英语词汇dull怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

🔑 dull

BrE

/dʌl/

NAmE

/dʌl/

adjective

(

dull·er

dull·est

)

➤boring 乏味

🔑

not interesting or exciting 枯燥无味的；沉闷的；无聊的

SYN

dreary

◆

Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。

◆

The first half of the game was pretty dull. 上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。

◆

There's

never a dull moment

when John's around. 只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。

boringdull ⬥ tedious

These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. 以上各词均形容话题、活动、人或地方等没意思、乏味。

boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient 指没有趣味的、令人厌倦或厌烦的：◆He's such a boring man! 他那人无趣得很！◆She found her job very boring. 她觉得自己的工作很无聊。
dull not interesting or exciting 指枯燥无味的、沉闷的：◆Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient 指冗长的、单调乏味的、令人厌烦的：◆The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。

Patterns

to be boring/dull/tedious for sb
boring/dull/tedious subjects/books
boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games
a boring/dull place/man/woman/person
deadly boring/dull

➤light/colours 光；色彩

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not bright or shiny 不明亮的；不鲜明的；无光泽的

◆

a dull grey colour 暗灰色

◆

dull, lifeless hair 无光泽、无弹性的头发

◆

Her eyes were dull. 她目光呆滞。

➤weather 天气

🔑

not bright, with a lot of clouds 阴沉的；昏暗的

SYN

overcast

◆

It was a dull, grey day. 那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。

➤sounds 声音

not clear or loud 不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的

◆

The gates shut behind him with a dull thud. 他走出后，大门砰的一声闷响关上了。

➤pain 疼痛

not very severe, but continuous 隐隐约约的

◆

dull ache/pain

隐隐的疼痛

➤person 人

slow in understanding 迟钝的；愚笨的

SYN

stupid

◆

a dull pupil 脑子迟钝的小学生

➤trade 贸易

(

especially NAmE

)

not busy; slow 萧条的；不景气的；呆滞的

◆

Don't sell into a dull market. 不要到萧条的市场去推销。

▸

dull·ness

BrE

/ˈdʌlnəs/

NAmE

/ˈdʌlnəs/

noun

[

]

▸

dully

BrE

/ˈdʌlli/

NAmE

/ˈdʌlli/

adverb

◆

'I suppose so,' she said dully. “我看是这样。” 她木然说道。

◆

His leg ached dully. 他的腿隐隐作痛。

●(as) dull as ˈditchwater

(

BrE

)

(

(as) dull as ˈdishwater

)

extremely boring 索然无味；无聊透顶

Similes in idioms (as) bald as a coot, (as) blind as a bat, (as) bright as a button, (as) bold as brass, as busy as a bee, as clean as a whistle, (as) dead as athe dodo, (as) deaf as a post, (as) dull as ditchwater, (as) fit as a fiddle, as flat as a pancake, (as) good as gold, (as) mad as a hattera March hare, (as) miserableugly as sin, as old as the hills, (as) pleased as Punch, as pretty as a picture, (as) regular as clockwork, (as) quick as a flash, (as) safe as houses, (as) sound as a bell, (as) steady as a rock, (as) thick as two short planks, (as) tough as old boots

●all ˌwork and no ˈplay (makes ˌJack a dull ˈboy)

(

saying

)

it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻

🔑 dull

BrE

/dʌl/

NAmE

/dʌl/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

dull

BrE

/dʌl/

NAmE

/dʌl/

present simple - he / she / it

dulls

BrE

/dʌlz/

NAmE

/dʌlz/

past simple

dulled

BrE

/dʌld/

NAmE

/dʌld/

past participle

dulled

BrE

/dʌld/

NAmE

/dʌld/

-ing form

dulling

BrE

/ˈdʌlɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈdʌlɪŋ/

➤pain 疼痛

[

, I

]

~ (sth) (of pain or an emotion 疼痛或感情) to become or be made weaker or less severe 减轻；（使）变麻木

◆

The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while. 他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。

➤person 人

[

]

~ sb

to make a person slower or less lively 使迟钝；使不活泼

◆

He felt dulled and stupid with sleep. 他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。

➤colours/sounds 色彩；声音

[

, T

]

to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp （使）变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉

◆

His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground. 他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。

◆

~ sth

The endless rain seemed to dull all sound. 连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。

