剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - dull collapse

dull
/dʌl/
adjective
BORING 枯燥的
I
* not interesting or exciting in any way; boring
枯燥的，乏味的，无趣的

1. She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
她为当地报纸写一些乏味的官样文章。

2. He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull (= very boring).
他很和善，但太乏味。

/dʌl/
adjective
NOT BRIGHT 不亮的
* not clear, bright or shiny; dark
模糊的；暗淡的；阴暗的

1. We could just see a dull glow given off by the fire's last embers.
我们只能看见炉火的余烬发出的微弱的光。

2. The first day of our holiday was dull (= cloudy).
我们渡假的第一天天空阴云密布。

/dʌl/
adjective
NOT SHARP 不尖锐的
* describes a sound or pain that is not sharp or clear
（声音）沉闷的；（疼痛）隐约的

1. I heard a dull thud from the kitchen and realized she must have fainted.
听见厨房里传来砰的一声闷响，我意识到一定是她晕倒了。

2. The dull rumble of traffic woke her.
来往车辆的低沉轰鸣声把她吵醒了。

3. She felt a dull ache at the back of her head.
她感到后脑勺隐隐作痛。

old-fashioned
* not intelligent
不聪明的，愚笨的

/dʌl/
adjective
be (as) dull as ditchwater informal
* to be very boring
非常乏味

/dʌl/
verb [T]
* to make something less severe
缓和，缓解；减轻

1. Homeless children sniff glue to dull their hunger pains.
无家可归的孩子吸胶毒来减轻饥饿带来的痛苦。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - dull collapse

dull ★★☆☆☆
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的 If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.

【语用信息】：disapproval

  • They are both nice people but can be rather dull...

    他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。

  • I felt she found me boring and dull...

    我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。

  • The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.

    该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。

dullness

  • They enjoy anything that breaks the dullness of their routine life.

    只要能打破他们日常刻板、沉闷的生活，任何事情他们都喜欢。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词没精打采的;无生气的 Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic.

  • The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.

    人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。

dully

  • His eyes looked dully ahead.

    他目光呆滞地看着前方。

dullness

  • Did you notice any unusual depression or dullness of mind?

    你有没有觉察到抑郁、反应迟钝等反常现象？

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的 A dull colour or light is not bright.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • The stamp was a dull blue colour.

    邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。

dully

  • The street lamps gleamed dully through the night's mist.

    街灯透过夜晚的薄雾隐约泛出亮光。

4.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的 You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy.

  • It's always dull and raining.

    天气总是阴雨连绵。

5.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词（声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的 Dull sounds are not very clear or loud.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...

    在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。

  • The coffin closed with a dull thud.

    棺材合上时发出一声闷响。

dully

  • He heard his heart thump dully but more quickly.

    他听见低沉的心跳声，跳动的速度却更快了。

6.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的 Dull feelings are weak and not intense.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

  • The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...

    通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。

  • I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.

    我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。

dully

  • His arm throbbed dully.

    他的胳膊隐约在抽动。

7.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词钝的;不锋利的 If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp.

【STYLE标签】：OLD-FASHIONED 过时
    8.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词(使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气 If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.

    【语法信息】：V

    【语法信息】：V n

    • Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...

      她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。

    • He can dull your senses with facts and figures...

      他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。

    • Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.

      股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - dull collapse

    ☞ dull
    dull / dQl / adjective (dull·er, dull·est)
    BORING 乏味
    1. not interesting or exciting
       枯燥无味的；无聊的；令人生厌的
       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。
    ⇨ note at boring
    LIGHT / COLOURS 光；色彩
    2. 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。
    SOUNDS 声音
    3. not clear or loud
       不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的:
       The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.
       他走出后门砰的一声闷响关上了。
    WEATHER 天气
    4. not bright, with a lot of clouds
       阴沉的；昏暗的；多云的
       SYN  overcast :
       It was a dull, grey day.
       那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。
    PAIN 疼痛
    5. not very severe, but continuous
       隐隐约约的:
       a dull ache / pain
       隐隐的疼痛
    PERSON 人
    6. 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
    7. (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 noun [U]
    • dully / 5dQlli / adv.:
       '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。
     IDIOMS 
    ▪ (as) dull as 'ditchwater
    (BrE) (US (as) dull as 'dishwater)
       extremely boring
       索然无味；无聊透顶
    ⇨ more at work n. verbPAIN 疼痛
    1. (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:
      ▪ [VN]
       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。
      ▪ [also V]
    PERSON 人
    2. [VN] 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
    3. to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp
       (使)变得无光泽,变模糊,变低沉:
      ▪ [V]
       His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground.
       他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。
      ▪ [VN]
       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。

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - dull collapse

    dull

    I. verb

    Dull is used with these nouns as the subject: eye
    Dull is used with these nouns as the object: appetite, mind, pain, sense

    II. adj.

    • VERBS appear, be, look, seem, sound | become, get The work gets a little ~ at times. | make sth The long lectures made the afternoon ~. | find sth

    • ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | deadly, dreadfully (esp. BrE), incredibly, mind-numbingly The movie was long and deadly ~. | a little, slightly, etc. | disappointingly

    Dull is used with these nouns: ache, blade, brown, child, colour, complexion, existence, eye, gleam, glow, hair, headache, knife, metal, murmur, pain, red, roar, routine, rumble, sky, throb, thud, thump

    The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - dull collapse

    dull
     In addition to the idiom beginning with dull, also see never a dull moment.

