dull
adj. 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的
vt. 使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和
vi. 减少；变迟钝
n. (Dull)人名；(罗、匈)杜尔；(柬)杜；(英)达尔
adj.
钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的
v.
缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
变形
过去式：dulled过去分词：dulled现在分词：dulling第三人称单数：dulls
双语释义
adj.(形容词)不鲜明的,不清楚的 not bright or clear
迟钝的,呆笨的 slow in understanding; stupid
枯燥无味的,令人厌烦的,单调的 lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous
不锋利 not sharp
感觉不明显 (of pain) not felt sharply
萧条的,清淡的 (of trade) not busy; slow
英英释义
dull[ dʌl ]
v.
make dull in appearance
"Age had dulled the surface"
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
"the varnished table top dulled with time"
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
同义词：mufflemutedampdampentone down
make numb or insensitive
同义词：numbbenumbblunt
make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
同义词：blunt
become less interesting or attractive
同义词：pall
make less lively or vigorous
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
adj.
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"
emitting or reflecting very little light
"a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
同义词：muffledmutedsoftened
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"
同义词：boringdeadeningho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
"dull greens and blues"
not keenly felt
"a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
同义词：densedimdumbobtuseslow
(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"
同义词：slowsluggish
not having a sharp edge or point
"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
"the dull thud"
同义词：thudding
darkened with overcast
"a dull sky"
同义词：greygrayleaden
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
dull class迟钝的一班
dull colour暗淡的颜色
dull glow昏暗的光
dull man头脑简单的人
dull mind迟钝的头脑
dull pupil迟钝的学生
～+介词
dull in appearance外表呆板
dull of hearing听觉不灵
dull of understanding理解迟钝
同近义词辨析
dull, monotonous, tedious, dreary这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思，其区别是：
dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。
tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。
dreary侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。
silly, dull, simple, stupid, foolish这组词都有“愚蠢的，笨的，傻的”的意思，其区别是：
silly口语用词，可和foolish互换，但语气稍强。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智，强调单纯、低能和糊涂。
dull指对问题理解迟钝，缺乏灵敏机智头脑，可能是先下智力低下，也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。
simple强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。
stupid多指人或行为的愚蠢，尤指先天智能低下，或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与silly和foolish换用，但语气强，常含贬义。
foolish一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢，或缺乏常识与判断力，或指行动的愚蠢可笑。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Jack had all work but no play, making him a dull boy.
杰克只学不玩,这使得他成为一个呆笨的孩子。
It's impossible to cut a pineapple with such a dull knife.
用一把这么钝的刀子切菠萝是不可能的。
The mind becomes dull if the body doesn't get on exercise.
要是身体得不到锻炼,头脑也会迟钝的。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
The dying fire was throwing out a dull red light.
将要熄灭的火发出暗红色的光。
用作动词(v.)
The heating was turned up high to dull his audience's senses.
暖气温度被调到很高，以至于听众的意识变得迟钝。
She gave me some medicine to dull the pain.
她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。
The sensory nerves of this old man seem to dull.
这位老人的感觉神经似乎不太敏锐了。
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dull
dull: [13] Dull originally meant ‘slow-witted’. It was borrowed from Middle Low German dul, a descendant of the prehistoric Germanic adjective *dulaz, which also produced German toll and Old English dol ‘stupid’ (the Old English adjective does not seem to have survived beyond the 10th century). The modern meaning ‘boring’ developed in the 15th century. The now littleused dullard [15] is a derivative (reflecting the adjective’s original sense), as also is probably dolt [16].=> dolt
dull (adj.)
c. 1200, "stupid;" early 13c., "blunt, not sharp;" rare before mid-14c., apparently from Old English dol "dull-witted, foolish," or an unrecorded parallel word, or from Middle Low German dul "slow-witted," both from Proto-Germanic *dulaz (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon dol "foolish," Old High German tol, German toll "mad, wild," Gothic dwals "foolish"), from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, vapor, smoke" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits"). Of color from early 15c.; of pain or other sensations from 1725. Sense of "boring" first recorded 1580s.
dull. (8) Not exhilarating; not delightful; as to make dictionaries is dull work. [Johnson]
Dullsville, slang for "town where nothing happens," attested from 1960.dull (v.)
c. 1200, "to grow weary, tire;" of pointed or edged things from c. 1400; of the senses from 1550s; from dull (adj.). Related: Dulled; dulling.
1. Clyde looked out through the heavily barred windows on the dull square.
克莱德倚着栏栅很密的窗口望着外面单调异常的广
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. A dull face invited a dull fate.
既有一张毫无光彩的脸，就只配过毫无光彩的生活。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. Because the acting was dull, the film was a big flop.
由于演出死板,那部电影彻底砸锅。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. A hissing gas lamp suspended from the ceiling cast a dull light.
一盏煤气灯嗡嗡地响着．从顶棚投射出暗淡的光。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. But for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull.
要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. Cannel coal is dull black.
烛煤呈暗黑色。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. A bright student learns quickly.
聪明的学生学得快。（反dull笨）
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. be quick [dull] of apprehension
悟性敏锐 [迟钝],理解力强 [弱]
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. Counterfeit portraits often look dull or one-dimensional.
假冒的画像看上去常常显得呆滞或缺乏立体感。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. He felt a dull ache.
他感到有一种说不清楚的难过。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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