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dull

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Related topics: Colours, Nature, Illness & disability, Colours & sounds
dull1 /dʌl/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp duller, superlativesupl dullest)
1  boring 乏味的BORING not interesting or exciting 無趣的，枯燥的，沉悶的，無聊的
Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.
有伊麗莎白在這裏生活絕不會無聊。
a dull movie
一部沉悶的電影
It sounded pretty dull to me.
在我聽來，這很無聊。
The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (=very dull).
每周一次的會議總是十分無聊。
Last week we had a hurricane. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it’s always interesting or exciting).
上周我們這裏刮飓風了，在加勒比海開酒店從來都不會有沉悶的時刻。
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In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than dull: 在日常英語中,人們一般說 boring,而不說 dull
a long, boring film
一部冗長而沉悶的電影
2  colour/light 顔色/光CCBRIGHT not bright or shiny 暗淡的，不鮮明的
The bird is dull brown and gray in colour.
這只鳥是暗淡的棕灰色。
Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.
她的眼睛暗淡無光，挂着黑眼圈。
the dull afternoon light
暗淡的午後光線
3  weather 天氣DN not bright and with lots of clouds 陰沉的，昏暗的
Outside the weather was hazy and dull.
外面薄霧朦胧，天色灰暗。
a dull sky
陰沉的天空
4  pain 疼痛MIPAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop 隐約的，輕微而持續的 OPP sharp
a dull ache in her lower back
她後腰的隐痛
The pain was dull but persistent.
痛感不嚴重但一直持續。
5  sound 聲音C not clear or loud 不清楚的；沉悶的
The gates shut with a dull thud.
一聲悶響，大門關上了。
6. knife/blade 刀/刃TZSHARP not sharp 不鋒利的，鈍的 SYN blunt
7  not intelligent 不聰明的STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily 愚笨的，遲鈍的 SYN stupid
If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought.
如果你不明白的話，那麽你就比我原先想的還要笨。
8. trade 交易BFS if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling 〔股市〕清淡的，交易不暢的 OPP brisk
—dully adverbadv
‘Well Michael?’ he said dully.
“怎麽樣，邁克爾？” 他木然地說。
Her stomach ached dully.
她的胃隐隐作痛。
—dullness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
dull• Our neighbours are OK, I suppose, but they're so dull!• Here, use this knife - that one's dull.• We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.• My job is dull and boring.• Without the light from the screen, the condo room seems as dull and impersonal as a room in a Holiday Inn.• And their dull appearance is often accompanied by teaching methods that consist mostly of scribbling graphs on a blackboard.• This place gets really dull at times.• We are not employed just for work - dull, boring, monotonous work.• I'm afraid I must seem very dull compared with all those interesting people you meet.• Her hair was a dull, darkish brown.• When a plant changes color from bright green to dull gray-green, it needs water.• a dull headache• I hate all ordinary dull little people who aren't ashamed of being dull and little.• A dull look in his eyes.• A dull opening Wednesday on Wall Street kept stock prices at low levels.• A clean site that people can find their way around easily will always beat one that's complicated, dull or fussy.• Margaret has such a dull personality.• a dull student• It will be dry but dull this morning, with the possibility of showers later in the day.• His head hit the floor with a dull thud.• This kind of mindless work can become very dull very quickly.• They chose a red clay pot decorated with patterns in dull white paint.• Any animal species that happens to be superficially dull will be ignored, perhaps even maltreated.
deadly dull• Suppose, for example, you regularly attend a weekly meeting which tends to be deadly dull.• Life in a small village could be deadly dull, and Henry had been absolutely charming when he chose to be.• He's a deadly dull little man as far as I can see.• To return to the example of the deadly dull meeting.
dull ache• I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.• It ached an ugly, dull ache.• The pain in her lower back subsided leaving a dull ache.• They felt nothing but a dull ache in their backs.• Sleep away the tiredness and the dull ache inside his head, that was the thing to do.• It seemed that here, there was never any spring, only wind and rain and the dull ache of loss.• It starts as a dull ache that gradually evolves into a severe throbbing pain, centering in the frontal and temporal regions.• It wasn't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep.
dull thud• As he moved along the rows of guns, his wooden leg sounded dull thuds.• The gates shut behind him with a dull thud and the sound of the wind died away.• Almost immediately there was a dull thud as it fell on the floor.• Another dull thud behind his left knee.• The gunshots were no longer dull thuds echoing off the hill but reports, punctuated by the snapping of triggers.• There were dull thuds from the cargo hold.• Plastic produces a dull thud, while glass gives a high-pitched clink.
dull2 verb
1  REDUCE[transitiveT] to make something become less sharp or clear 使麻木，使遲鈍
He drank some alcohol to dull the pain.
他喝了些酒來減輕疼痛。
Her fear and anxiety dulled her mind.
恐懼和焦慮使她的頭腦變得麻木了。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to become less bright or loud, or to make something become less bright or loud （使）變得暗淡，（使）變低沉
His eyes dulled a little.
他的眼神變得暗淡了一些。
The constant rain dulled all sound.
連續不斷的雨使得所有的聲音都變低沉了。
Examples from the Corpus
dull• But those wines give only momentary pleasure and thereafter the senses are dulled and the mind is clouded.• As soon as a leaf dries, it begins to dull, lacking the luminescence that one full of juices has.• Three times a day, he takes medication to dull the pain from back problems.• Finally, the sweetness of the moment dulled the pain of knowing I had just placed my most cherished customer in jeopardy.• It swirled amongst the convent buildings, dulling the spirit - even mine after such a riotous night.• The streets are clean, there's no smog to dull the sunshine, and the skyscrapers don't overpower.• On surveying the organizational ranks, they see only low morale, divisiveness, cynicism, and dulled thinking.
eyes dulled• Could it be that Albert's eyes dulled a little?
From Longman Business Dictionary
dulldull /dʌl/ adjectiveadj journalism
if business on a financial market is dull, not many people are buying or selling
Shares closed lower in dull trading.
Investors were busy moving in and out of two-year Treasury notes yesterday, providing a bit of excitement to an otherwise dull session.
Origin dull1
Old English dol
dull1 adjectiveadj →REGISTER1dull2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3799 COCA: 5094
dull

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤appear, be, look, seem, sound顯得枯燥；枯燥乏味；看上去枯燥；好像無聊；聽起來乏味▸➤become, get變得枯燥◇The work gets a little dull at times.這份工作有時候有點兒枯燥。➤make sth使⋯枯燥◇The long lectures made the afternoon dull.冗長的講座使整個下午很無聊。➤find sth覺得⋯無趣ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為／相當／非常枯燥▸➤deadly, dreadfully, incredibly, mind-numbingly平淡死板；極其枯燥；非常枯燥；無聊透頂◇The movie was long and deadly dull.這部電影既冗長又枯燥乏味。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略微枯燥▸➤disappointingly枯燥得令人失望
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3799 COCA: 5094
dull adj.
⇨ boring (a dull life/place/game) ⇨ cloudy (the dull afternoon light) ⇨ pale 2 (a dull red colour) ⇨ quiet 2 (a dull thud)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3799 COCA: 5094

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