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单词 blunt
释义

blunt

UK /blʌnt/

Word Forms

adjectiveblunt
comparativeblunter
superlativebluntest

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    saying what is true or what you think, even if this offends or upsets people

    It was a frank answer to a blunt question.

    let’s be blunt (=used before saying that something is true but unpleasant):

    Let’s be blunt – younger people will not buy this car.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour
  2. 2
    not pointed or sharp

    a blunt pencil/razor

    Synonyms and related words

    Hard and smooth

derived word
bluntness
Synonyms and related words

Honesty and sincerity

blunt

US /blʌnt/

Word Forms

adjectiveblunt
comparativeblunter
superlativebluntest

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    not pointed or sharp

    a blunt pencil/razor

    Synonyms and related words

    Hard and smooth
  2. 2
    saying what is true or what you think, even if this offends or upsets people

    It was a frank answer to a blunt question.

    let’s be blunt (=used before saying that something is true but unpleasant):

    Let’s be blunt – younger people will not buy this car.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behavior

derived word
bluntness
Synonyms and related words

Honesty and sincerity

blunt

UK /blʌnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyblunt
he/she/itblunts
present participleblunting
past tenseblunted
past participleblunted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make something less strong, less effective, or less important

    The years had not blunted his keen intelligence.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become, or to make something weaker
  2. 2
    to make something less pointed or sharp

    Ken had blunted the blade by scraping it on the rocks.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the shape of something

blunt

US /blʌnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyblunt
he/she/itblunts
present participleblunting
past tenseblunted
past participleblunted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make something less strong, less effective, or less important

    The years had not blunted his keen intelligence.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become, or to make something weaker
  2. 2
    to make something less pointed or sharp

    If you walk on concrete with your ice skates, you’ll blunt the blades.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the shape of something
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