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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

blunt

英  [blʌnt]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • blunter , bluntest

    1. 直言不讳的

    If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.

    双语例句

    例：

    She is blunt about her personal life.

    她对自己的私生活直言不讳。

    2. 钝的

    A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.

    双语例句

    例：

    One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

    他们其中一人的头部被钝器砸了13下。

    3. 不锋利的

    A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.

    双语例句

    例：

    The edge is as blunt as an old butter knife.

    刃钝得跟一把老黄油刀一样。

    VERB. 动词

  • blunts , blunting , blunted

    1. [T 及物动词] 使减弱

    If something blunts an emotion, a feeling, or a need, it weakens it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.

    持续不断的暴力事件使人们对暴力的反应不那么强烈了。

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