Word · Frequency #19022
mull
马尔岛
the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of western Scotland
- 1.
Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
切碎以备吸食的大麻。
- 2.
A thin, soft muslin.
一种薄而柔软的棉布。
- 3.
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
用兽角小端制成的鼻烟盒。
- 4.
Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
松软的森林腐殖质,形成一层有机质与矿质土壤的混合物,并逐渐融入下层矿质土壤。
- 5.
A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
用肉、肉汤、牛奶、黄油、蔬菜和调味料炖制,并用苏打饼干增稠的菜肴。
- 6.
The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
书装订中用于将书芯粘合到封面的纱布。
- 7.
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
一种用较小根或较大根的皮和废料制成的劣质茜草。
岬；海角；切碎以备吸食的大麻。；一种薄而柔软的棉布。；用兽角小端制成的鼻烟盒。；松软的森林腐殖质,形成一层有机质与矿质土壤的混合物,并逐渐融入下层矿质土壤。
In use
I mulled over your offer for a long time.
She is still mulling over whether to accept the job, so don't rush her.
Let me mull it over for a day and get back to you tomorrow.
mull over sth
也可说 mull sth over；若宾语是代词，只能说 mull it over。
She mulled over the job offer for a week.
她把这个工作机会反复考虑了一个星期。
mull sth (with spices)
指加热葡萄酒或苹果酒并加糖和香料；常见形容词形式 mulled，如 mulled wine（热红酒）。
They mulled the red wine with cinnamon and cloves.
他们用肉桂和丁香把红葡萄酒加热调味。
Common mistakes
She mulled about the job offer for days.
Connections
Collocations
- mull over
- 仔细考虑；反复思考
- I need some time to mull over your proposal.我需要一些时间来仔细考虑你的提案。
- mulled wine
- 热红酒；香料热饮酒
- The smell of mulled wine filled the room at the Christmas market.圣诞市场上弥漫着热红酒的香气。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mull over
- 仔细考虑，斟酌She mulled over the offer for a few days before deciding.她仔细考虑了这个提议好几天才做出决定。
- mull around
- 反复思考，琢磨He spent the whole morning mulling around the problem.他花了整个上午反复思考这个问题。
- mull over in one's mind
- 在心中反复思量I mulled over in my mind what she had said.我在心中反复思量她说过的话。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mull 有两个 l，像两条腿来回踱步：边走动边反复想，就是“细想、深思熟虑”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：Scottish place names、geography and travel 该义项主要用于苏格兰地名，如 Isle of Mull（马尔岛）或 Mull of Kintyre（金泰尔角）。作为普通名词在现代英语中很少单独使用，多出现在固定专有名词里。语体上通常比较中性，正式与非正式场合都可能遇到，但实际使用中几乎总是指具体的岛屿或海角。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音对比：mull /mʌl/ 与 dull、hull、gull、null、skull、cull 押韵（均为 /ʌl/）。注意拼写相似的 pull /pʊl/、full /fʊl/、bull /bʊl/ 发 /ʊl/，并不与 mull 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.