- 使变钝,弄钝,使不锋利:
to dull an ax
把斧子砍钝
to dull a knife
把小刀用钝
- 使变沉闷,使变低沉:
Her shriek was dulled by the loud crash of thunder.
她的尖叫声在震耳的雷声中变得低沉了。
- 使晦暗,使不鲜明,使无光泽:
The colour of the red flag has been dulled by age.
那面红旗因年深日久而褪色了。
- 使麻木;使迟钝,使变得不活泼:
Old age is dulling my thinking.
年龄的增长使我思想日见迟钝了。
The smell from the garbage dulled her appetite.
闻到来自垃圾的臭味使她食欲大减。
Watching TV for a long time dulls one's wits.
长时间看电视使人头脑迟钝。
- 使(兴趣、痛苦等)减少,减轻,削弱:
He took drugs to dull pain.
他吃了药以减轻疼痛。
She gave me some medicine to dull the pain.
她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。
to dull the edge of someone's grief
减轻某人的悲痛(或忧伤)