Adjective:
lacking in liveliness or animation;he was so dull at parties
a dull political campaign
a large dull impassive man
dull days with nothing to do
how dull and dreary the world is
fell back into one of her dull moods
emitting or reflecting very little light;a dull glow
dull silver badly in need of a polish
a dull sky
being or made softer or less loud or clear;the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muffled drums
the muffled noises of the street
muted trumpets
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
of color very low in saturation; highly diluted;dull greens and blues
not keenly felt;a dull throbbing
dull pain
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students
of business not active or brisk;business is dull or slow
a sluggish market
not having a sharp edge or point;the knife was too dull to be of any use
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility;a dull gaze
so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft;the dull thud
thudding bullets
darkened with overcast;a dark day
a dull sky
the sky was leaden and thick
Verb:
make dull in appearance;Age had dulled the surface
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness;the varnished table top dulled with time
deaden a sound or noise, especially by wrappingmake numb or insensitive;The shock numbed her senses
make dull or blunt;Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
become less interesting or attractivemake less lively or vigorous;Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
adj.形容词
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。
13世纪进入英语，直接源自古英语的dol，意为呆笨的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词dull class迟钝的一班dull colour暗淡的颜色dull glow昏暗的光dull man头脑简单的人dull mind迟钝的头脑dull pupil迟钝的学生～+介词dull in appearance外表呆板dull of hearing听觉不灵dull of understanding理解迟钝
用作形容词adj.as dull as ditch-water极沉闷乏味的 very boring
近义词 boringdrearystupidtediousinactivelifelesstiresomespiritlessuninteresting反义词 brightcleverspiritedimaginativeinteresting
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is a very dull pupil.他是一个很笨的学生。
All work and no play made Jack a dull boy.只会学习,不会玩,杰克变成了笨小孩。
I'm in dull mood.我觉得闷得慌。
用作表语
S+be+～The weather is dull.天气阴沉。
The knife is dull.那把小刀很钝。
Business is deplorably dull.生意极为不景气。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThe day was dull with a cloudy sky.天气阴暗多云。
I dare say you are dull at home.我敢说你在家里感到很无聊。S+be+～+that-clauseThe TV play was so dull that I didn't finish it.这部电视剧极其单调,我没看完。
The knife is so dull that it will not cut.刀子太钝了,割不开东西。
用作宾语补足语
S+V+O+～Martin found the hospital routine slightly dull.马丁感到医院的日常工作有点单调乏味。
adj.形容词
dull可用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
dull的比较级为duller,最高级为dullest。
形容词87%,动词12%,名词1%
用作形容词Jack had all work but no play, making him adullboy.杰克只学不玩,这使得他成为一个呆笨的孩子。
It's impossible to cut a pineapple with such adullknife.用一把这么钝的刀子切菠萝是不可能的。
The mind becomesdullif the body doesn't get on exercise.要是身体得不到锻炼,头脑也会迟钝的。
This book is ratherdull.这本书很枯燥。
The dying fire was throwing out adullred light.将要熄灭的火发出暗红色的光。用作动词The heating was turned up high todullhis audience's senses.暖气温度被调到很高，以至于听众的意识变得迟钝。
She gave me some medicine todullthe pain.她给了我一些可减轻疼痛的药。
The sensory nerves of this old man seem todull.这位老人的感觉神经似乎不太敏锐了。noun.worn-out
同义词 exhausted,jaded,sated
反义词 brightenedfresh
benumbedadjective inactive
boring,dull,trite,uninterested
bluntadjective not sharp
dull,dulled,edgeless,insensitive,obtuse,pointless,round,rounded,unsharpened
blunteradjective not sharp
dull,dulled,edgeless,insensitive,obtuse,pointless,round,rounded,unsharpened
jadedadjective exhausted, indifferent
been around,blah,blasé,bored,cool,done it all,dulled,fagged,fatigued,fed up,had it,sated,satiated,sick of,spent,surfeited,tired,tired-out,up to here,wearied,weary,worn,worn-down,worn-out Our bodies have been made dull, just as our minds and hearts have been dulled, by our education, by our conformity to the pattern which society has set and which denies the sensitivity of the heart.
我们的身体已经被我们的教育、被我们对社会设定的否定心灵敏感性的模式的遵从变得迟钝，就像我们的头脑和心灵也已经变得迟钝一样。 www.jkrishnamurti.org.cn