blunt sth
表示使物体的边缘或尖端变钝,宾语多为刀刃、剪刀、铅笔尖等具体事物。
Repeated use has blunted the blade.
反复使用已使刀刃变钝。
减弱;削弱;缓和
blunting — present participle of blunt
使变钝;弄钝;使麻木;使迟钝;使边缘或尖端变钝;使变钝;压制或削弱;减弱力量、敏锐度或敏感性
to make a feeling, force, or effect less strong
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
使钝或变钝
make dull or blunt
一般现在时
He always blunts the knife when he cuts metal.
他切金属时总是把刀弄钝。
一般过去时
Yesterday, I blunted the scissors on the wire.
昨天我剪铁丝把剪刀弄钝了。
现在完成时
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。
The long flight blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
漫长的飞行减弱了我对旅行的热情。
用法提示:blunt 作为动词,意为“减弱”,后接宾语 my enthusiasm。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:blunt 作动词,意为“使麻木”,后接宾语 your sensitivity。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:blunt 作为动词,意为“使钝”,后接宾语 the sharp edge。
AI contextual example
表示使物体的边缘或尖端变钝,宾语多为刀刃、剪刀、铅笔尖等具体事物。
Repeated use has blunted the blade.
反复使用已使刀刃变钝。
用于抽象事物,表示减弱某种影响、效果或力量。
Higher taxes blunted the effect of the stimulus.
更高的税收削弱了刺激措施的效果。
被动结构,用 by 引出造成钝化、减弱或麻木的原因。
His senses were blunted by the drug.
他的感官因这种药物而变得麻木。
grammar · medium
易错句子She blunted to me about my mistakes.
正确表达She was blunt with me about my mistakes.
表示“说话直率、不客气”时要用形容词 blunt,常用结构是 be blunt with sb;blunt 作动词时是及物动词,意为“使变钝、削弱”,不能像这样接 to sb about sth 来表示“直说”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her enthusiasm was blunt by the constant criticism.
正确表达Her enthusiasm was blunted by the constant criticism.
被动语态要用 be + 过去分词,所以是 was blunted;用原形 blunt 会被读成形容词“直率的”,句子结构和意思都不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子Over time, this medication blunts.
正确表达Over time, this medication blunts the senses.
blunt 是及物动词,后面必须带宾语,指出被削弱或变钝的事物;汉语可以说“这种药会使人迟钝”而不点明宾语,英语中却不能像这样省略宾语单独使用。
blunt 强调使刀口、尖端变钝,或使感觉、痛感变迟钝;dull 除使锋利度变钝外,还常指使兴趣、声音、颜色等变得不鲜明、不强烈,使用范围更广。
blunt 指减弱感觉的敏锐度,但通常仍有感觉;numb 指因寒冷、药物或震惊等而完全失去感觉。
blunt 多用于使力量、锐度、感觉等减弱,常带“使变钝”的意象;weaken 泛指使变弱,可用于身体、结构、信心、队伍等,不强调“钝”。
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。
blunt可以指减弱敏感性
blunt疼痛表示减轻疼痛
blunt情感表示使情感麻木
blunt效果表示减弱效果
blunt刀刃表示使变钝
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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