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adj. 愚笨的；枯燥的；感觉迟钝的；无趣的；阴暗的
比较级：duller
最高级：dullest
现在分词：dulling
第三人称单数：dulls
过去式：dulled
过去分词：dulled
名词：dullness
副词：dully
It sounded pretty dull to me.
在我听来，这很无聊。
The bird is dull brown and gray in colour.
这只鸟是暗淡的棕灰色。
Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.
她的眼睛暗淡无光，挂着黑眼圈。
The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull .
每周一次的会议总是十分无聊。
Last week we had a hurricane. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean .
上周我们这里刮飓风了，在加勒比海开酒店从来都不会有沉闷的时刻。
Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.
有伊丽莎白在这里生活绝不会无聊。
Outside the weather was hazy and dull.
外面薄雾朦胧，天色灰暗。
the dull afternoon light
暗淡的午后光线
vi.减少；变迟钝
to cut down
fall off
adj.钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的
slow
blunt
vt.使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和
relax
benumb
考纲分布
adj. 枯燥无趣的
考纲释义
真题例句
There’s no shortcut to success, and sometimes dull efforts are necessary.
成功没有捷径可走，有时需要付出必要的努力。
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Zhu believed that there’s no shortcut to success, and sometimes dull efforts are necessary.
朱认为，成功没有捷径，有时需要付出一些必要的努力。
adj/vt. (使)愚钝的
They were dull and visually forbidding.
它们枯燥无味，令人望而生畏。
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