Word · Frequency #14132
lull
间歇；平静期；暂时平息
A period of rest or soothing; a pause when things are calm or activities are reduced.
- 1.
A period of rest or soothing.
休息或安抚的时期
- 2.
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
平静或活动减少的间歇
- 3.
A period of reduced activity; a respite.
活动减少的时期；间歇
- 4.
a period of calm weather
一段风平浪静的时期
- 5.
A period without waves or wind.
无风浪的时期
- 6.
An extended pause between sets of waves.
波浪之间的长间歇
无风期；风平浪静期；波浪间的间歇；涌浪间的平稳期；休息或安抚的时期；平静或活动减少的间歇；活动减少的时期；间歇
In use
After the storm, there was a brief lull in the wind.
The conversation fell into a lull, and no one knew what to say.
During the lull in traffic, we managed to cross the street safely.
there was a lull in the storm
Connections
Collocations
- a lull in conversation
- 交谈中的短暂停顿
- There was a lull in the conversation as everyone reached for their coffee.大家伸手拿咖啡时，谈话出现了短暂停顿。
- the lull before the storm
- 暴风雨前的平静
- The quiet street felt like the lull before the storm.安静的街道让人感觉像是暴风雨前的平静。
- a temporary lull
- 暂时的平静
- After a temporary lull, the factory resumed full production.经过暂时停歇后，工厂恢复了全面生产。
- a lull in business
- 生意清淡期
- The shop is experiencing a lull in business this month.这家商店这个月正经历生意清淡期。
- during the lull
- 在间歇期间
- During the lull in the rain, we ran to the car.趁雨停的间歇，我们跑向汽车。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
lull 的字母 ll 像两排平静的海浪，中间 u 像小船，画面就是风浪间短暂的平静间歇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常叙述中描述短暂平静或活动减少、新闻报道或书面描述中表示暂时平息 通常用于书面或正式叙述，也可在日常中描述短暂平静或活动减少；口语中较少见，多用于说明性或叙事性文字。
Grammar Note
常与不定冠词a连用，表示一段暂时的平静
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -ull 拼写，且与 lull 一样读 /ʌl/，形成押韵。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：pull /pʊl/、full /fʊl/、bull /bʊl/，它们的元音是 /ʊ/，与 lull 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.