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单词 lull
释义 lull¹ /lʌl/ n.
1.短暂的间歇期;暂时的平静期

We resumed work after a lull of several weeks.短暂歇息了几周后, 我们重新投入了工作。

a lull in sth…暂时的平静期

There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.现任总统当选之后, 政治暴力局面有了暂时的平静。

a lull in the conversation谈话中一时的沉寂

2.the lull before the storm暴风雨前的平静

In East-West relations this was the lull before a huge political storm.在东西方关系中, 这是一场巨大的政治风暴来临前的片刻平静。

lull² /lʌl/ vt.
1.(soothe)安抚;使安静;哄

With the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze.头顶的天花板一动不动地悬在高处, 这使我放松下来, 打起了瞌睡。

+ motion, music在…的作用下变得安静

You can simply sit back, lulled by the rhythmic motion of the boat.你只需向后仰坐着, 感受小船有节奏的摇晃所带来的平静。

to lull sb to sleep使某人安然入睡

Little by little the rocking of the ferry lulled them to sleep.渡船的摇晃使他们慢慢安然入睡。

2.(mislead)麻痹;蒙蔽;误导

Hitler had aimed at domination while lulling his neighbours with talk of peace and limited aims.希特勒打着和平谈判和所图不多的旗号麻痹邻国, 却一心想着称霸。

to be lulled into sth被蒙蔽进入某种状态

She was scared she was being lulled into happiness.她害怕自己的幸福只是别人制造的假象。

to be lulled into doing sth被误导做某事

I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter.我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。

to be lulled into a false sense of security被蒙蔽而产生一种错误的安全感
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