lacking interest or excitement 乏味的,单调的,呆板的 your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring. 你的食谱不必单调乏味。 ■(archaic)(of a person) feeling bored and dispirited (古)(人)感觉无聊的,无生气的,沮丧的 she said she wouldn't be dull and lonely. 她说她不会觉得孤独无聊。
lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen 不鲜明的,晦暗的;无光泽的 his face glowed in the dull lamplight. 在幽暗的灯光下他的脸在发亮。 his black hair looked dull. 他的黑头发看上去没有光泽。 ■(of the weather) overcast; gloomy (天气)阴沉的;昏暗的 next morning dawned dull. 第二天破晓时天阴沉沉的。 ■(of sound) not clear; muffled (声音)不清晰的,沉闷的 a dull thud of hooves. 马蹄的闷响。 ■(of pain) indistinctly felt; not acute 隐隐作痛的,非剧痛的 there was a dull pain in his lower jaw. 他的下巴隐隐作痛。 ■(of an edge or blade) blunt (锋,刃)钝的,不锋利的 when cutting hard rock the edge soon became dull. 切割坚硬的石头时,刀刃很快就变钝了。
(of a person) slow to understand; stupid (人)愚钝的;愚蠢的,笨的 the voice of a teacher talking to a rather dull child. 老师和一个笨孩子谈话的声音。 ■(archaic)(of a person's senses) not perceiving things distinctly; insensitive (古)(感觉)迟钝的,不敏感的;麻木的 ■(of activity) sluggish, slow-moving (行动)迟缓的,慢腾腾的 trading was dull and low in volume. 贸易不活跃,交易量较低。
verb
make or become dull or less intense 使乏味(或不鲜明、迟钝),变得乏味(或不鲜明、迟钝) [with obj.]time dulls the memory. 时间使记忆模糊。 [no obj.]Albert's eyes dulled a little. 艾伯特的眼睛变得有些黯淡。
常用词组 (as) dull as dishwater (或 ditchwater)
extremely dull 无聊透顶,索然无味
dull the edge of
cause to be less keenly felt; reduce the intensity or effectiveness of 减轻…的感觉;削弱…的强度 she'd have to find something to dull the edges of the pain. 她不得不找东西来缓解疼痛。
派生 dullish adjective dullness noun
(亦作 dulness)
dully [ˈdʌlˌli] adverb 语源
Old English dol 'stupid', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol 'crazy' and German toll 'mad, fantastic, wonderful'