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

• In other words, the color of yarn with twists appears to be darker and duller than the untwisted one, and its hue is partial to "blue-green" shade.
  即纱线颜色将变“深”、“暗”，且其色相偏向于“蓝绿”色调。
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• 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。
• 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。
• The world is a duller place without you.
  没有你，世界是如此无趣。
• And how much duller that would be.
  而这样的比赛又该有多么的无聊？
• It might lead to a steadier, less flexible, even duller financial system.
  它可能会带来一个稳定性更强、不那么灵活、甚至更加沉闷的金融体系。
• If you don't understand then you're duller than I thought.
  如果你那时没明白，你比我想象的还愚笨。
• They are far duller folk than their caricatures and the offences they are accused of crumble on closer examination.
  与被滑稽化的讽刺漫画形象以及毁灭近期检验结果所引发的攻击相比，他们不过是一些极其单调乏味的人。
• 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。