单词	lull
释义	lull1 verblull2 noun lulllull1 /lʌl/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINlull1 Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from the sound of someone singing to a baby Verb Table VERB TABLE lull Simple Form Present I, you, we, they lull he, she, it lulls Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lulled Present perfect I, you, we, they have lulled he, she, it has lulled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had lulled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will lull Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have lulled Continuous Form Present I am lulling he, she, it is lulling you, we, they are lulling Past I, he, she, it was lulling you, we, they were lulling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been lulling he, she, it has been lulling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been lulling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be lulling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been lulling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The soft music lulled me to sleep. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security. But some people think too much emphasis is being put on duration, lulling investors into a false sense of comfort. He had not had his usual nap, so surely the rhythm of the car would lull him? I wonder whether I lay waiting, having to do without him and lull myself the whole way to sleep. She lulled him to sleep so that she might always find him and caress him as she pleased. The mind must try to lull the body into the automatic response that has been instilled during practice. The sound of waves is the finest way to be lulled to sleep! Waves of ecstatic and delicate color vibrated around me and lulled me to a sense of peace beyond comprehension. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► lulled ... into a false sense of security  Earthquakes here are rare and this has lulled people into a false sense of security (=made people think they were safe when they were not). COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sing/rock/lull somebody to sleep (=make someone sleep by singing etc)· She was usually able to rock the baby back to sleep quite quickly. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► sense · Had she allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security?· We had been lulled into a false sense of security.· The day went so well, in fact, that we were all completely lulled into a false sense of security.· Waves of ecstatic and delicate color vibrated around me and lulled me to a sense of peace beyond comprehension.· The danger now is of being lulled into a false sense of family security.· He was not misled or lulled into a sense of false security or anything of that kind.· The rarity of quakes there has lulled people into a sense of security that many say is false. 1to make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep:  The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep.2to make someone feel safe and confident so that they are completely surprised when something bad happenslull somebody into (doing) something The police lulled me into believing that they did not suspect us. Earthquakes here are rare and this has lulled people into a false sense of security (=made people think they were safe when they were not). lull1 verblull2 noun lulllull2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES For two days there had been a lull in the fighting. I waited for a lull in the conversation, before getting up to go. Managers at Metrocentre have reported a lull in the recession, as takings continue to soar. There was a lull, and then the thunder came again. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mere lull, she told herself, smiling, in an ongoing battle. A second's lull, then such a din! Bill Lucas, used the lull to call in artillery fire and F-18 Hornet bomber strikes on suspected enemy positions. But I was like a wrecked mariner in the lull between two storms. If they were not going to cut Low Meadow there would be a lull in the work of the farm. The temporary lull was broken by sudden shouted orders. Then came the lull before the storm. Two days later there was a lull in the fighting, at least as far as our company was concerned. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora period of time when you stop doing something► break a long or short period when you stop your work or normal activities, before continuing them again later: · She returned to her job after a six-month break.break from: · After finishing school, Craig felt he needed a break from studying.lunch/coffee/tea break (=when you stop work to have lunch, coffee etc): · You get a one hour lunch break, and fifteen minutes for a coffee break in the afternoon. ► pause written a short period during which you stop speaking or stop doing something before starting again: · After a long pause, Barney said: "Yes, I suppose you're right."pause in: · There was a pause in the conversation as everyone turned to say hello to Paul.a pregnant pause (=a pause when someone is expected to say something, especially something awkward or embarrassing): · "Where's Matt?" There was a long and pregnant pause. ► respite a short time when something unpleasant stops happening so that the situation is temporarily better: · The noise went on all night, without a single moment's respite.respite from: · The citizens had only a few days' respite from the conflict, before the shelling began again.be no/little respite: · Weathermen yesterday warned that there would be no respite from the gales.a brief/short-lived/temporary respite: · The drug can only provide a brief respite from the pain.a welcome respite: · Some mothers regard work as a welcome respite from the stress of looking after a home and children. ► letup a short time when something unpleasant stops happening so that the situation is temporarily better. Letup is more informal than respite: · There was a short letup in the downpour after lunch.without (a) letup: · The fighting raged without a letup through the night,letup in: · Kline warned against any letup in the pilot's concentration. ► lull a temporary break in busy activity, noise, talking, fighting etc: · There was a lull, and then the thunder came again.lull in: · Managers at Metrocentre have reported a lull in the recession, as takings continue to soar.· For two days there had been a lull in the fighting.· I waited for a lull in the conversation, before getting up to go. ► breathing space a short time when you stop doing something difficult, tiring etc, so that people have time to think more clearly about the situation: · At last a temporary agreement was reached, which gave both sides a breathing space.breathing space to do something: · After the divorce, I badly needed some breathing space to try and rebuild my life. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sing/rock/lull somebody to sleep (=make someone sleep by singing etc)· She was usually able to rock the baby back to sleep quite quickly. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the lull before the storm Then came the lull before the storm. There was a feeling that something was in the air, that it was the lull before the storm. 1a short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usuallull in a brief lull in the conversation a lull in the fighting2the lull before the storm a short period of time when things are calm, that is followed by a lot of activity, noise, or trouble
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