剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - blunt collapse

blunt
/blʌnt/
adjective
NOT SHARP 不锋利的
* describes a pencil, knife, etc. that is not sharp, and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well
（铅笔、刀等）钝的，不锋利的

/blʌnt/
adjective
RUDE 粗鲁的
* saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
直率的，生硬的，直截了当的

1. I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直说了——你创作的最后一件作品糟糕透了。

/blʌnt/
verb [T]
* to make something less sharp
使变钝

* to make a feeling less strong
使（情感）减弱

1. My recent bad experience has rather blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
最近的倒楣经历已经使我对旅游的热情减弱了不少。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - blunt collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词直率的；不客气的；直言不讳的 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.

  • She is blunt about her personal life...

    她对自己的私生活直言不讳。

  • She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.

    她直截了当地告诉业界，这种歧视是完全无法接受的。

bluntly

  • 'I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly...

    “我不相信你！”珍妮毫不客气地说。

  • To put it bluntly, he became a pain.

    坦白地说，他成了个令人头疼的人。

bluntness

  • His bluntness got him into trouble.

    他的耿直给他带来了麻烦。

2.ADJ 形容词（物体）钝的，不锋利的，不尖的 A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

  • One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

    他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词（刀子或刀片）钝的，不锋利的 A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.
    4.VERB 动词使（情感、感觉、需求）减弱；使迟钝 If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.

    【语法信息】：V n

    • The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...

      反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。

    • Our appetite was blunted by the beer.

      喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - blunt collapse

    blunt
    blunt / blQnt / adjective (blunt·er, blunt·est)
    1. without a sharp edge or point
       不锋利的；钝的:
       a blunt knife
       钝刀子
       This pencil's blunt !
       这支铅笔不尖了！
       The police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument.
       警方说他遭到了钝器袭击。
       OPP  sharp
    2. (of a person or remark 人或说话) very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite
       嘴直的；直言的:
       She has a reputation for blunt speaking.
       她说话出了名地直截了当。
       To be blunt, your work is appalling.
       坦率地说,你的活干得糟透了。
    ⇨ note at honest
    • blunt·ness noun [U] verb [VN]
    1. to make sth weaker or less effective
       使减弱；使降低效应:
       Age hadn't blunted his passion for adventure.
       岁月没有冲淡他的冒险激情。
    2. to make a point or an edge less sharp
       使(尖端、刃)变钝

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - blunt collapse

    blunt

    I. verb

    Blunt is used with these nouns as the object: effect

    II. adj.
    Blunt is used with these nouns: answer, blade, edge, honesty, instrument, knife, needle, pencil, razor, refusal, reply, scissors, statement, tool, word

    牛津英语同义词学习词典 - blunt collapse

    blunt verb
    ⇨ moderate    blunt adj.
    ⇨ honest

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - blunt collapse

    blunt

    adjective
    1 a blunt knife
    NOT SHARP , unsharpened, dull, dulled, worn (down), edgeless.
    -opposite(s): SHARP.

    2 the scale is broad with a blunt tip
    ROUNDED , flat, thick, obtuse, stubby, stubbed, unpointed.
    -opposite(s): POINTED.

    3 he had a blunt message for the audience
    STRAIGHTFORWARD , frank, plain-spoken, candid, direct, bluff, to the point, forthright, unequivocal, point-blank, unceremonious, undiplomatic, indelicate;
    BRUSQUE , abrupt, curt, short, sharp, terse, crisp, gruff, bald, brutal, harsh, caustic; stark, bare, simple, unadorned, unembellished, undisguised, unvarnished, unqualified, pulling no punches, hard-hitting, speaking one's mind, not mincing one's words, not beating about the bush, calling a spade a spade; informal upfront, straight from the shoulder.
    -opposite(s): SUBTLE, TACTFUL.

    verb
    1 ebony blunts tools very rapidly
    MAKE LESS SHARP , make blunt, make dull.
    -opposite(s): SHARPEN, HONE.

    2 age hasn't blunted my passion for the good things in life
    DULL , deaden, dampen, soften, numb, weaken, take the edge off; calm, cool, temper, muffle, impair, allay, abate; tone down, dilute, sap, water down, thin, reduce, moderate; assuage, alleviate, mollify, ease, relieve, slake, sate, appease; diminish, decrease, lessen, deplete.
    -opposite(s): INTENSIFY, SHARPEN.

    词源记忆 - blunt collapse

    blunt 钝的
    词源同blind。原指眼盲，引申词义不敏感，心理迟钝，后指物体钝化。