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blunt·er 英blʌnt美blʌnt COCA⁸⁵⁰³⁰BNC⁶⁰¹⁵⁵Economist²²⁰⁹⁹⁺⁷
基本双解英英词源搭配近义反义句型用法例句Thesaurus例句
adj.钝的¹⁴;迟钝的;直率的²¹v.使迟钝¹⁴;变钝¹⁰原型blunt的比较级副词bluntly比较级blunter最高级bluntest名词bluntness过去分词blunted现在分词blunting三单blunts
adj.形容词
不锋利的,钝的not sharp 不客气的,率直的speaking roughly and plainly, without trying to be polite or to hide unpleasant facts
v.动词
vt. 把…弄钝; 减弱make less sharp or forceful
Adjective:
having a broad or rounded end;thick marks made by a blunt pencil used of a knife or other blade; not sharp;a blunt instrument characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;blunt talking and straight shooting a blunt New England farmer I gave them my candid opinion forthright criticism a forthright approach to the problem tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank it is possible to be outspoken without being rude plainspoken and to the point a point-blank accusation devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;the blunt truth the crude facts facing the stark reality of the deadline
Verb:
make less intense;blunted emotions make numb or insensitive;The shock numbed her senses make dull or blunt;Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge make less sharp;blunt the knives make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;Terror blunted her feelings deaden a sound 直接源自中世纪英语的blunt，意为愚蠢的，迟钝的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词blunt knife不锋利的刀blunt refusal不客气的拒绝用作动词 v.～+名词blunt sb's enthusiasm减弱某人的热情blunt the edge使刀锋变钝
近义词 rudeimpoliteadj. direct反义词 sharpadj. keen
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is sharpening a pair of blunt scissors with a whetstone.他在用磨刀石磨一把不锋利的剪刀。
She gave us a blunt refusal.她毫不客气地拒绝了我们。
用作表语
S+be+～My pencil's blunt; can I borrow your sharpener?我的铅笔钝了,能借用你的削铅笔刀吗?
To be quite blunt,I think the government has made a complete mess of things.坦率地说,我认为政府把事情搞得一团糟。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseHis son is blunt in mind.他儿子反应迟钝。
She is rather blunt in speech.她说话很直率。S+be+～+to- vThe ax is too blunt to cut down the tree.斧头太钝,砍不倒树。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.If you cut the iron wire with a knife, you'll blunt its edge.如果你用刀砍铁丝,会使刀锋变钝的。
Time blunts the edge of sorrow.时间会减轻悲痛。
adj.形容词
blunt的基本意思是“不锋利的,钝的”,用于比喻则表示态度等“不客气的,率直的”。
v.动词
blunt的基本意思是“把…弄钝”,引申则表示“减弱”,指减弱了心灵的创伤、悲痛或做某事的热情。
形容词70%,动词28%,名词2%
My pencil isblunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？
It involves systematic yet banal design, andbluntreportage.它使用系统的，然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道。
He's verybluntand will tell you what he thinks about anything.他的个性非常直率,会把他所想的都说出来。
The opinions of the article are tooblunt.文章的观点过于直露。用作动词His mind wasbluntedby boredom.他的头脑因厌烦而变得迟钝。
You 'llbluntthe scissors if you use them to cut cards.用剪刀剪硬纸板,你会把剪刀弄钝的。adj.not sharp
同义词 dull,dulled,round,roundededgeless,insensitive,obtuse,pointless,unsharpened
反义词 needled,pointed,polite,sharp,subtle,tactfuladj.straightforward
同义词 matter-of-fact,curt,rude,trenchant,outspoken,explicit,brusque,candid,forthrightfrank,short,brief,bluffabrupt,crusty,discourteous,gruff,impolite,snappy,snippy,tactless,unceremonious,uncivil,unpolished,plain-spoken
反义词 subtle,sharp,pointed,needledlong,lengthy,devious,nice,tactful,kind,polite A pair of razor sharp incisor tasks jut forward from the lower jaw and grind against two blunter versions in the upper jaw.
从下颚向前突出，可以与上颚的两颗较粗钝的牙对称嚼食。 bab
A report released last Friday by JPMorgan Chase was even blunter.
上周五由摩根大通银行发布的报告讲得更是直白。 yeeyan
Is the red pencil blunter than the green one?
那支红色的铅笔比那支绿色的铅笔钝吗？ cy52
When Mr. Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday, he needs to be even blunter about how a continued stalemate is not in Israel’s interest and will only feed extremism.
奥巴马应该做周五会见以色列总理时，进一步指明当前僵局是如何地不利于以色列，如何只会助使极端分子活动加剧。 yeeyan
But with riots spreading throughout the Arab world in the wake of Tunisia, the powers-that- be may have decided that blunter methods were called for.
但随着暴乱紧紧尾随突尼斯事件之后在阿拉伯世界里蔓延，当权者可能已经决定需要强硬的方法。 yeeyan
His spokesman used blunter language, saying that AECL was “ dysfunctional” and a “ sinkhole” that has cost the Canadian governments C$30bn$26.5 billion since its creation in 1952.
他的发言人更加直言不讳地表示，加拿大核能公司经营运转不良，经费投入好像“无底洞”，自1952年成立以来，已经耗去加拿大政府300亿加元265亿美元的经费了。 ecocn
Mr Babbage is blunter: “ Current defence planning is invalid, ” he says.
Babbage先生是个直率的人：“目前的防御计划已经无效了，”他说。 yeeyan
Mr King was blunter: the economy, he reckoned, had grown by only around 1% in the past year.
金恩却更加直言不讳：他认为，在过去的一年中经济只增长了1%。 ecocn
Or should we develop blunter tactics for change?
还是为了促成改变而去妥协我们的策略？ yeeyan
Other senior figures in the ruling establishment have been even blunter.
另外一些统治机构资深人物更是直言不讳。 ecocn
So, in blunter language, did many of the tens of thousands of “ tea party” protesters who flocked to Washington on September12th to complain about big government.
而9月12日，数以万计的“茶党”*示威者蜂堵在华盛顿抗议“大政府”。 ecocn
Soren Espersen, a member of parliament for the Danish People’s Party, is blunter: “ Greenlanders have been brainwashed by unprecedented propaganda.”
丹麦人民党议员 Soren Espersen则更为直言不讳：格陵兰人完全是被空前的游说冲昏了头脑。 ecocn
Thy edge should blunter be than appetite.
让你的锋芒钝的比食欲还快。 kekenet |