| 释义 |
Adjective: dulled dúld- Having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
"the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"
- benumbed - Made dull or blunt
- blunted - Deprived of colour
"colours dulled by too much sun"
- greyed [Brit, Cdn], grayed [US]
Verb: dull dúl- Make dull in appearance
"Age had dulled the surface" - Become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
"the varnished table top dulled with time" - Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- muffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone down - Make numb or insensitive
- numb, benumb, blunt - Make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
- blunt - Become less interesting or attractive
- pall - Make less lively or vigorous
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
See also: colorless [US], colourless [Brit, Cdn], dull, dullard, uninterested Type of: alter, change, desensitise [Brit], desensitize, modify, soften, weaken Antonym: sharpen Encyclopedia: Dull Dull, Perth & Kinross Dull, Perth and Kinross |