dull + noun
常与工具类名词连用,表示不锋利
a dull knife
一把钝刀
无聊的;乏味的;枯燥的
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无聊的;乏味的;枯燥的
Boring; not interesting or exciting.
a dull knife
一把钝刀
不锋利;钝。
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
无聊;乏味;不令人兴奋或有趣。
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
不光亮;无光泽;暗淡。
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
不聪明;愚钝;理解迟钝。
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
The movie was so dull that I fell asleep.
这部电影太无聊了,我都睡着了。
He gave a dull speech that put everyone to sleep.
他做了一个枯燥的演讲,让所有人都昏昏欲睡。
I find this book dull; there is no exciting plot.
我觉得这本书很乏味,没有激动人心的情节。
常与工具类名词连用,表示不锋利
a dull knife
一把钝刀
描述事物缺乏趣味或令人厌烦
The lecture was dull.
讲座很乏味。
表示主观评价,常与颜色、设计等连用
I find the color dull.
我觉得颜色暗淡。
Not this
He is a dull.
Use this
He is dull.
汉语中可以说“他是一个迟钝的人”,但英语中 dull 是形容词,不能直接作名词使用。应去掉冠词 a,直接用形容词作表语。
Not this
The knife is dulled.
Use this
The knife is dull.
dull 作形容词表示“钝的”,而 dulled 是动词的过去分词,强调“被磨钝”的动作,用于描述状态时应用形容词 dull。
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钝痛
He felt a dull pain in his lower back.
他感到下背部一阵钝痛。
隐痛
After the workout, she had a dull ache in her muscles.
锻炼后,她的肌肉隐隐作痛。
钝刀
It's hard to cut a tomato with a dull knife.
用钝刀切西红柿很困难。
阴沉的一天
It was a dull, rainy day with no sunshine at all.
那是阴沉多雨的一天,完全没有阳光。
暗淡的颜色
The paint on the wall had become a dull gray over time.
墙上的油漆随着时间的推移变成了暗淡的灰色。
迟钝的头脑
Lack of sleep can make your mind feel dull and slow.
睡眠不足会让你的头脑感到迟钝和迟缓。
极其无聊的
The lecture was as dull as dishwater; I almost fell asleep.
那个讲座无聊透顶,我差点睡着了。
只工作不玩耍,聪明人也变傻。
I found the lecture dull and uninteresting.
我觉得这个讲座乏味无趣。
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dull 字母 d 像刀,l 像刀背,钝了就 dull(无趣)。
作为形容词表示‘无趣的’时,通常用于描述事物或人缺乏趣味或刺激,属于中性偏口语化的用法,常见于日常交谈和一般写作。
形容词,可作定语或表语,有比较级和最高级。
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