单词 | dull |
释义 | dull adj. & v. --adj   1. slow to understand; stupid.   2. tedious; boring.   3. (of the weather) overcast; gloomy.   4. a (esp. of a knife edge etc.) blunt. b (of colour, light, sound, or taste) not bright, vivid, or keen.   5. (of a pain etc.) usu. prolonged and indistinct; not acute (a dull ache).   6. a (of a person, an animal, trade, etc.) sluggish, slow-moving, or stagnant. b (of a person) listless; depressed (he's a dull fellow since the accident).   7. (of the ears, eyes, etc.) without keen perception. --vtr. & intr. make or become dull. Phrases and idioms dull the edge of make less sensitive, interesting, effective, amusing, etc.; blunt. Derivatives dullish adj. dullness n. (also dulness). dully adv. Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. dul, corresp. to OE dol stupid |
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