds are not very clear or loud.
  1. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...
     在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
  2. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
     棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
• ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
  Dullfeelings are weak and not intense.
  1. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...
     通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
  2. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
     我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
• 钝的;不锋利的
  If a knife or blade isdull, it is not sharp.
• V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
  If somethingdullsor if itis dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
  1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
     她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
  2. He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
     他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
  3. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
     股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

双语例句

• And how much duller that would be.
  而这样的比赛又该有多么的无聊？
• The world is a duller place without you.
  没有你，世界是如此无趣。
• And duller to look at, I know people can use skins but I would personal.
  看了下截图，似乎游戏太暗了，我知道玩家可以使用皮肤，但我个人使用默认的皮。
• If you don't understand then you're duller than I thought.
  如果你那时没明白，你比我想象的还愚笨。
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• In the future, the financial sector will be safer and duller.
  将来，金融业将更加安全，更加索然无味。
• Poor Cathy, frightened from her little romance, had been considerably sadder and duller since its abandonment; and her father insisted on her reading less, and taking more exercise.
  可怜的凯蒂，她那段小小的风流韵事使她受了惊，事过后，就变得相当闷闷不乐了，她的父亲坚持要她少读点书，多运动些。
• They are far duller folk than their caricatures and the offences they are accused of crumble on closer examination.
  与被滑稽化的讽刺漫画形象以及毁灭近期检验结果所引发的攻击相比，他们不过是一些极其单调乏味的人。
• We do not want many'variations'in the proof of a mathematical theorem:'enumeration of cases ', indeed, is one of the duller forms of mathematical argument.
  在数学定理的证明中我们并不需要太多的“变数”，“各种情况的列举”实际上是一种更无趣的数学论证方式。
• In many ways we are and will remain competitors but how much duller and more difficult it would be for both of us if there were only one point like us in Asia.
  不过，如果亚洲祗有一处地方像香港或新加坡，我们的日子将会更加平淡，处境会更加困难。