Word · Frequency #14132
lulling
使平静；使放松；哄（入睡）
lulling is the present participle of lull.
核心释义
to make somebody calm, relaxed, or sleepy, especially with gentle sound or movement
- 1.
使平静；安抚；镇定
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
- 2.
逐渐平静；平息；停止或减弱
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
用欺骗手段使人平静；哄骗
calm by deception
麻痹；使放松警惕；平息；减弱；缓和；使平静；安抚；镇定；逐渐平静；平息；停止或减弱；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
用法In use
The smooth music lulled the baby to sleep.
用法提示：lulled 表示通过舒缓的音乐使婴儿平静入眠，体现了用欺骗或安抚手段使人放松警惕的含义。
The government's promises lulled the public into a false sense of security.
用法提示：lulled ... into 表示通过欺骗性的承诺使人们放松警惕，陷入错误的安全感中。
She lulls her critics with charming words while planning her next move.
用法提示：lulls 表示用动听的话语暂时安抚批评者，以掩盖真实意图，体现了欺骗性安抚。
Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
lull sb to sleep
常用于哄婴儿或使人入睡，宾语放在 lull 和 to sleep 之间。
She lulled the baby to sleep with a soft song.
她用轻柔的歌声把婴儿哄睡了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lull someone to sleep
- 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。
- lull someone into a false sense of security
- 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。
- lull someone into complacency
- 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。
- lull fears
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
lull 发音像轻轻哼唱“啦~啦~”，哄宝宝平静入睡，也让人放松警惕。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
用法优先级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。
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