lull someone to sleep
collocation哄某人入睡
The mother sang softly to lull her baby to sleep.
母亲轻声哼唱,哄宝宝入睡。
使平静;使放松;哄(入睡)
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使平静;使放松;哄(入睡)
to make somebody calm, relaxed, or sleepy, especially with gentle sound or movement
The smooth music lulled the baby to sleep.
柔和的音乐把婴儿哄睡着了。
使平静;安抚;镇定
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
逐渐平静;平息;停止或减弱
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
使某人产生虚假的安全感,从而在不利情况发生时措手不及
To give somebody a false sense of security so that an unpleasant situation takes the person by surprise.
用欺骗手段使人平静;哄骗
calm by deception
lull
Base
原形
lulls
3rd person
第三人称单数
lulling
-ing
现在分词
lulled
Past
过去式
lulled
Past participle
过去分词
The mother lulls her baby to sleep every night.
母亲每晚都哄婴儿入睡。
The gentle waves lulled him into a deep sleep yesterday.
昨天温柔的海浪使他安然入睡。
The monotonous lecture has lulled several students into a daze.
单调的讲座已使几个学生昏昏沉沉。
The government's promises lulled the public into a false sense of security.
政府的承诺让公众产生了一种虚假的安全感。
AI contextual example
She lulls her critics with charming words while planning her next move.
她一边用甜言蜜语安抚批评者,一边策划下一步行动。
AI contextual example
Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
不要让自己被麻痹,陷入虚假的安全感
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哄某人入睡
The mother sang softly to lull her baby to sleep.
母亲轻声哼唱,哄宝宝入睡。
使某人产生虚假的安全感
The calm weather lulled the climbers into a false sense of security before the storm hit.
平静的天气让登山者在暴风雨来临前产生了虚假的安全感。
使某人麻痹大意
Repeated success lulled the team into complacency.
接连的成功使团队麻痹大意。
平息恐惧
The government tried to lull public fears about the new policy.
政府试图平息公众对新政策的恐惧。
使某人产生虚假的安全感
The calm voice on the phone lulled me into a false sense of security.
电话里平静的声音让我产生了虚假的安全感。
哄某人入睡
The sound of rain lulled the baby to sleep.
雨声把婴儿哄睡着了。
使某人麻痹大意
Their early victories lulled the team into complacency.
早期的胜利使球队麻痹大意。
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lull 发音像轻轻哼唱“啦~啦~”,哄宝宝平静入睡,也让人放松警惕。
语域:mixed 常见场景:soothing a baby to sleep、a storm or sea gradually calming、lulling someone into a false sense of security lull 作动词时,具体义(如哄人入睡、使平静)较中性,口语和书面均可;但“逐渐平息”和“使放松警惕”等用法多用于书面或正式语境,日常口语中较少。
These words all rhyme with lull (/lʌl/): the -ull spelling is pronounced /ʌl/. Beware of lookalikes full, pull, and bull, which have /ʊl/ and do not rhyme, and all, which is /ɔːl/.
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