dull
adjective uk/dʌl/ us/dʌl/
(BORING)
B1 枯燥的，乏味的，无趣的
not interesting or exciting in any way
She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper. 她为当地报纸写一些乏味的官样文章。
He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull. 他很和善，但太乏味。
Synonym: boring
- More examples
- I find his art rather dull and conventional.
- The text was dull and formulaic.
- For years, he's plodded away at the same dull routine job.
- Those books seem rather dull beside this one.
- The ponderous reporting style makes the evening news dull viewing.
(NOT BRIGHT)
C1 模糊的;暗淡的;阴暗的
not clear, bright, or shiny
We could just see a dull glow given off by the fire's last embers. 我们只能看见炉火的余烬发出的微弱的光。
UK The first day of our holiday was dull (= cloudy). 我们度假的第一天天空阴云密布。
(NOT SHARP)
（声音）沉闷的;（疼痛）隐约的
A dull sound or pain is not sharp or clear.
I heard a dull thud from the kitchen and realized she must have fainted. 听见厨房里传来砰的一声闷响，我意识到一定是她晕倒了。
The dull rumble of traffic woke her. 来往车辆低沉的轰鸣声把她吵醒了。
She felt a dull ache at the back of her head. 她感到后脑勺隐隐作痛。
old-fashioned不聪明的，愚笨的
not intelligent
Idiom
be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom informal (also be ditchwater dull) 无聊透顶，沉闷无趣
to be very boring
Before she arrived, the party was as dull as ditchwater. 在她到来之前，聚会无聊透了。
She is wrong when she says Shakespeare's plays are dull as ditchwater. 她说莎士比亚的戏剧无聊透顶，这话说得不对。
They might be ageing and ditchwater dull, but they're happy and deeply committed to each other. 他们可能年事已高，生活乏味，但他们很快乐，而且彼此深爱。
dull
verb [ T ] uk/dʌl/ us/dʌl/
缓和，缓解；减轻
to make something less severe
Homeless children sniff glue to dull their hunger pains. 无家可归的孩子吸胶毒来减轻饥饿带来的痛苦。