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blunt
/blʌnt/
adj.
Having a thick or rounded edge or point; not sharp. 钝的。
Dull in understanding; stupid. 迟钝的;愚蠢的。
Abrupt in speech or manner; plain-spoken. 唐突的;干脆的;直率的。
(过去式: blunted; 过去完成式: blunted; 现在进行式: blunting)
v.t.
To dull the edge or point of. 使钝。
- Ann blunted her mother's scissors by using them to cut the wire. 安用她母亲的剪刀剪电线,因而使剪刀变钝。
To make weaker or less keen. 使弱;冲淡。
- Time blunts the edge of sorrow. 时间会冲淡悲伤。
v.i.
To become dull; lose keenness. 变钝。
短语:
blunt the saber's edge 化敌为友。
衍生词:
adv. bluntly. n. bluntness.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
blunt¹
/blʌnt/
adj.
1. [+ knife, scissors] 钝的
- I can't chop the vegetables with this - it's too blunt. 拿这个可切不了菜, 太钝了。
2. (not pointed) [+ object] 不锋利的;不尖的
- He had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. 他的头部被人用钝器击打了13下。
3. [+ pencil] 用秃了的
- My pencil's blunt. 我的铅笔用秃了。
4. (frank) [+ person] 率直的;直截了当的
- He was quite blunt about it. 他对此非常直率。
- She is blunt about her personal life. 她谈起自己的个人生活毫不隐晦。
5. [+ message, warning, response] 坦率的;直言不讳的
- His blunt response surprised them. 他的坦率回答令他们吃了一惊。
- She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable. 她坦率地告诉资方, 这种歧视完全无法接受。
to be blunt
(frankly) 坦率地说
- To be blunt, you are no longer needed here. 坦率地说, 这里不再需要你了。
blunt²
/blʌnt/
vt.
1. [+ scissors, knife] 使变钝
- You'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut card. 你要是用剪刀剪卡片, 会把刀刃弄钝的。
2. (lessen) [+ appetite, response, impact] 使迟钝;使减弱
- Our appetite was blunted by the beer. 喝过啤酒后, 我们没什么食欲了。
- The constant violence has blunted the human response to it. 接连不断的暴行使人们的反应变得迟钝了。
- These problems have undoubtedly blunted the impact of strategic bombing. 这些问题无疑降低了战略轰炸造成的影响。
blunt³
/blʌnt/
n.
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- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
blunt
adj.(形容词) blunt.er, blunt.est
1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp. 钝的,不锋利的:有一钝的边和顶端的;不尖的
2. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: 直言的:说话率直的,不转弯抹角的:
- “Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter”(&b{Time})See Synonyms at &b{gruff} “在荧屏上,约翰·韦恩是一个直言不讳、一针见血的人”(时代)参见 gruff
3. Slow to understand or perceive; dull. 理解或感觉慢的;迟钝的
4. Lacking in feeling; insensitive. 缺乏感觉的;不敏感的
v.(动词) blunt.ed, blunt.ing, blunts
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To dull the edge of. 随年龄变迟钝
2. To make less effective; weaken: 使迟钝;使减弱:
- blunting the criticism with a smile. 用微笑冲淡批评
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To become blunt. 变钝,变迟钝
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
blunt
adj. 钝的,粗率的;n. 钝器
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
blunt
削成钝角;减弱;钝的
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
blunt
n. 钝头的,无峰的
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
blunt
adj.
率直的, 直言不讳的
- She is rather blunt in speech. 她说话很直率。
钝的
- The axe is too blunt to cut down the tree. 斧头太钝, 砍不倒树。
vt.
把…弄钝, 减弱
- Time blunts the edge of sorrow. 时间会减缓悲痛。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
blunt1
(adjective 形容词)
钝的
a blunt knife. 钝刀。
a blunt instrument. 钝的工具。
SYNONYM 同义词:dull, rounded, thick, unpointed, unsharpened.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅sharp.
直率的
a blunt remark. 直率的话。
a blunt manner. 直率的态度。
SYNONYM 同义词:abrupt, bluff, brusque,candid, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank,honest, insensitive, outspoken, plain-spoken,SEE参阅 rude, straightforward, tactless, unceremonious.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅polite,tactful.
blunt2
(verb 动词)
减弱
to blunt your awareness. 使你变得迟钝。
to blunt your hunger. 给你充飢。
SYNONYM 同义词:abate, allay, anaesthetize, dampen,deaden, desensitize, dull, lessen, numb, soften,take the edge off, weaken.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅sharpen.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
blunt1
adj.
钝的
明说的; 直言的
了解或感觉能力迟钝的
愚蠢的; 粗鲁的
- a blunt knife 一把钝刀
- to be blunt (with you) [用作插入语]老实说; (对你)明说吧
- His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others. 他的孤立使他对别人的感情木然无知。
- That's the blunt fact. 事实确实是那样。
blunt2
vt.
使钝; 挫折; 减弱
- blunt the enemy's attack 挫敌锐气
blunt3
vi.
变钝
n.
钝的东西
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继承用法
bluntly
adv.
bluntness
n.
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
blunt
鈍的;鈍器
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
blunt
鈍的,鈍器
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
blunt
vt 使鈍=disedge=obtund;adj 鈍的,(頭腦、感覺)遲鈍的;直言不諱的,直率的=frank=straightforward
【例】Too much alcohol makes your senses blunt 大量喝酒會使你的感覺遲鈍。
【類】slacken:tension=blunt:sharpness放松不再緊張=弄鈍不再鋒利
【反】hone(v 使磨鋒利);whet(vt 磨快)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
blunt
/blʌnt/
(blunting, blunted, blunter, blunts,bluntest)
1. 形容词 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. 直言不讳的
- She is blunt about her personal life. 她对自己的私生活直言不讳。
2. bluntly 副词 直言不讳地 [ADV with v]
- "I don't believe you!" Jeanne said bluntly. “我不信你!” 珍妮直言不讳地说。
3. 形容词 A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. 钝的 [ADJ n]
- One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. 他们其中一人的头部被钝器砸了13下。
4. 形容词 A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 不锋利的
- The edge is as blunt as an old butter knife. 刃钝得跟一把老黄油刀一样。
5. 及物动词 If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. 使减弱
- The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it. 持续不断的暴力事件使人们对它的反应减弱了。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典