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1. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的 If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting. 
  • They are both nice people but can be rather dull...

    他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。

  • I felt she found me boring and dull...

    我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。

  • 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。

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  • They enjoy anything that breaks the dullness of their routine life.

    只要能打破他们日常刻板、沉闷的生活,任何事情他们都喜欢。

2. ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的 Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic. 
  • 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。

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  • His eyes looked dully ahead.

    他目光呆滞地看着前方。

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  • Did you notice any unusual depression or dullness of mind?

    你有没有觉察到抑郁、反应迟钝等反常现象?

3. ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的 A dull colour or light is not bright. 
  • The stamp was a dull blue colour.

    邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。

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  • The street lamps gleamed dully through the night's mist.

    街灯透过夜晚的薄雾隐约泛出亮光。

4. ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的 You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy. 
  • It's always dull and raining.

    天气总是阴雨连绵。

5. ADJ-GRADED (声音)不清晰的,隐约的,低沉的 Dull sounds are not very clear or loud. 
  • 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。

  • The coffin closed with a dull thud.

    棺材合上时发出一声闷响。

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  • He heard his heart thump dully but more quickly.

    他听见低沉的心跳声,跳动的速度却更快了。

6. ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的,不强烈的,隐约的 Dull feelings are weak and not intense. 
  • 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。

  • 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。

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  • His arm throbbed dully.

    他的胳膊隐约在抽动。

7. ADJ-GRADED 钝的;不锋利的 If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp. 
8. V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气 If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively. 
  • Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...

    她眼神暗淡,呆呆地凝视着。

  • He can dull your senses with facts and figures...

    他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。

  • 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。

Noun

1. the quality of being slow to understand

2. the quality of lacking interestingness

3. a lack of visual brightness

4. without sharpness of edge or point

1. He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.
他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味,简直无法忍受。

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