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Lull Calm Lulled Period Verb Feel 英[Lʌl 美[Lʌl

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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