dull的中文翻译是什么意思

dull

US/dʌl/

UK/dʌl/

adj. 枯燥无味的; 晦暗的; 多云的; （声音）不清晰的; (感觉)不明显的; （迟）钝的; 不景气的

v. 变迟钝; 变暗淡; 变麻木

dull的柯林斯释义

ADJ-GRADED枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的

If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.

They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
I felt she found me boring and dull...
我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。

ADJ-GRADED没精打采的;无生气的

Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic.

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

A dull colour or light is not bright.

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 is dull when it is very cloudy.

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

Dull sounds are not very clear or loud.

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。
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

Dull feelings are weak and not intense.

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。
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。

ADJ-GRADED钝的;不锋利的

If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp.

V-ERG(使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气

If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.

Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。

dull的英文释义

Verb

1. make dull in appearance;

Age had dulled the surface

2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness;

the varnished table top dulled with time

3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

4. make numb or insensitive;

The shock numbed her senses

5. make dull or blunt;

Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge

6. become less interesting or attractive

7. make less lively or vigorous;

Middle age dulled her appetite for travel

Adjective

1. 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

2. emitting or reflecting very little light;

a dull glow
dull silver badly in need of a polish
a dull sky

3. being or made softer or less loud or clear;

the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muffled drums
the muffled noises of the street
muted trumpets

4. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

5. (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted;

dull greens and blues

6. not keenly felt;

a dull throbbing
dull pain

7. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students

8. (of business) not active or brisk;