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单词 dull
释义
adjective | verb
dulldull1 /dʌl/ ●●○ adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYdull1
Origin: Old English dol
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The play is as dull as dishwater (=very boring).
Thesaurus
THESAURUSnot interesting in any way
not interesting in any way:  The movie was boring. He’s one of the most boring people I’ve ever met.
:  The book wasn’t all that interesting.
not interesting. Uninteresting is slightly more formal than boring or not interesting:  The work is repetitive and uninteresting.
not interesting or exciting:  The class was so dull half the students fell asleep.
boring, and continuing for a long time:  Removing the wallpaper was a tedious task.
boring and always the same:  The album is a monotonous string of simplistic songs.
boring, ordinary, and having very little variety:  He was dissatisfied with his humdrum job.
formal not interesting, exciting, or attractive:  The show is just old jokes and insipid story lines.
1BORING not interesting or exciting SYN boring OPP interesting:  This place gets really dull at times. an extremely dull book The play is as dull as dishwater (=very boring).► see thesaurus at boring2never a dull moment usually humorous used to say that a lot of interesting things are happening or that you are very busy:  There’s never a dull moment in our house.3COLOR/LIGHT not bright or shiny OPP bright:  The leaves were a dull gray-green. dull lifeless hair4SOUND not clear or loud:  His head hit the floor with a dull thud.5PAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop:  a dull headache6KNIFE/BLADE not sharp OPP sharp:  Here, use this knife – that one’s dull.7NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily:  a dull student8TRADE if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling OPP active:  dull trading[Origin: Old English dol]—dullness noun [uncountable]—dully adverb
adjective | verb
dulldull2 verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
dull
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydull
he, she, itdulls
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydulled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave dulled
he, she, ithas dulled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad dulled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill dull
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have dulled
Continuous Form
PresentIam dulling
he, she, itis dulling
you, we, theyare dulling
PastI, he, she, itwas dulling
you, we, theywere dulling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been dulling
he, she, ithas been dulling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been dulling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be dulling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been dulling
1to make something such as pain or a feeling become less sharp, less clear, etc.:  Medication helped dull her back pain.2to make someone less able to think or notice things clearly:  The drugs had dulled his wits.3to make something less shiny or bright4to make the edge of something such as a knife less sharp OPP sharpen
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