dull
翻譯
乏味的, 鈍的, 陰沉的
例句
The movie was very dull.
這部電影非常乏味。
This knife is too dull to cut bread.
這把刀太鈍了，切不了麵包。
It was a dull, gray day.
那是一個陰沉、灰暗的日子。
He felt a dull pain in his shoulder.
他感到肩膀一陣隱痛。
文法模式
((sth. is dull)) 乏味或無趣 The lecture was quite dull.
((sth. is dull)) 不鋒利 This old razor is dull.
((a dull color/light)) 不明亮 She wore a dull brown dress.
((a dull pain)) 不劇烈或不強烈 I have a dull ache in my back.
近義詞
同義詞: boring (無聊的), blunt (鈍的), dim (暗淡的); 反義詞: interesting (有趣的), sharp (鋒利的), bright (明亮的)
詞源
源自中古英語 'dull'，來自古英語 'dol'，意為「愚蠢的」。
記憶技巧
一個「陰沉的」(dull)天氣會讓你感到「乏味的」(dull)。一把「鈍的」(dull)刀子用起來沒意思。