单词	blunt
释义	adjective | verb bluntblunt1 /blʌnt/ ●●○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYblunt1 Origin: 1200-1300 Perhaps from Old Norse blundr sleeping Collocations COLLOCATIONS► be blunt  I’ll be blunt – it’s a very unrealistic plan. Thesaurus THESAURUSstatement/answer► honest not hiding the truth or the facts about something:  Just give me an honest answer. Do you want my honest opinion? ► truthful giving the true facts about something:  Douglas said he didn’t take the money, and I believe he is being truthful. ► sincere honest and meaning what you say:  Were you being sincere when you said you would help? ► frank honest and direct in the way that you speak:  To be frank, I don’t like him very much. ► candid telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing:  It sounds like you need to have a candid talk with him. ► direct saying exactly what you mean in an honest and clear way:  The doctor was very direct and told me I needed to lose weight. ► open not trying to hide any facts from other people:  People have become more open about their feelings. ► upfront honest and not hiding the truth or your opinion:  Parents need to be upfront with their kids about the risks of drugs and alcohol. ► straightforward/forthright honest, direct, and not hiding what you think:  She answered the questions in a forthright manner. ► outspoken expressing your opinions or criticism honestly and directly even if it upsets people:  He has been an outspoken critic of the government. ► blunt speaking in an honest direct way that may seem rude:  She was surprisingly blunt about her feelings. 1 not sharp or pointed OPP sharp:  a blunt knife2speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people SYN direct:  blunt criticism I’ll be blunt – it’s a very unrealistic plan.► see thesaurus at honest3blunt instrument a) (also blunt object) a heavy object that is used to hit someone b)a method of doing something that does not work very well, because it has a lot of other effects that you do not want:  Economic sanctions against a country can be a blunt instrument. → see also bluntly—bluntness noun [uncountable] adjective | verb bluntblunt2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE blunt Simple Form Present I, you, we, they blunt he, she, it blunts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they blunted Present perfect I, you, we, they have blunted he, she, it has blunted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had blunted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will blunt Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have blunted Continuous Form Present I am blunting he, she, it is blunting you, we, they are blunting Past I, he, she, it was blunting you, we, they were blunting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been blunting he, she, it has been blunting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been blunting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be blunting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been blunting 1to make something less strong:  The latest bombing has blunted residents’ hopes for peace.2to make the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less sharp
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