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blunt /blʌnt/ a. | vt. | vi. | n. I a. 1. 钝的 sharpen a blunt knife 磨钝刀 a blunt pair of scissors 一把钝剪刀 2. 率直的,直言不讳的,不转弯抹角的;生硬的;耿直的 I'm rather blunt in speech. 我说话很直率。 blunt criticism 直言不讳的批评 a blunt refusal 直截了当的拒绝 3. (感觉、理解力等)迟钝的
II ❶ vt. 使钝;使迟钝;使减弱 Grief has blunted her senses. 悲伤使她变得迟钝麻木了。 She took a box of biscuits to blunt her hunger. 她拿了一盒饼干充饥。 ❷ vi. 变钝;变迟钝
III n. 1. 钝器,钝物 2. 〈俚〉现钱 3. 〈美俚〉大麻烟卷 [ME: dull of sight < ?] |