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单词 lustreless
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Definition of lustreless in English:

lustreless

(US lusterless)
adjective ˈlʌstələsˈləstərləs
  • Not bright or shiny; dull.

    her uncombed, lustreless black hair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This resulted in symptoms of shortness of breath and a lusterless facial complexion.
    • Examination found that the patient lacked spirit, and had a lusterless face.
    • Mitch and I imagined ourselves refinishing the lusterless hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms.
    • If these symptoms are accompanied with a lusterless complexion, dizziness, pale tongue and lips, and a thready pulse, then these are heart blood deficiency syndromes.
    • The stage is lusterless, the direction inert, the action scrappy, and every invitation for theatrical excitement turned aside.
    • I could understand his regarding it as of small importance when I looked at it, for the metal was almost black and the stones lustreless and dull.
    • Symptoms may include obesity, dry skin and hair, both of which tend to be lusterless, low blood pressure, slow pulse, sluggishness of all functions, depressed muscular activity and goiter.
    • In a dark rocky cave, a giant octopus spread its long, writhing tentacles in search of its prey, and gazed the while through the water with large lustreless eyes.
    • Once the chemical state of the scalp alters, scales buid up and the hair become dry and lustreless.
    • If the person inhales inadequately, then the face will appear pale and lusterless.
    • What was ordinary yesterday becomes precious today, and what was precious yesterday seems dull and lusterless.
    • He looked old, his eyes were lustreless, his breathing laboured.
    • I love the way he always pushes his lusterless hair out of his eyes.
    Synonyms
    dull, lacklustre, matt, unburnished, unpolished, tarnished, dingy, dim, dark, drab
 
 

Definition of lusterless in US English:

lusterless

(British lustreless)
adjectiveˈləstərləsˈləstərləs
  • Not bright or shiny; dull.

    a lusterless complexion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Examination found that the patient lacked spirit, and had a lusterless face.
    • He looked old, his eyes were lustreless, his breathing laboured.
    • I love the way he always pushes his lusterless hair out of his eyes.
    • I could understand his regarding it as of small importance when I looked at it, for the metal was almost black and the stones lustreless and dull.
    • Once the chemical state of the scalp alters, scales buid up and the hair become dry and lustreless.
    • Symptoms may include obesity, dry skin and hair, both of which tend to be lusterless, low blood pressure, slow pulse, sluggishness of all functions, depressed muscular activity and goiter.
    • In a dark rocky cave, a giant octopus spread its long, writhing tentacles in search of its prey, and gazed the while through the water with large lustreless eyes.
    • What was ordinary yesterday becomes precious today, and what was precious yesterday seems dull and lusterless.
    • The stage is lusterless, the direction inert, the action scrappy, and every invitation for theatrical excitement turned aside.
    • If the person inhales inadequately, then the face will appear pale and lusterless.
    • This resulted in symptoms of shortness of breath and a lusterless facial complexion.
    • Mitch and I imagined ourselves refinishing the lusterless hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms.
    • If these symptoms are accompanied with a lusterless complexion, dizziness, pale tongue and lips, and a thready pulse, then these are heart blood deficiency syndromes.
    Synonyms
    dull, lacklustre, matt, flat, unburnished, unpolished, tarnished, dingy, dim, dark, drab
 
 
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