lulling
vt. 使镇静,使安静(lull的现在分词形式)
A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
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。
...a lull in the conversation.
谈话中的一时沉寂
If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
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。
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。
If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
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。
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。
If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.
1. causing to become tranquil
Ellen closed her eyes and began praying, her voice rising and falling , lulling and soothing.
爱伦闭上眼睛开始祷告, 声音时高时低,像催眠又像抚慰.