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blunt adj.钝的；迟钝的；直率的v.使迟钝；变钝 (1) 钝剪刀剪不齐。(2) 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？(3) 它使用系统的，然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道。(4) 文章的观点过于直露。(5) 他的头脑因厌烦而变得迟钝。(6) 用剪刀剪硬纸板,你会把剪刀弄钝的。 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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英 [blʌnt] 美 [blʌnt] (1) Blunt scissors don't cut cleanly.(2) My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?(3) It involves systematic yet banal design, and blunt reportage.(4) The opinions of the article are too blunt.(5) His mind was blunted by boredom.(6) You 'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut cards. 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. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]直率的；不客气的；直言不讳的 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. She is blunt about her personal life...她对自己的私生活直言不讳。She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.她直截了当地告诉业界，这种歧视是完全无法接受的。bluntly'I don't  believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly...“我不相信你！”珍妮毫不客气地说。To put it bluntly, he became a pain.坦白地说，他成了个令人头疼的人。bluntnessHis bluntness got him into trouble.他的耿直给他带来了麻烦。2[ADJ 形容词]（物体）钝的，不锋利的，不尖的 A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.   [ADJ n]One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（刀子或刀片）钝的，不锋利的 A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 4[VERB 动词]使（情感、感觉、需求）减弱；使迟钝 If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.   [V n]The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。Our appetite was blunted by the beer.喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

英语单词	blunt
英美音标	英 [blʌnt] 美 [blʌnt]
中文释义	adj.钝的；迟钝的；直率的 v.使迟钝；变钝
英语例句	(1) Blunt scissors don't cut cleanly. (2) My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it? (3) It involves systematic yet banal design, and blunt reportage. (4) The opinions of the article are too blunt. (5) His mind was blunted by boredom. (6) You 'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut cards.
中文例句	(1) 钝剪刀剪不齐。 (2) 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？ (3) 它使用系统的，然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道。 (4) 文章的观点过于直露。 (5) 他的头脑因厌烦而变得迟钝。 (6) 用剪刀剪硬纸板,你会把剪刀弄钝的。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]直率的；不客气的；直言不讳的 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. She is blunt about her personal life... 她对自己的私生活直言不讳。 She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable. 她直截了当地告诉业界，这种歧视是完全无法接受的。 bluntly 'I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly... “我不相信你！”珍妮毫不客气地说。 To put it bluntly, he became a pain. 坦白地说，他成了个令人头疼的人。 bluntness His bluntness got him into trouble. 他的耿直给他带来了麻烦。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（物体）钝的，不锋利的，不尖的 A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. [ADJ n] One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. 他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（刀子或刀片）钝的，不锋利的 A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 4 [VERB 动词]使（情感、感觉、需求）减弱；使迟钝 If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. [V n] The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it... 反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。 Our appetite was blunted by the beer. 喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

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