lull
lull
verb
the lull before the storm
verb
- [with obj.]calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
（用温和的声音或抚爱）使安静，使静下入睡
the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep.
小船有节奏的摇动将她送入了梦乡。
■cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident
使（人）放松警惕
the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security.
那里很少发生地震——它让大家放松了警惕，误以为安全。
■allay (a person's doubts, fears, or suspicions), typically by deception
哄骗
■[no obj.](of noise or a storm) abate or fall quiet
（声音，雷暴）平息，停止
conversation lulled for an hour.
谈话间歇了一小时。
- a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity
暂时平息，暂时平静，暂停
for two days there had been a lull in the fighting.
战斗暂停了两天。
the lull before the storm
- 见 storm
- Middle English: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child; compare with Latin lallare 'sing to sleep', Swedish lulla 'hum a lullaby', and Dutch lullen 'talk nonsense'. The noun (first recorded in the sense 'soothing drink') dates from the mid 17th cent
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