bluntly 的定义
- starkly and directly, with no attempt to be tactful or diplomatic: I always had a tendency to act in ways that are politically unwise—to bluntly say what I consider the truth.To put it bluntly, that is a very poor piece of policy-making.
- in a way that involves no subtlety or discernment: It was one of those things that's so bluntly obvious, none of them really had to say anything about it.The three-strikes law has been applied too broadly, too bluntly, with some people serving life sentences for relatively minor crimes.
- without any sharp points or edges: It has downy leaves and stems and small white flowers blooming in June, followed by bluntly triangular seedpods.
bluntly 近义词
等同于 flat out
等同于 obtrusively
等同于 rudely
等同于 frankly
更多bluntly例句
- New unpublished research from Kansas and Tennessee suggests that not only do mask mandates prevent Covid-19 spread, they may also blunt the severity of illness and reduce the number of serious cases that require hospitalization.
- You are using a big blunt instrument, and you are crushing the economy.
- The blunt-talking DeFazio had easily won the 4th District, and its predecessors, even when many of its voters turned away from other Democrats.
- And, in almost all cases, the effects have succeeded in blunting deadly outbreaks, giving health care officials precious time to assess what worked, what didn’t, and prepare for future waves.
- The film is an exercise in imagination and an inquiry into whether imagining the loss of a loved one and their hopes for the hereafter might magnify or blunt the blow of death when it finally comes.
- At 1:42 a.m., a commenter bluntly asked: “Jeff, Is it true you are a convicted sex offender?”
- I had a couple bluntly tell me that they hated it here, with the silent expectation that I would too.
- When asked what would have happened if she and her family stayed in the bush, Nyalada answered bluntly, “We would have died.”
- His vibe was icy as he bluntly remarked, “What are you doing here?”
- Bluntly stated, Burns failed to tell us what that generation fought for.
- My conscience importuned me to tell her bluntly that they would only come into Walsh feet first.
- We first went to the German, who very bluntly cut us short by saying that he had no room.
- I dont believe your mother knew you had that theatrical man to drive with you, said Laura, bluntly.
- But Miss Grace bluntly told him that a gourdvine would be far more suitable.
- "I wouldn't believe one of 'em, sir, under any oath that could be imposed on 'em," replied Chief Blake bluntly.