| 单词 | lull |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [lʌl] |
| 解释 | n.活动的暂停；v.使平静 |
| 红宝书 | 【考】 反义词: increased activity(增加的活动 ); goad(刺激); startle(使吃惊) |
| 字源 | lull (v.) early 14c., lullen "hush to sleep," probably imitative of lu-lu sound used to lull a child to sleep (compare Swedish lulla "to hum a lullaby," German lullen "to rock," Sanskrit lolati "moves to and fro," Middle Dutch lollen "to mutter"). Figurative use from 1570s. Related: Lulled; lulling. lull (n.) 1650s as the name of a soothing drink, from lull (v.). Meaning "period of quiet in a storm" is from 1815. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 活动暂停; v 使安静; 使平静 【区】loll(v 懒洋洋地倚靠) 【反】increased activity(增加的活动); goad(n 刺激物; v 激励); startle(v 震惊); galvanize(v 电镀; 刺激); revive(v 苏醒); hectic period(狂热的时期) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：啦，妈妈唱摇篮曲的啦啦声 【相关】lullaby 摇篮曲 |
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