英语词汇“dull”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Dull

vverb.contactmake dull in appearance

Examples:

Age had dulled the surface

Hypernyms:alter change modify

Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.changebecome dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

Examples:

the varnished table top dulled with time

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.perceptiondeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synset:damp dampen muffle mute tone down

Derivationally Related Form:dampermufflermute

Hypernyms:soften

Inherited Hypernyms:mufflesoftenchange intensitychange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.perceptionmake numb or insensitive

Synset:benumb blunt numb

Examples:

The shock numbed her senses

Hypernyms:desensitise desensitize

Inherited Hypernyms:numbdesensitizechange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: numb, benumb) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: numb, benumb)

vverb.contactmake dull or blunt

Synset:blunt

Examples:

Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge

Antonyms:sharpen

Hypernyms:alter change modify

Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.changebecome less interesting or attractive

Synset:pall

Derivationally Related Form:dullard

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:pallchange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changemake less lively or vigorous

Examples:

Middle age dulled her appetite for travel

Hypernyms:weaken

Inherited Hypernyms:dullweakendecreasechange magnitudechange

Direct Hyponyms:cloud

Full Troponyms:cloud

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

adjadj.alllacking in liveliness or animation

Attributes:dullness

Examples:

he was so dull at parties
a dull political campaign
a large dull impassive man
dull days with nothing to do
how dull and dreary the world is
fell back into one of her dull moods

Antonyms:lively

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:arid desiccate desiccated bovine drab dreary heavy leaden humdrum monotonous lackluster lacklustre lusterless lustreless

See also:colorless colourless spiritless unanimated

adjadj.allemitting or reflecting very little light

Attributes:brightness brightness level light luminance luminosity luminousness

Examples:

a dull glow
dull silver badly in need of a polish
a dull sky

Antonyms:bright

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:flat mat matt matte matted lackluster lacklustre lusterless lustreless soft subdued

See also:unpolished

adj satadj.allbeing or made softer or less loud or clear

Synset:muffled muted softened

Examples:

the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muffled drums
the muffled noises of the street
muted trumpets

Antonyms:loud

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:soft

adj satadj.allso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Synset:boring deadening ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome

Examples:

a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is - Edmund Burke
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket - Mark Twain
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

Antonyms:interesting

Derivationally Related Form:boringnessdullnesstediumtediousnesstiresomeness

Inherited Hypernyms:boring

Similar to:uninteresting

adj satadj.all(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

Examples:

dull greens and blues

Antonyms:saturated

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:unsaturated

adjadj.allnot keenly felt

Examples:

a dull throbbing
dull pain

Antonyms:sharp

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:deadened

adj satadj.allslow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Synset:dense dim dumb obtuse slow

Examples:

so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick - Thackeray
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students

Antonyms:smart

Derivationally Related Form:slownessdensenessdumbnessobtusenessdullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dense

Similar to:stupid

adj satadj.all(of business) not active or brisk

Topic:businessbusiness enterprisecommercial enterprise

Synset:slow sluggish

Examples:

business is dull (or slow)
a sluggish market

Antonyms:active

Derivationally Related Form:sluggishness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:inactive

adjadj.allnot having a sharp edge or point

Examples:

the knife was too dull to be of any use

Antonyms:sharp

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:blunt blunted dulled edgeless unsharpened

adj satadj.allblunted in responsiveness or sensibility

Examples:

a dull gaze
so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her - Willa Cather

