| 单词 | lull |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[lʌl] 美[lʌl] |
| 解释 | vt.使镇静,使安静;哄,哄骗;使入睡;vi.平静,安静;平息;减弱;停止;n.暂停;间歇;暂时平静;催眠的东西; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 间歇期;平静期 A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement. 例:There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.现任总统当选之后,政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。 例:...a lull in the conversation.谈话中的一时沉寂 VERB 哄骗;麻痹;使放松警惕 If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe. 例:It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...很容易就会被麻痹,进而产生一种虚假的安全感。 例:I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter...我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。 VERB 使安静;使昏昏欲睡 If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy. 例:With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡,我很快便打起盹来。 例:The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze...车轮呼呼地转着,他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。 PHRASE 暴风雨前的宁静 If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future. |
| 变形 | third:lulls~done:lulled~pl:lulls~ing:lulling~past:lulled~ |
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