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dull

adjective
 
/dʌl/
/dʌl/
(comparative duller, superlative dullest)
Idioms
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    boring乏味

  1.  
    not interesting or exciting枯燥无味的；沉闷的；无聊的 synonym dreary
    • Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
    • The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting.乡村是平坦的、沉闷的、无趣的。
    • The first half of the game was pretty dull.上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。
    • There's never a dull moment when John's around.只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。
    Synonyms boringboring
    • dull
    • tedious
    These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.
    • boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:
      • He’s such a boring man!他那人无趣得很！
      • She found her job very boring.她觉得自己的工作很无聊。
    • dull not interesting or exciting:
      • Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
    • tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient:
      • The journey soon became tedious.那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
    Patterns
    • to be boring/​dull/​tedious for somebody
    • boring/​dull/​tedious subjects/​books
    • boring/​dull/​tedious jobs/​work/​games
    • a boring/​dull place/​man/​woman/​person
    • deadly boring/​dull
    Extra Examples
    • The long lectures made the afternoon dull.冗长的讲座使整个下午很无聊。
    • The movie was long and deadly dull.这部电影既冗长又枯燥乏味。
    • The work gets a bit dull at times.这工作有时会有点儿乏味。
    • He is the author of several dull novels.他是几部乏味小说的作者。
    • We've had a dull start to the season.本赛季我们开局不顺。
    • There's never a dull moment in this job.这工作从不让人感到乏味。
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
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    2.

    light/colours光；色彩

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    not bright or shiny不明亮的；不鲜明的；无光泽的
    • a dull grey colour暗灰色
    • dull, lifeless hair无光泽、无弹性的头发
    • Her eyes were dull.她目光呆滞。
    • The fire died down to a dull glow.火焰逐渐变弱，只剩些许暗淡的光。
    Topics Colours and Shapesc1

    3. weather天气

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    not bright, with a lot of clouds阴沉的；昏暗的 synonym overcast
    • It was a dull, grey day.那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。
    • The town seemed deserted in the dull afternoon light.在下午暗淡的光线下这座城镇看上去有些荒凉。
    Topics Weatherc1

    4. sounds声音

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    not clear or loud不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的
    • The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.他走出后，大门砰的一声闷响关上了。
    5.

    pain疼痛

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    not very severe, but continuous隐隐约约的
    • a dull ache/pain隐隐的疼痛
    6.

    person人

  6. slow in understanding迟钝的；愚笨的 synonym stupid
    • a dull pupil脑子迟钝的小学生
    7.

    trade贸易

  7. (especially North American English) not busy; slow萧条的；不景气的；呆滞的
    • Don't sell into a dull market.不要到萧条的市场去推销。
    8. Word OriginOld English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.
Idioms
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
  1. (saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
(as) dull as ditchwater (British English)
(US English (as) dull as dishwater)
  1. (informal) extremely boring索然无味；无聊透顶
    • I always found history as dull as ditchwater.我总是觉得历史枯燥无味。
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dull

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dull
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he / she / it dulls
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past simple dulled
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past participle dulled
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-ing form dulling
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    pain疼痛

  1. [transitive, intransitive] dull (something) to make a pain or an emotion weaker or less severe; to become weaker or less severe减轻；（使）变麻木
    • The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while.他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。
    • The heat dulled my enjoyment of the journey.炎热降低了我旅行的乐趣。
    • The pain of loss never dulls.失去的痛苦永远不会消失。
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    person人

  2. [transitive] dull somebody to make a person slower or less lively使迟钝；使不活泼
    • He felt dulled and stupid with sleep.他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。
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    colours/sounds色彩；声音

  3. [intransitive, transitive] to become less bright, clean or sharp; to make something less bright, clean or sharp（使）变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉
    • His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground.他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。
    • dull something The endless rain seemed to dull all sound.连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。
    4. Word OriginOld English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.

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