Word · Frequency #3799
dull
无聊的；乏味的；枯燥的
Boring; not interesting or exciting.
- 1.
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
不锋利；钝。
- 2.
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
无聊；乏味；不令人兴奋或有趣。
- 3.
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
不光亮；无光泽；暗淡。
- 4.
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
不聪明；愚钝；理解迟钝。
- 5.
Sluggish, listless.
迟钝；无精打采。
- 6.
Bored, depressed, down.
厌倦；沮丧；低落。
- 7.
Cloudy, overcast.
多云；阴天。
- 8.
Insensible; unfeeling.
无感觉；麻木。
- 9.
Heavy; lifeless; inert.
沉重；无生气；惰性。
- 10.
Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
不强烈；感觉不明显或轻微。
- 11.
Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
不清晰,模糊的。(指噪音或声音)
钝的；不锋利的；无光泽的；晦暗的；哑光的；迟钝的；愚笨的；不聪明的；迟缓的；没精打采的；呆滞的；死气沉沉的；感到无聊的；沮丧的；闷闷不乐的
In use
The movie was so dull that I fell asleep.
He gave a dull speech that put everyone to sleep.
I find this book dull; there is no exciting plot.
dull + noun
常与工具类名词连用，表示不锋利
a dull knife
一把钝刀
be + dull
描述事物缺乏趣味或令人厌烦
The lecture was dull.
讲座很乏味。
find + object + dull
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- dull pain
- 钝痛
- He felt a dull pain in his lower back.他感到下背部一阵钝痛。
- dull ache
- 隐痛
- After the workout, she had a dull ache in her muscles.锻炼后，她的肌肉隐隐作痛。
- dull knife
- 钝刀
- It's hard to cut a tomato with a dull knife.用钝刀切西红柿很困难。
- dull day
- 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。
- dull color
- 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。
- dull mind
- 迟钝的头脑
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dull 字母 d 像刀，l 像刀背，钝了就 dull（无趣）。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
形容词，可作定语或表语，有比较级和最高级。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'dull' (stressed vowel /ʌ/ + /l/). Be careful with lookalikes like pull, full, bull which have /ʊ/ instead.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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