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dull

/duhl/US // dʌl //UK // (dʌl) //

枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    dull·er, dull·est.

    • : not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
    • : causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting: a dull sermon.
    • : not lively or spirited; listless.
    • : not bright, intense, or clear; dim: a dull day; a dull sound.
    • : having very little depth of color; lacking in richness or intensity of color.
    • : slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish: a dull day in the stock market.
    • : mentally slow; lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupid; obtuse.
    • : lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling.
    • : not intense or acute: a dull pain.
  1. 1
    • : to make or become dull.

Phrases

  • dull as dishwater
  • never a dull moment

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.unintelligent
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Synonyms
boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的addled瘾君子,痴迷的,痴迷,瘾大的low低,低的,低位,低级shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动besotted痴迷,痴迷的,痴迷的人,迷恋brainless无脑,无脑的,无大脑,无头脑daffy头昏脑胀,头昏眼花,头晕目眩,头昏眼花的daft有毛病的,有毛病,有问题的,有问题dense浓密的,浓密,密集的,密集dim-witted傻乎乎的,傻乎乎,傻子,傻乎乎的家伙doltish傻乎乎的,愚蠢的,笨拙的,傻傻的feeble-minded傻乎乎的,傻乎乎,弱智,傻傻的half-baked半生不熟的,半生不熟,半生不熟的人,一知半解的ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的imbecilic低能儿,低能的,低能,低能级indolent懒洋洋的,懒散,懒散的人,懒洋洋insensate无感的,无感,无知觉,无知觉的moronic愚蠢的,低能儿,低能,低能的not bright不明亮,不亮,不明朗,不明numskulled无知者无畏,无知的人,无知无觉,无知的家伙obtuse迟钝的,钝的,迟钝,愚钝的scatterbrained糊涂虫,糊涂蛋,糊涂的人,糊涂鬼simple-minded憨厚,憨厚的,憨态可掬,简单stolid坚固的,扎实,坚挺,坚固thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密unintellectual非智力,非智力的,非智力因素,无知vacuous空洞的,空空如也,空洞,空虚的wearisome疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,疲惫,疲倦witless笨拙,傻子,笨拙的,笨拙的人
Antonyms
adj.insensitive
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Synonyms
boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力listless没精打采的,没精打采,怅然若失,没精打彩placid平静的,平和的,平静,平和quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的accustomed习惯的,习惯,习惯于,习惯了blank空白,白纸黑字,空白的,白纸callous冷酷无情,冷酷无情的人,冷酷无情的,冷漠depressed消沉的,沮丧的,郁闷,郁闷的empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的even甚至,甚至于,即使是这样,即使是这样的slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧apathetic麻木不仁,漠不关心,冷漠的,冷漠colorless无色,无色的,无彩色,无色彩dead死亡,死,死人,死的heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重impassible不可逾越的,无可匹敌的,不可逾越的障碍,不可逾越inactive不活跃,不活跃的,不活动的,不活跃的人indifferent无动于衷,漠不关心,漠不关心的,无动于衷的inert惰性,惰性的,惰性气体,懒惰insensible无知者无畏,无知无觉,无知的人,无知觉jejune牛仔,弱智,年轻人,弱智的人languid慵懒的,慵懒,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味lumpy笨重的,结块的,块状的,块状monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变passionless无激情,无情,没有激情,无热情prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的spiritless没有精神,无精神,魂不守舍,没有精神的stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿stolid坚固的,扎实,坚挺,坚固torpid扭曲,扭曲的,扭曲变形的,扭曲变形unexciting无趣,枯燥无味,乏味,枯燥乏味unresponsive毫无反应,毫无反应的,没有反应的,无反应unsympathetic不仁不义,冷酷无情,不同情,冷酷无情的人usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常vacuous空洞的,空空如也,空洞,空虚的
Antonyms
adj.boring, uninteresting
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Synonyms
dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨dreary枯燥乏味,枯燥乏味的,枯燥无味的,枯燥无味dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般repetitive重复的,重复性的,重复性,重复stale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨tame驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的tiresome无聊的,无聊,令人厌烦的,令人厌烦uninspiring毫无新意,毫无新意的,不振奋人心,不振奋abused受虐,受虐待的,被虐待的,被滥用的plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的stock股票,库存,股价,股市tired累了,疲惫,疲劳,疲倦archaic过时的,古老的,过时,古代的arid旱地,旱灾,旱区,旱季big yawn大打哈欠,打了个大哈欠,大呵欠,打哈欠blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的colorless无色,无色的,无彩色,无色彩common常见的,普通,共同,共同的commonplace平凡的,平凡,平凡的事,平凡的事物dead死亡,死,死人,死的familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的hackneyed乏味的,俗气的,乏味,俗气heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重ho hum哼哼,嗡嗡声,嗡嗡,哼hoary嘶哑的,嘶哑的声音,嘶嘶声,嘶哑的声响insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡jejune牛仔,弱智,年轻人,弱智的人longwinded啰嗦的人,啰嗦的,啰嗦,冗长monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变oft-repeated屡见不鲜的,常说的,屡见不鲜,屡试不爽out-of-date过时的,过时,已过时的,过期的pointless无意义的,无意义,毫无意义,毫无意义的prolix冗长的文字,冗长,冗赘,冗赘的prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸prosy潜在的,潜在,潜在客户,潜在用户repetitious反复无常,反复无常的,屡次,重复的routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的run-of-the-mill普通的,平庸的,常规的,平庸之辈soporific麻醉剂,催眠剂,催眠,麻醉药trite陈词滥调,老套的,陈词滥调的,陈腐的unimaginative毫无想象力,毫无想象力的,不思进取,毫无创意usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常usual thing通常的事情,通常的事,常事,通常的东西vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的worn-out破旧的,破旧,破旧不堪的,破烂的
Antonyms
adj.not sharp
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Antonyms
adj.uneventful
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Antonyms
adj.drab, lackluster in effect on senses
Forms: dulled, dulling, dulls
Synonyms
cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气cold冷,寒冷,冷的,寒冷的dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光dismal惨淡,凄惨的,惨淡的,凄惨flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的hazy朦胧,朦胧的,雾霾,朦朦胧胧lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力muddy泥泞的,泥泞,浑浊的,浑浊muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒soft软,软的,软性,软体somber阴暗,阴沉,阴暗的,阴森subdued低调的,低调,闷闷不乐的,闷闷不乐black黑色,黑,黑人,黑色的blind盲人,盲目,盲目的,瞎子dun敦,墩子,邓小平faded褪色,淡淡的,淡化,淡出low低,低的,低位,低级matte亚光,哑光,哑光的,雾面muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的overcast阴天,阴霾,阴雨天,阴雨plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的sober清醒的,清醒,冷静的,清醒的人softened软化,柔软的,软化的,柔和的ashen苍白,苍白无力,苍白的,灰色的colorless无色,无色的,无彩色,无色彩dead死亡,死,死人,死的dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的dusky昏暗,昏暗的,灰暗的,昏昏沉沉feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱grimy狰狞的,狰狞,严峻的,邋遢的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的leaden铅化,铅质,铅化的,导致mousy狡猾的,闷闷不乐,狡猾,狡猾的人murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉opaque不透明的,不透明,不透光,不透光的shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影sooty尘土飞扬,煤烟,煤烟味,煤烟瘴气subfusc潜规则,混淆视听,掩盖,掩饰toned-down淡化,淡化的,减弱,减弱的unlit不亮,不亮的,未点燃,不点火
Antonyms

