They weredull and visually forbidding.
它们枯燥无味, 令人望而生畏。
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形容词::dullish
副词::dully
比较级::duller
最高级::dullest
名词::dullness
过去式::dulled
过去分词::dulled
现在分词::dulling
第三人称单数::dulls
"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"
"a dull glow"
"dull silver badly in need of a polish"
"a dull sky"
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
"muffled drums"
"the muffled noises of the street"
"muted trumpets"
"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"
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
"dull greens and blues"
"a dull throbbing"
"dull pain"
"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"
"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
"he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
"worked with the slow students"
"business is dull (or slow)"
"a sluggish market"
"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
"a dull gaze"
"so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"
"the dull thud"
"thudding bullets"
"a dark day"
"a dull sky"
"the sky was leaden and thick"
"Age had dulled the surface"
"the varnished table top dulled with time"
"The shock numbed her senses"
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
1.枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
If you describe someone or something asdull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
e.g. They are both nice people but can be ratherdull...
他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
e.g. I felt she found me boring anddull...
我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
2.没精打采的;无生气的
Someone or something that isdull is not very lively or energetic.
e.g. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feeldull 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。
3.(颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
Adull colour or light is not bright.
dull在线翻译
e.g. The stamp was adull blue colour.
邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
4.阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
You say the weather isdull when it is very cloudy.
e.g. It's alwaysdull and raining.
天气总是阴雨连绵。
5.（声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
dull sounds are not very clear or loud.
e.g. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by thedull 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。
e.g. The coffin closed with adull thud.
棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
6.(感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
dull feelings are weak and not intense.
e.g. The pain, usually adull ache, gets worse with exercise...
通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
e.g. I realized with a kind ofdull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
7.钝的;不锋利的
If a knife or blade isdull, it is not sharp.
8.(使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
If somethingdulls or if itis dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
e.g. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
e.g. He candull your senses with facts and figures...
他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
1. dull的反义词
1. 迟钝的：地名志或地名研究(Toponymy)属于历史语言学范畴. 历史语言学家对地名的来源作了相当的研究. 美国内务部曾汇集了一批能干的语言学家,成立了专门机构,其任务是对美国的地名来源进行研究,给以准确的解释. Bairn or wean 小孩、儿童(child)Dour 迟钝的(dull)Feart 害怕的、吓坏的(scared)
2. 钝：这首歌曲可能是她比较愚钝(dull)的单曲之一,而且大概有她比较微弱的声音表现的其中之一. 然而,它具有「旋律可能真正感动你」的片刻. 麻衣在桥段(bridge)的歌唱部份很有趣. Michael Africk 提供一些很棒的幕后合音 .
3. 枯燥无味：5:语言表达层面上一定要用地道的英语中国人自己读得很顺的英语往往是按中文的语言逻辑写成的中式英语,不但会大大削弱您想表达的意思,产生误解,而且会让招生人员看起来很枯燥无味(dull).
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。
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。
Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
The first half of the game was pretty dull.上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。
There's never a dull moment when John's around.只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。
a dull grey colour暗灰色
dull, lifeless hair无光泽、无弹性的头发
Her eyes were dull.她目光呆滞。
The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.他出去后门砰的一声闷响关上了。
It was a dull, grey day.那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。
a dull ache'/pain隐隐的疼痛
a dull pupil脑子迟钝的小学生
Don't sell into a dull market.不要到萧条的市场去推销。
'u2018I suppose so, 'u2019 she said dully.“我看是这样。”她木然说道。
His leg ached dully.他的腿隐隐作痛。
The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while.他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。
He felt dulled and stupid with sleep.他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。
His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground.他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。
The endless rain seemed to dull all sound.连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。
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。
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。
The stamp was a dull blue colour.邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
It's always dull and raining.天气总是阴雨连绵。
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。
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。
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。
Her quick perception..made him feel irretrievably dull.
出自：H. JamesDancing dulls the brain a bit.
出自：R. Lehmann建议
dull是什么意思
A：Do you think I should join the basketball team, Mary?
玛丽，你认为我应该参加篮球队吗？
B：Why not? If I were you, I certainly would.
为什么不呢？如果我是你，一定参加。
A：But I’m afraid it’ll take up too much of my time.
可是，这恐怕要占去我太多的时间。
B：As the saying goes:Work while you work, play while play. All work and no play makes Jack adull boy, you know?
俗话说：工作时工作，娱乐时娱乐。只工作不娱乐，聪明的孩子也会变得笨拙，你知道吗？
dull
A：Hmm, you’re right.
嗯，你说得对。
Cable TV-(有线电视)
A：Mom, can we get cable TV or a satellite dish?
妈妈，我们可以装有线电视或者卫星电视吗？
B：It costs money, dear. What’s wrong with the regular television stations?
亲爱的，那可很贵呢。一般的电视台有什么不好？
A：The shows aredull and they’re too many advertisements.
这些节目都很没趣，而且广告太多了。
B：Well, you already watch too much TV instead of doing your homework, anyway.
哦，你可是光看那么多电视不做作业了。
dull
A：There ’re educational stations too. I could learn while I watched TV.
（卫星电视）也有教育电视台嘛。我可以一边看电视一边学习。
B：Well, that’s true, but you’d probably only watch cartoons and action movies.
哦，那倒是真的。可是你可能只会看卡通片或动作片哦。
A：No I wouldn’t…can’t we get cable? Everybody has cable.
不，我不会的。我们不可以装有线电视吗？家家都有。
B：Well, if everybody jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
那么，如果人人都跳河，你也跟着跳吗？
A：Mom!!!! Please. All my friends have had it for years.
妈妈！拜托，我的朋友们几年前就有了。
dull是什么意思
B：Get new friends.
那就交一些新朋友。
A：Why are you always so mean?
你为什么总是这么小气？
B：Because you’d end up spoiled rotten if I wasn’t.
如果我不这样的话你肯定会被我宠得不行的。
A：I could help pay for it.
那我也可以出一部分钱嘛。
B：Let’s see how your grades are this semester, and maybe I’ll talk to your father about it.
我们看看你这个学期考得怎么样，然后我倒可以和你爸爸商量一下。
A：O.K. Thanks, Mom!
好的，谢谢妈妈。
They weredull and visually forbidding.
它们枯燥无味, 令人望而生畏。
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