lull

英 [lʌl]

美 [lʌl]

n.  (活动间的)平静时期，间歇
v.  使放松; 使镇静; (使)减弱; 缓和

过去分词：lulled　现在分词：lulling　过去式：lulled　复数：lulls　第三人称单数：lulls　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14132 / COCA.13314

短语用例

lull sb into sth

• 麻痹；诱使
  to make sb feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when sb does sth bad or dishonest
  1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
     谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
  2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
     就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

牛津词典

noun

• （活动间的）平静时期，间歇
  a quiet period between times of activity
  1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
     谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
  2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
     就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

verb

• 使放松；使镇静
  to make sb relaxed and calm
  1. The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep .
     发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。
• （使）减弱；缓和
  to make sth, or to become, less strong
  1. His father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.
     男孩在他父亲来了后便不那么焦躁不安了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 间歇期；平静期
  Alullis a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
  1. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
     现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
  2. ...a lull in the conversation.
     谈话中的一时沉寂
• VERB 哄骗；麻痹；使放松警惕
  If youare lulled intofeeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
  1. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...
     很容易就会被麻痹，进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
  2. I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter...
     我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
  3. Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
     近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
• VERB 使安静；使昏昏欲睡
  If someone or somethinglullsyou, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
  1. With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...
     半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡，我很快便打起盹来。
  2. The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze...
     车轮呼呼地转着，他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。
  3. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
     森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
• 暴风雨前的宁静
  If you describe a situation asthe lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.

英英释义

noun

• a period of calm weather
  1. there was a lull in the storm
  Synonym:quiet
• a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
  1. there was never a letup in the noise
  Synonym:letup

verb

• become quiet or less intensive
  1. the fighting lulled for a moment
  Synonym:calm down
• calm by deception
  1. Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
• make calm or still
  1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  Synonym:calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenstill

双语例句

• This will lull you into false confidence in your ability.
  这将迷惑你，使你对你的能力错误地自信。
• There was a lull in the storm. I got in an hour's gardening between the showers.
  暴风雨的中间有一个间歇。阵雨间歇时我抽空整理了一小时花园。
• Optimists like to blame it on a summer lull, or temporary jitters about US unemployment or the euro-zone.
  乐观主义者喜欢将其归咎为夏日间歇，或美国失业状况及欧元区形势暂时引起的紧张。
• This is just the lull before the storm folks.
  这仅仅是暴风雨来临前的平静。
• During a lull in the battle, when mom had been stabilized and brought out of immediate danger, a nurse asked me if he had a name.
  在一次“战斗”中的间歇，妈妈稳定下来，走出了直接的危险，一个护士问我，是否他有一个名字。
• With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze
  半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡，我很快便打起盹来。
• I remember days of sunshine and of warmth, a sensation of lull, as if the world waited and held its breath.
  我记得那些日子的阳光和温暖，有种静止了的感觉，似乎整个世界都在等待，屏住呼吸地等待。
• There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
  现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
• But the current lull in fighting has created an opportunity for diplomatic dialogue that the US should exploit.
  但目前战斗暂时平息，为外交对话创造了一个机会，而美国应该加以利用。
• Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
  森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。