Examples

  • Both are real questions high-schoolers face at this point in their lives, but that doesn’t amount to engaging conflict here thanks to a dull screenplay.

  • Finally, Winceworth finds his labor to be so dull that he creates fake words and sneaks them into Swansby’s Dictionary.

  • A dull village life might have prompted our ancestors to explore what might be across that river, or perhaps to try a new berry they found in the woods.

  • Place the shiny side next to your body, as the dull silver side reflects only 65 percent of radiated heat.

  • Long gone are the days of dead batteries, dull blades, and desperate trips to the barber.

  • But the man appears so weary that I decide to skip the dull stuff and get to the heat.

  • The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.

  • His course managed to be both dreadfully dull and appallingly difficult, with few light moments.

  • I was quoted in The New York Times saying, ‘We dared to be dull’.

  • According to Mack, he nearly killed her, broke 18 of her bones and, “sawed much of my hair off with [a] dull knife.”

  • The policemen looked dull and heavy, as if never again would any one be criminal, and as if they had come to know it.

  • Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.

  • It'll be beastly dull for her at The Warren, you see, poor girl; and she doesn't seem to jump at Spunyarn, though he does hang on.

  • They are grayish or colorless, and have a dull waxy look, as if cut from paraffin (Figs. 43 and 61).

  • There was a distant, dull boom in the air—a repeated heavy thud.