dulls

英 [dʌlz]

美 [dʌlz]

v.  减轻; (使)变麻木; 使迟钝; 使不活泼; (使)变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉
dull的第三人称单数

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

• Smoking dulls our brains and weakens our body.
  吸烟能使大脑迟钝，身体虚弱。
• This is probably why jokes people have heard before don't work, as recognition dulls humor because the brain is already primed by experience.
  这也就是以前听过的笑话不会好笑的原因吧。再认知会让幽默打折，因为大脑已经有所准备了。
• It slows thought, and dulls memory.
  缓慢地思考，缓慢地记忆。
• A cold dulls one's taste.
  感冒使人味觉迟钝。
• Researchers found that an image of a romantic partner dulls activity in the pain-processing areas of the brain, to the same degree as paracetamol or narcotics such as cocaine.
  研究人员发现，恋人的照片可以减弱大脑中疼痛处理区的活动，起到类似于扑热息痛片或者可卡因等麻醉剂的作用。
• Indeed, the Wu family dislikes the light gray smog of sulfur particles and other pollutants that darkens the sky and dulls the dark green fields of young wheat and the white blossoms of peach orchards in the distance.
  当然，吴的一家不喜欢那些含有硫和其他污染物的黑烟，它们遮天蔽日，弄脏小麦青苗和雪白的桃花。
• Prolonged routine work dulls the imagination.
  长期按部就班的工作会使想象力变得愚钝。
• Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals.
  如果母亲对这些信号不敏感，这么母婴交流就会变得无趣，因为孩子得不到鼓励，只会发出一些明显的信号。
• Sir, the point is that suffering, when not understood, dulls the mind and heart;
  先生，关键是当痛苦不被了解时，我们的心意就变得迟钝；
• Choice, in other words, dulls the critical faculties.
  换言之，太多选择会钝化人的批判思维。