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Blunt Sharp Knife Comment Things Make Blʌnt Alcohol

Front blunt
Pron [blʌnt]
Back 【BLUNT】
Too much alcohol makes all your senses blunt.
太多的酒精使你感觉迟钝。
【重点词汇】
blunt adj. 钝的 反: sharp
Vocab
bluntused of a knife or other blade; not sharp

A blunt object is rounded — it isn't very pointy. A blunt comment is candid — it isn't very subtle. When we blunt things we make them less lively, sharp, or intense.

Blunt and blunder ("make a stupid mistake") may have the same origins — the Old Norse blundra, meaning "to shut one's eyes." So don't be blunt ("dull" or "obtuse") — here are a few things you probably don't want to do: 1) use a blunt ("dull") knife to cut your tomatoes; 2) make a blunt ("outspoken") comment that might hurt someone's feelings; or 3) blunt ("deaden") the sound of your favorite music by sticking cotton balls in your ears.

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