dull, bored, boring
这几个词的词意有区别:boring是bore的现在分词转化成的形容词,表示“令人厌烦的”,主语可以是人,也可以是物; bored是bore的过去分词转化成的形容词,表示“感到厌倦的”,主语通常是人; dull指物意为“乏味的,无趣的”,指人意为“愚笨的,迟钝的”。
dull，tedious，monotonous，dreary
这些形容词均表示“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”之意。
dull指缺乏新鲜、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。
monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。
dreary侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。
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。
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Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly.
她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
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When the edge dulled, he would sharpen the knife.
当刀的边缘变钝时, 他会把它磨快.
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He had been rather dulled by his recent adversity.
近来的逆境已经把他变成糊涂.
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The noise of hammering was dulled by the secondary glazing.
因为隔着双层玻璃，锤子的敲打声变低沉了。
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A brute is one whom cruelty and dulled senses sway.
称人为brute,则指其人秉性凶暴的人.
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The wariest men are apt to be a little dulled by routine.
最谨慎的人对于例行公事,也难免疏忽.
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The disease had sharpened my senses - not destroyed - not dulled them.
我的病已削尖的感官 - 不是被毁 - 他们不迟钝.
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It was sunny this morning, but now the sky has dulled over.
今天上午还是阳光明媚的, 现在天空已阴云密布了.
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Sorrow is dulled by the passage of time.
时光可冲淡悲哀.
辞典例句
The surf's roar was here dulled.
拍岸浪的咆哮声在这儿略为低沉.
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Some of the triumph in her heart was dulled by a nagging fear.
思嘉心中胜利的喜悦立刻被一种无法摆脱的恐惧心理所抵消.
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Colors dulled by too much sun.
强烈的阳光照射下,这些颜色不明显了.
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He dulled his knife.
他把刀弄钝了.
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This hard meat has dulled up all the knife blades.
这种硬邦邦的肉把所有的刀刃都弄钝了.
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