duller

英 [ˈdʌlə]

美 [ˈdʌlər]

adj.  枯燥无味的; 无聊的; 令人生厌的; 不明亮的; 不鲜明的; 无光泽的; 不清晰的; 隐约的; 低沉的
dull的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
  If you describe someone or something asdull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
  1. They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
     他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
  2. I felt she found me boring and dull...
     我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
  3. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
     该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。
• ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的
  Someone or something that isdullis not very lively or energetic.
  1. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
     人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
• ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
  Adullcolour or light is not bright.
  1. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
     邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
• ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
  You say the weather isdullwhen it is very cloudy.
  1. It's always dull and raining.
     天气总是阴雨连绵。
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
  Dullsounds are not very clear or loud.
  1. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...
     在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
  2. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
     棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
• ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
  Dullfeelings are weak and not intense.
  1. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...
     通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
  2. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
     我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
• 钝的;不锋利的
  If a knife or blade isdull, it is not sharp.
• V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
  If somethingdullsor if itis dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
  1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
     她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
  2. He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
     他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
  3. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
     股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

双语例句

• The state-backed firms concentrate on the duller end of the publishing spectrum: authorised histories, government-approved schoolbooks, manuals and so on.
  国营背景的公司专注于出版业中枯燥的一端：正统的历史、政府指定的教科书和手册等等。
• Dali is duller than Lijiang, but as I stroll around its streets, the sound of strange music draws me down a narrow lane.
  大理没有丽江那么有趣，但当我沿着它的街道走走逛逛时，奇异的音乐待我走进了一条狭窄的小巷。
• This week's class was duller than last ( week's).
  这周的课比上周的更加枯燥无味。
• Tom ought to have weeded out the duller articles from his book.
  汤姆本该把书中较枯燥的部分删去。
• The first conference gave birth to the world bank and the International Monetary Fund. Its successor will be duller and less consequential.
  第一次会议创建了世界银行（worldbank）和国际货币基金组织（imf），而其续集将更为无趣，也没那么重要。
• Poor Cathy, frightened from her little romance, had been considerably sadder and duller since its abandonment; and her father insisted on her reading less, and taking more exercise.
  可怜的凯蒂，她那段小小的风流韵事使她受了惊，事过后，就变得相当闷闷不乐了，她的父亲坚持要她少读点书，多运动些。
• In the future, the financial sector will be safer and duller.
  将来，金融业将更加安全，更加索然无味。
• The less we use our minds, the duller they become.
  我们思考得越少，它就会变得越迟钝。
• It was because of that that I abandoned journalism, and took to so much duller work: tutoring and private secretaryship.
  正是为了这个原因，我才离开了新闻界，干起了更枯燥的差事：家庭教师和私人秘书。
• The women might have less initiative and lose interest in eating, they might develop a duller sense of taste and smell, or they might experience an earlier sense of satiety ( feeling full).
  这些妇女可能精神和食欲下降，他们可能对味觉和嗅觉的感觉迟钝，或者他么更加容易获得饱腹感。