钝的;迟钝的;呆滞的;阴暗的
缓和;减轻;使阴暗;
过去式:dulled过去分词:dulled现在分词:dulling第三人称单数:dulls
"Age had dulled the surface"
"the varnished table top dulled with time"
同义词:mufflemutedampdampentone down
同义词:numbbenumbblunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
同义词:blunt
同义词:pall
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
"he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
"a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
同义词:muffledmutedsoftened
"a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"
同义词:boringdeadeningho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome
"dull greens and blues"
"a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
同义词:densedimdumbobtuseslow
"business is dull (or slow)"
同义词:slowsluggish
"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"
"the dull thud"
同义词:thudding
"a dull sky"
同义词:greygrayleaden
这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思,其区别是:
dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。
tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷,缺乏活力,使感到不舒服。
dreary侧重无趣味的,不活泼的事或思想状态。
这组词都有“愚蠢的,笨的,傻的”的意思,其区别是:
silly口语用词,可和foolish互换,但语气稍强。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智,强调单纯、低能和糊涂。
dull指对问题理解迟钝,缺乏灵敏机智头脑,可能是先下智力低下,也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。
simple强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。
stupid多指人或行为的愚蠢,尤指先天智能低下,或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与silly和foolish换用,但语气强,常含贬义。
foolish一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢,或缺乏常识与判断力,或指行动的愚蠢可笑。