Antonyms:sensitive

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:insensitive

adj satadj.allnot clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

Synset:thudding

Examples:

the dull thud
thudding bullets

Antonyms:reverberant

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:nonresonant unreverberant

adj satadj.alldarkened with overcast

Synset:leaden

Examples:

a dark day
a dull sky
the sky was leaden and thick

Antonyms:clear

Derivationally Related Form:dullness

Inherited Hypernyms:dull

Similar to:cloudy

单词	dull
释义	Dull vverb.contactmake dull in appearance Examples: Age had dulled the surface Hypernyms:alter change modify Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.changebecome dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness Examples: the varnished table top dulled with time Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.perceptiondeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping Synset:damp dampen muffle mute tone down Derivationally Related Form:dampermufflermute Hypernyms:soften Inherited Hypernyms:mufflesoftenchange intensitychange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.perceptionmake numb or insensitive Synset:benumb blunt numb Examples: The shock numbed her senses Hypernyms:desensitise desensitize Inherited Hypernyms:numbdesensitizechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Somebody ---s somebody \| Something ---s somebody \| The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: numb, benumb) \| The bad news will --- him (apply to: numb, benumb) vverb.contactmake dull or blunt Synset:blunt Examples: Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge Antonyms:sharpen Hypernyms:alter change modify Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.changebecome less interesting or attractive Synset:pall Derivationally Related Form:dullard Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:pallchange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changemake less lively or vigorous Examples: Middle age dulled her appetite for travel Hypernyms:weaken Inherited Hypernyms:dullweakendecreasechange magnitudechange Direct Hyponyms:cloud Full Troponyms:cloud Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something adjadj.alllacking in liveliness or animation Attributes:dullness Examples: he was so dull at parties a dull political campaign a large dull impassive man dull days with nothing to do how dull and dreary the world is fell back into one of her dull moods Antonyms:lively Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:arid desiccate desiccated bovine drab dreary heavy leaden humdrum monotonous lackluster lacklustre lusterless lustreless See also:colorless colourless spiritless unanimated adjadj.allemitting or reflecting very little light Attributes:brightness brightness level light luminance luminosity luminousness Examples: a dull glow dull silver badly in need of a polish a dull sky Antonyms:bright Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:flat mat matt matte matted lackluster lacklustre lusterless lustreless soft subdued See also:unpolished adj satadj.allbeing or made softer or less loud or clear Synset:muffled muted softened Examples: the dull boom of distant breaking waves muffled drums the muffled noises of the street muted trumpets Antonyms:loud Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:soft adj satadj.allso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness Synset:boring deadening ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome Examples: a boring evening with uninteresting people the deadening effect of some routine tasks a dull play his competent but dull performance a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention what an irksome task the writing of long letters is - Edmund Burke tedious days on the train the tiresome chirping of a cricket - Mark Twain other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome Antonyms:interesting Derivationally Related Form:boringnessdullnesstediumtediousnesstiresomeness Inherited Hypernyms:boring Similar to:uninteresting adj satadj.all(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted Examples: dull greens and blues Antonyms:saturated Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:unsaturated adjadj.allnot keenly felt Examples: a dull throbbing dull pain Antonyms:sharp Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:deadened adj satadj.allslow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity Synset:dense dim dumb obtuse slow Examples: so dense he never understands anything I say to him never met anyone quite so dim although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick - Thackeray dumb officials make some really dumb decisions he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse worked with the slow students Antonyms:smart Derivationally Related Form:slownessdensenessdumbnessobtusenessdullness Inherited Hypernyms:dense Similar to:stupid adj satadj.all(of business) not active or brisk Topic:businessbusiness enterprisecommercial enterprise Synset:slow sluggish Examples: business is dull (or slow) a sluggish market Antonyms:active Derivationally Related Form:sluggishness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:inactive adjadj.allnot having a sharp edge or point Examples: the knife was too dull to be of any use Antonyms:sharp Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:blunt blunted dulled edgeless unsharpened adj satadj.allblunted in responsiveness or sensibility Examples: a dull gaze so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her - Willa Cather Antonyms:sensitive Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:insensitive adj satadj.allnot clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft Synset:thudding Examples: the dull thud thudding bullets Antonyms:reverberant Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:nonresonant unreverberant adj satadj.alldarkened with overcast Synset:leaden Examples: a dark day a dull sky the sky was leaden and thick Antonyms:clear Derivationally Related Form:dullness Inherited Hypernyms:dull Similar to:cloudy
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