dull
美[dʌl] v.缓和；减轻；使阴暗
网络呆滞的；钝色洗；枯燥的；单调的
1 . The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。
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2 . I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull .
我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。
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3 . Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull .
新闻广播准确可靠但却非常枯燥。
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4 . He is a dull writer and that's a fact.
他写的东西很没意思，真的。
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5 . Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull .
我没当母亲，所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。
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1.lacking in liveliness or animation;
he was so dull at parties
2.emitting or reflecting very little light;
a dull glow
3.being or made softer or less loud or clear;
the dull boom of distant breaking waves
4.so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
a boring evening with uninteresting people
5.(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted;
dull greens and blues
6.not keenly felt;
a dull throbbing
7.slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
8.(of business) not active or brisk;
business is dull (or slow)
9.not having a sharp edge or point;
the knife was too dull to be of any use
10. blunted in responsiveness or sensibility;
a dull gaze
11. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft;
the dull thud
12. darkened with overcast;
a dark day
1.make dull in appearance;
Age had dulled the surface
2.become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness;
the varnished table top dulled with time
3.deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4.make numb or insensitive;
The shock numbed her senses
5.make dull or blunt;
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
6.become less interesting or attractive
7.make less lively or vigorous;
Middle age dulled her appetite for travel