blunt 的 4 个定义
blunt·er, blunt·est.
- having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- abruptly plain and direct in address or manner, without attempting to be tactful: a blunt, ill-timed question.
- slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.
blunt·ed, blunt·ing.
- to make blunt or dull: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.
- to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.
blunt·ed, blunt·ing.
- to become blunt or dull.
- something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Slang. a cigar stuffed with marijuana.
blunt 近义词
not sharp
straightforward
make dull
更多blunt例句
- A 2018 survey by the International Monetary Fund, cited by the Wall Street Journal, found government bankers are experimenting with the technology as a way to lower costs and to blunt the rise of private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
- Washington’s inability to strike a deal on a new stimulus spending plan, market observers agree, has blunted the economic recovery.
- Ethically speaking, then, any respectful engagement with them calls for a recognition of that fact, not a blunt attempt at persuasion.
- Galloway, known well for blunt and opinionated commentary on the tech industry, says he grew concerned that Robinhood had become “casino-like” and gamified, encouraging newer investors to trade when they had little knowledge of the markets.
- They either blunt other economic activity or have too small of an overall impact to even measure.
- The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
- This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
- The real reason Mister Ham was taking bids was, to be perfectly blunt, because he needed the money.
- No matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
- “It was like a curtain was beginning to be opened,” says Noor, who was surprised by the blunt request.
- Presently his blunt ungainly head rose within ten feet of them.
- She shook her head—Gilbert was not at home, and her axe was so blunt that a body might ride to Rumford on it.
- Jess worked hard over the head, pushing the padding well into the blunt nose.
- Then she picked up a magazine and glanced through it, cutting the pages with a blunt edge of her knife.
- You can bet no trace will ever be found of that blunt instrument, and naturally he left no evidence coming or going.