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Blunt Adj Graded 例:She Sharp Blunted 英[Blʌnt 美[Blʌnt Adj.钝的,不锋利的;迟钝的;直率的;呆板的;Vt.使迟钝;使钝;N.钝的东西;小雪茄烟

单词 blunt
音标
英[blʌnt] 美[blʌnt]
解释
adj.钝的,不锋利的;迟钝的;直率的;呆板的;vt.使迟钝;使钝;n.钝的东西;小雪茄烟;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:She is blunt about her personal life...她对自己的私生活直言不讳。
例: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。

ADJ
(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.
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
(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.

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:Our appetite was blunted by the beer.喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。
变形
noun:bluntness~third:blunts~done:blunted~est:bluntest~ing:blunting~er:blunter~past:blunted~

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