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单词 blunt
释义 blunt¹ /blʌnt/ adj.
1.+ knife, scissors钝的

I can't chop the vegetables with this - it's too blunt.拿这个可切不了菜, 太钝了。

2.(not pointed)+ object不锋利的;不尖的

He had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.他的头部被人用钝器击打了13下。

3.+ pencil用秃了的

My pencil's blunt.我的铅笔用秃了。

4.(frank)+ person率直的;直截了当的

He was quite blunt about it.他对此非常直率。

She is blunt about her personal life.她谈起自己的个人生活毫不隐晦。

5.+ message, warning, response坦率的;直言不讳的

His blunt response surprised them.他的坦率回答令他们吃了一惊。

She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.她坦率地告诉资方, 这种歧视完全无法接受。

(frankly)坦率地说

To be blunt, you are no longer needed here.坦率地说, 这里不再需要你了。

blunt² /blʌnt/ vt.
1.+ scissors, knife使变钝

You'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut card.你要是用剪刀剪卡片, 会把刀刃弄钝的。

2.(lessen)+ appetite, response, impact使迟钝;使减弱

Our appetite was blunted by the beer.喝过啤酒后, 我们没什么食欲了。

The constant violence has blunted the human response to it.接连不断的暴行使人们的反应变得迟钝了。

These problems have undoubtedly blunted the impact of strategic bombing.这些问题无疑降低了战略轰炸造成的影响。

blunt³ /blʌnt/ n.
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