dulled

1. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
   If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
   1. They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
      他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
   2. I felt she found me boring and dull...
      我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
   3. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
      该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。
2. ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的
   Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic.
   1. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
      人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
3. ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
   A dull colour or light is not bright.
   1. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
      邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
4. ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
   You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy.
   1. It's always dull and raining.
      天气总是阴雨连绵。
5. ADJ-GRADED （声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
   Dull sounds are not very clear or loud.
   1. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...
      在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
   2. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
      棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
6. ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
   Dull feelings are weak and not intense.
   1. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...
      通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
   2. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
      我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
7. 钝的;不锋利的
   If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp.
8. V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
   If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
   1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
      她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
   2. He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
      他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
   3. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
      股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly
   她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
2. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
   股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。
3. That growth has drawn in new investors, something analysts say has dulled the threat of panic selling and helped the market ride out bad news.
   这种增长吸引了新的投资者，分析师认为它减轻了恐慌性抛售的威胁，并有助于市场免受坏消息的影响。
4. My mind dulled as I heard these familiar historical facts.
   我满脑子麻木地听着这些熟悉的历史事实。
5. Or that my cognitive faculties have been somehow dulled or diminished.
   或者我的认知能力有所衰退甚至消失。
6. The plates are insensitive to red light. His hearing was dulled by age.
   这些干片均对红光感觉迟钝。他的听觉因上了年纪而变得迟钝了。
7. The disease had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them.
   我的病已削尖的感官-不是被毁-他们不迟钝。
8. Some of the triumph in her heart was dulled by a nagging fear.
   思嘉心中胜利的喜悦立刻被一种无法摆脱的恐惧心理所抵消。
9. Using the kitchen scissors for cutting wire dulled them.
   用厨房的剪刀剪电线会使它变钝。
10. I seek opportunity& not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
    我寻求机会，不是安稳，我不希望在国家的照顾下成为一名有保障的国民，那将被人瞧不起而使我感到痛苦不堪。
11. Middle age dulled her appetite for travel.
    中年的年龄使他的对旅行的欲望变得迟钝。
12. His senses were dulled by drugs.
    吸毒使他感觉迟钝。
13. The relaxation or relief of muscle spasms. The aching in his arms had dulled.
    放松或减轻肌肉的痉挛。胳膊里的疼痛早已减轻。
14. The monster flood had dulled its roar and retreated, but its impact would be long-lasting.
    洪魔已无力咆哮，开始撤退，但他的影响将持续下去。
15. Daily he took shelter of the one thing that dulled the pain of his existence: drugs.
    每天他靠一件事来减少他存在的痛苦：吸毒。
16. His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground.
    他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。
17. It was sunny this morning, but now the sky has dulled over.
    今天上午还是阳光明媚的，现在天空已阴云密布了。
18. Passive, index-tracking investment strategies have dulled pricing mechanisms.
    跟踪指数式的被动投资策略削弱了定价机制。
19. Supermarket loyalty cards are called that for a reason: if most of us are loyal, price competition is dulled and all the supermarkets can raise prices without fear of losing too many customers.
    超市忠诚卡的名字有个来由：如果我们之中多数人都很忠诚，价格竞争就会减少，所有超市都会提高价格，而无需担心丧失太多客户。
20. China's economic strength has also dulled the political appetite for radicalism.
    中国经济实力提高，也减少了加速改革的政治胃口。
21. He had been rather dulled by his recent adversity.
    近来的逆境已经把他变成糊涂。
22. The mind of the audience is becoming dulled; the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond.
    观众的头脑正在变的迟钝；僵化的知识才能不能再引起回应。
23. Colors dulled by too much sun; grayed with the dust of the road.
    晒得太多而变暗淡了的颜色；被路上的灰尘变得灰暗。
24. The carpet dulled the sound of their footsteps.
    地毯使他们的脚步声变得低沉。
25. His hearing was dulled by age.
    他的听觉因上了年纪而变得迟钝了。
26. This hard meat has dulled up all the knife blades.
    这种硬邦邦的肉把所有的刀刃都弄钝了。
27. We are callous because we have become dull to suffering, we have dulled our minds through escapes.
    我们冷漠是因为我们变得对痛苦迟钝，我们通过逃避使我们的心意变得迟钝。
28. Fatigue had dulled her mind.
    劳累使她头脑迟钝。
29. Time had dulled the edge of his grief.
    岁月冲淡了他的忧伤。

adj

1. deprived of color
   1. colors dulled by too much sun
   2. greyed with the dust of the road

   Synonym:    greyed

2. made dull or blunt

   Synonym:    blunted

3. having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
   1. the mind of the audience is becoming dulled
   2. the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond

   Synonym:    benumbed