a blunt + noun
作定语，形容物体边缘或尖端不锋利，如 blunt knife（钝刀）。
The police said the wound was caused by a blunt instrument.
警方称伤口是由钝器造成的。
直率的；直言不讳的；生硬的；麻木的；感觉迟钝的；迟钝的；愚笨的；难以打动的；难以穿透的；边缘或尖端厚的；不锋利的
Not sharp; having a thick edge or point.
边缘或尖端厚的；不锋利的
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
理解迟钝的；不敏锐的
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
言辞直率的；简单的；不拘礼节的；粗鲁的
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
难以打动或穿透的
Hard to impress or penetrate.
感觉迟钝或缺乏的；不敏感的
Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
She gave a blunt opinion about the project's flaws.
她对项目的缺陷给出了坦率的意见。
用法提示：blunt 作形容词，意为‘坦率的’，修饰 opinion。
To be blunt, I don't think your plan will work.
坦率地说，我认为你的计划行不通。
用法提示：blunt 作形容词，用于固定短语‘to be blunt’表示坦率地说。
His blunt manner sometimes offends people.
他坦率的态度有时会冒犯别人。
用法提示：blunt 作形容词，修饰 manner，表示‘直率的’。
作定语，形容物体边缘或尖端不锋利，如 blunt knife（钝刀）。
The police said the wound was caused by a blunt instrument.
警方称伤口是由钝器造成的。
指说话直率、不顾及情面，常与 with 连用，说明对谁直率。
She was very blunt with me about my mistakes.
她对我所犯的错误直言不讳。
用作插入语，提示接下来要说的话很直接，可能不太中听。
To be blunt, I don't think your plan will work.
不客气地说，我觉得你的计划行不通。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered my question blunt.
正确表达He answered my question bluntly.
blunt 是形容词，只能作定语或连系动词后的表语（如 He is blunt），不能修饰动词；修饰动词 answered 必须用副词 bluntly。汉语“他直截了当地回答了我的问题”里“直截了当”没有词形变化，学习者便常把形容词直接搬到动词后面，才出现 answered ... blunt。改成 bluntly 后由副词修饰动词 answered，语法与意思才都对。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was blunt to me about my mistakes.
正确表达She was blunt with me about my mistakes.
表示“对某人说话直率、不留情面”时，blunt 的固定搭配是 blunt with sb，介词不用 to；to 通常表方向或对象，不构成这一搭配。汉语“她对我很直率”里的“对”容易被逐字译成 to，因而出错。换成 with 才符合英语搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子My fingers went blunt after I held the ice for a while.
正确表达My fingers went numb after I held the ice for a while.
blunt 只表示“（刀、笔尖等）不锋利”或“（言辞）直率、生硬”，不能形容身体部位失去知觉。汉语“手指麻木/冻麻了”中的“麻木”与“钝”意思相近，学习者容易误选 blunt；英语里说身体某部位没有知觉要用 numb。故本句应用 numb。
钝器；钝物
Police believe she was hit with a blunt object.
警方认为她是被钝器击中的。
钝力伤；钝器伤
The victim died from blunt force trauma to the head.
死者因头部钝器伤死亡。
钝刀；不锋利的刀
A blunt knife can still cause injury.
钝刀也可能造成伤害。
直率地说；坦白说
To be blunt, I don't like your haircut.
直率地说，我不喜欢你的新发型。
断然拒绝；直截了当的拒绝
She gave a blunt refusal to his offer.
她直截了当地拒绝了他的提议。
这些词常与blunt搭配，描述工具或物体的刃口或尖端不够锋利。
同属描述切割工具锋利度的语义场。
铅笔尖是否钝是常见的使用场景。
表示物体边缘或刃口，与锋利程度直接相关。
指物体的尖头部分，常用于说明钝或尖的状态。
坦率地说；直截了当地说
To be blunt, I think your plan will not work.
坦率地说，我认为你的计划行不通。
钝器；生硬而不精细的手段
Using fines alone is a blunt instrument for changing driver behavior.
单靠罚款来改变司机行为是一种生硬而不精细的手段。
非常直率；直来直去
She is as blunt as a hammer and never hides what she thinks.
她说话非常直率，从不隐瞒自己的想法。
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生硬的态度；直率的方式
His blunt manner sometimes offends people.
他生硬的态度有时会冒犯人。