blunt the edge
collocation使刀刃变钝
Using the knife on a hard surface will blunt its edge.
在坚硬表面使用刀子会使刀刃变钝。
减弱；削弱；缓和
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减弱；削弱；缓和
to make a feeling, force, or effect less strong
The long flight blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
漫长的飞行减弱了我对旅行的热情。
使边缘或尖端变钝；使变钝
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
减弱
make less intense
压制或削弱；减弱力量、敏锐度或敏感性
To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
使麻木或无感
make numb or insensitive
blunt
Base
原形
blunts
3rd person
第三人称单数
blunting
-ing
现在分词
blunted
Past
过去式
blunted
Past participle
过去分词
He always blunts the knife when he cuts metal.
他切金属时总是把刀弄钝。
Yesterday, I blunted the scissors on the wire.
昨天我剪铁丝把剪刀弄钝了。
She has blunted all the kitchen knives.
她把所有厨房刀都弄钝了。
blunt 作动词表示“使变钝”，是规则动词。
Watching too much violence can blunt your sensitivity to others' pain.
观看太多暴力画面会使你对他人痛苦变得麻木。
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He used a file to blunt the sharp edge of the knife.
他用锉刀把刀的锋利边缘弄钝。
AI contextual example
blunted emotions
钝化的情感
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使刀刃变钝
Using the knife on a hard surface will blunt its edge.
在坚硬表面使用刀子会使刀刃变钝。
减弱冲击
The cushions blunted the impact of the fall.
垫子减弱了跌落的冲击。
缓解疼痛
Aspirin can help blunt the pain.
阿司匹林有助于缓解疼痛。
抑制食欲
Eating a snack before dinner may blunt your appetite.
饭前吃零食可能会抑制食欲。
使感觉迟钝
Lack of sleep can blunt your senses.
睡眠不足会使感觉迟钝。
削弱某事物的优势
The new policy may blunt the edge of our competitors.
新政策可能会削弱我们竞争对手的优势。
削弱食欲；使失去兴趣
The heavy snack before dinner blunted my appetite for the main course.
晚餐前的重零食削弱了主菜的食欲。
减弱影响
The government took measures to blunt the impact of the economic crisis.
政府采取措施以减弱经济危机的影响。
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Blunt 像‘不灵’—刀不灵了就变钝，感觉麻木，力气减弱。
语域：mixed 常见场景：emotions、sensations、pain、reactions 作为动词时，'blunt' 通常表示减弱或使麻木，多用于正式或半正式语境（如医学、心理学），但在日常口语中也比较常见。
All listed words rhyme with 'blunt' (/blʌnt/), sharing the /ʌnt/ ending. Note 'front' is spelled with 'ont' but rhymes; other potential lookalikes like 'aunt' (/ænt/) do not rhyme.
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