1 N-COUNT 间歇期;平静期 A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement. 间歇期;平静期
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There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president. [+ in]
现任总统当选之后,政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
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...a lull in the conversation. [+ in]
谈话中的一时沉寂
SYN respite, pause, quiet, silence
2 VERB 哄骗;麻痹;使放松警惕 If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe. 哄骗;麻痹;使放松警惕 [Also VERB n + into]
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It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security. [be VERB-ed + into]
很容易就会被麻痹,进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
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I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter. [be V-ed into n/-ing]
我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
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Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever. [VERB-ed]
近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
SYN calm, soothe, subdue, still
3 VERB 使安静;使昏昏欲睡 If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy. 使安静;使昏昏欲睡
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With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze. [VERB noun]
半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡,我很快便打起盹来。
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The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze. [V n into/to n]
车轮呼呼地转着,他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。
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Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep. [V n + into/to]
森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
4 PHRASE 暴风雨前的宁静 If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future. 暴风雨前的宁静
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