    牛津英语同义词学习词典 - dull collapse

    dull adj.
    ⇨ boring (a dull life/place/game) ⇨ cloudy (the dull afternoon light) ⇨ pale 2 (a dull red colour) ⇨ quiet 2 (a dull thud)

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - dull collapse

    dull

    adjective
    1 he is the author of several dull novels
    UNINTERESTING , boring, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dry, dry as dust, flat, bland, characterless, featureless, colourless, monotonous, unexciting, uninspiring, unstimulating, lacking variety, lacking variation, lacking excitement, lacking interest, unimaginative, uneventful, lifeless, soulless, insipid; unoriginal, commonplace, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unremarkable, banal, lame, plodding, ponderous, pedestrian; informal dull as dishwater, deadly, no great shakes, not up to much; Scottish informal dreich; N. Amer. informal dullsville, ornery.
    See AWKWARD SYNONYMS at boring.
    -opposite(s): INTERESTING.

    2 it was a miserably dull Saturday morning
    OVERCAST , cloudy, gloomy, dark, dim, dismal, dreary, bleak, sombre, grey, leaden, murky, sunless, louring; poetic/literary subfusc.
    -opposite(s): SUNNY, BRIGHT.

    3 the window frames were painted in dull colours
    DRAB , dreary, sombre, dark, subdued, muted, toned down, lacklustre, lustreless, colourless, faded, washed out, muddy, watery, pale; poetic/literary subfusc.
    -opposite(s): BRIGHT.

    4 he heard a dull sound outside his door
    MUFFLED , muted, quiet, soft, softened, faint, indistinct; stifled, smothered, suppressed.
    -opposite(s): LOUD ; RESONANT.

    5 the edge of the chisel soon became dull
    BLUNT , blunted, not sharp, unkeen, unsharpened, dulled, edgeless, worn down.
    -opposite(s): SHARP.

    6 an otherwise dull stock market was enlivened by merger plans
    SLACK , sluggish, flat, slow, slow-moving, quiet, inactive, static, stagnant, depressed.
    -opposite(s): BRISK.

    7 the teacher was talking slowly to a rather dull child
    UNINTELLIGENT , stupid, slow, dull-witted, slow-witted, witless, doltish, duncelike, stolid, vacuous, empty-headed, brainless, mindless, foolish, half-witted, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, cretinous, obtuse; informal dense, dim, dim-witted, thick, thick as two short planks, dumb, dopey, dozy, lamebrained, pig-ignorant, bovine, slow on the uptake, soft in the head, brain-dead, boneheaded, chuckleheaded, dunderheaded, wooden-headed, fat-headed, muttonheaded; Brit. informal daft, not the full shilling; N. Amer. vulgar slang dumb-ass.
    -opposite(s): CLEVER.

    8 her cold made her feel dull
    SLUGGISH , lethargic, enervated, unenergetic, listless, languid, torpid, inactive, inert, slow, slow-moving, sleepy, somnolent, drowsy, weary, tired, fatigued, heavy, apathetic; informal dozy, dopey, yawny; N. Amer. informal logy; medicine asthenic, neurasthenic; archaic lymphatic.
    -opposite(s): LIVELY.

    verb
    1 the pain was temporarily dulled by drugs
    LESSEN , decrease, diminish, reduce, dampen, depress, take the edge off, blunt, deaden, mute, soften, tone down, allay, ease, soothe, assuage, alleviate, palliate, moderate, mitigate.
    -opposite(s): INTENSIFY.

    2 sleep had dulled her mind
    NUMB , benumb, deaden, desensitize, render insensitive, stupefy, daze, stun; drug, sedate, tranquillize, narcotize; rare torpefy, obtund.
    -opposite(s): ENLIVEN.

    3 the leaves are dulled by powdery mildew
    FADE , pale, bleach, wash out, decolorize, decolour, dim, etiolate.
    -opposite(s): ENHANCE ; BRIGHTEN.

    4 the rain came in flurries, dulling the sky
    DARKEN , blacken, dim, blur, veil, obscure, shadow, fog; poetic/literary bedim.
    -opposite(s): BRIGHTEN.

    5 the sombre atmosphere of that place dulled her spirit
    DAMPEN , put a damper on, cast a pall over, cast down, lower, depress, crush, shake, sap, suppress, extinguish, smother, stifle, overcome, curb, limit, check, restrain, inhibit.
    -opposite(s): RAISE.

    Collins COBUILD English Usage - dull collapse

    dull

    If you say that something is dull, you mean that it is not interesting.

        I thought the book dull and unoriginal.

        It will be so dull here without you.

    `blunt'

    In modern English, if a knife is no longer sharp, you do not say that it is `dull'. You say that it is blunt.

        Scrape off as much as possible with a blunt knife.

    词源记忆 - dull collapse

    dull 沉闷的
    来自PIE→*dheu, 烟尘，烟雾，词源同dust, deaf, dumb.