单词	dull
释义	adjective verb 🔑 dullBrE /dʌl/NAmE /dʌl/ adjective (dull·er, dull·est) ➤boring 乏味🔑 not interesting or exciting 枯燥无味的；沉闷的；无聊的 SYN dreary ◆Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。◆The first half of the game was pretty dull. 上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。◆There's never a dull moment when John's around. 只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。boringdull ⬥ tedious These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. 以上各词均形容话题、活动、人或地方等没意思、乏味。 boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient 指没有趣味的、令人厌倦或厌烦的：◆He's such a boring man! 他那人无趣得很！◆She found her job very boring. 她觉得自己的工作很无聊。 dull not interesting or exciting 指枯燥无味的、沉闷的：◆Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。 tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient 指冗长的、单调乏味的、令人厌烦的：◆The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。 Patterns to be boring/dull/tedious for sb boring/dull/tedious subjects/books boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games a boring/dull place/man/woman/person deadly boring/dull ➤light/colours 光；色彩🔑 not bright or shiny 不明亮的；不鲜明的；无光泽的◆a dull grey colour 暗灰色◆dull, lifeless hair 无光泽、无弹性的头发◆Her eyes were dull. 她目光呆滞。➤weather 天气🔑 not bright, with a lot of clouds 阴沉的；昏暗的 SYN overcast ◆It was a dull, grey day. 那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。➤sounds 声音not clear or loud 不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的◆The gates shut behind him with a dull thud. 他走出后，大门砰的一声闷响关上了。➤pain 疼痛not very severe, but continuous 隐隐约约的◆a dull ache/pain 隐隐的疼痛➤person 人slow in understanding 迟钝的；愚笨的 SYN stupid ◆a dull pupil 脑子迟钝的小学生➤trade 贸易(especially NAmE) not busy; slow 萧条的；不景气的；呆滞的◆Don't sell into a dull market. 不要到萧条的市场去推销。▸ dull·ness BrE /ˈdʌlnəs/NAmE /ˈdʌlnəs/ noun [U] ▸ dully BrE /ˈdʌlli/NAmE /ˈdʌlli/ adverb◆'I suppose so,' she said dully. “我看是这样。” 她木然说道。◆His leg ached dully. 他的腿隐隐作痛。●(as) dull as ˈditchwater(BrE) (US(as) dull as ˈdishwater) extremely boring 索然无味；无聊透顶 Similes in idioms (as) bald as a coot, (as) blind as a bat, (as) bright as a button, (as) bold as brass, as busy as a bee, as clean as a whistle, (as) dead as athe dodo, (as) deaf as a post, (as) dull as ditchwater, (as) fit as a fiddle, as flat as a pancake, (as) good as gold, (as) mad as a hattera March hare, (as) miserableugly as sin, as old as the hills, (as) pleased as Punch, as pretty as a picture, (as) regular as clockwork, (as) quick as a flash, (as) safe as houses, (as) sound as a bell, (as) steady as a rock, (as) thick as two short planks, (as) tough as old boots●all ˌwork and no ˈplay (makes ˌJack a dull ˈboy)(saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻 🔑 dullBrE /dʌl/NAmE /dʌl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dull BrE /dʌl/ NAmE /dʌl/present simple - he / she / it dulls BrE /dʌlz/ NAmE /dʌlz/past simple dulled BrE /dʌld/ NAmE /dʌld/past participle dulled BrE /dʌld/ NAmE /dʌld/ -ing form dulling BrE /ˈdʌlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʌlɪŋ/➤pain 疼痛 [T, I] ~ (sth) (of pain or an emotion 疼痛或感情) to become or be made weaker or less severe 减轻；（使）变麻木◆The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while. 他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。➤person 人 [T] ~ sbto make a person slower or less lively 使迟钝；使不活泼◆He felt dulled and stupid with sleep. 他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。➤colours/sounds 色彩；声音 [I, T] to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp （使）变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉◆His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground. 他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。◆~ sthThe endless rain seemed to dull all sound. 连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。
随便看	cut sb/sth↔up cut sb to the quick cut sb up cut sb up cut sb↔down cut sb↔off cut sb↔out (of sth) cut sb↔up cutscene cuts corners cuts in cut somebody in (on something) cut somebodyout (of something) cut somebody/somethingup cut somebodyup cut some slack cut somethingout cut somethingout (of something) cut somethingup cuts out cut sth away (from sth) cut sth back cut sth down cut sth down (to…) cut sth loose from sb