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单词 blunt
释义
blunt
blʌnt blʌnt
Word forms: comparative blunter, superlative bluntest, 3rd person singular present tense blunts, present participle blunting, past tense , past participle blunted
1 ADJ-GRADED 直率的;不客气的;直言不讳的 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. 直率的;不客气的;直言不讳的
  • She is blunt about her personal life.

    她对自己的私生活直言不讳。

  • She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.

    她直截了当地告诉业界,这种歧视是完全无法接受的。

SYN frank, forthright, straightforward, explicit
bluntly
  • 'I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly.

    我不相信你!珍妮毫不客气地说。

  • To put it bluntly, he became a pain.

    坦白地说,他成了个令人头疼的人。

bluntness
  • His bluntness got him into trouble.

    他的耿直给他带来了麻烦。

2 ADJ [ADJ n] (物体)钝的,不锋利的,不尖的 A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. (物体)钝的,不锋利的,不尖的
  • One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

    他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。

3 ADJ-GRADED (刀子或刀片)钝的,不锋利的 A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. (刀子或刀片)钝的,不锋利的
4 VERB 使(情感、感觉、需求)减弱;使迟钝 If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. 使(情感、感觉、需求)减弱;使迟钝
  • The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it. [VERB noun]

    反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。

  • Our appetite was blunted by the beer. [VERB noun]

    喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

SYN dull, weaken, soften, numb
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