blunted

英 [ˈblʌntɪd]

美 [ˈblʌntɪd]

v.  使减弱; 使降低效应; 使(尖端、刃)变钝
blunt的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：blunted　过去式：blunted　

BNC.34269 / COCA.29508

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 直率的；不客气的；直言不讳的
  If you areblunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
  1. She is blunt about her personal life...
     她对自己的私生活直言不讳。
  2. She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.
     她直截了当地告诉业界，这种歧视是完全无法接受的。
• ADJ （物体）钝的，不锋利的，不尖的
  Abluntobject has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.
  1. One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.
     他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。
• （刀子或刀片）钝的，不锋利的
  Abluntknife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.
• VERB 使（情感、感觉、需求）减弱；使迟钝
  If somethingbluntsan emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.
  1. The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...
     反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。
  2. Our appetite was blunted by the beer.
     喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

英英释义

adj

• made dull or blunt
  Synonym:dulled

双语例句

• Though its interest-rate target has dropped to1%, the benefits have been blunted by bankers 'and investors' lack of capital and by their suspicion of customers 'creditworthiness.
  虽然他们的已经把利率目标降到了1%，但是银行家和投资人缺乏资本，怀疑客户的信用能力，这两个因素消解了降息所带来的好处。
• But the effectiveness was blunted by the unshakeable legacy of the first term unilateralism.
  但布什在第一个任期实行的单边主义不可动摇的地位，削弱了上述策略的效果。
• Partly because their sensation of thirst may be blunted.
  其中部分原因在于其自身对于口渴的感觉可能已经变得十分迟钝了。
• Long familiarity with danger, too, had blunted his sensibilities.
  由于长期以来一直与危险打交道，他已经对危险麻木不仁了。
• The spur of ambition was blunted; he had no vitality with which to feel the prod of it.
  豪情壮志没有了，活力没有了，澎湃的热情感觉不到了。
• In the case of Iron Man 3 this may have blunted its appeal in other markets.
  对于《钢铁侠3》而言，这种模式或将减弱其在其他市场的吸引力。
• The power of public health and all our best interventions is blunted when health systems are weak.
  如果卫生系统薄弱，公共卫生以及我们所有最好的干预措施都会落空。
• Grief has blunted her senses.
  悲伤使她变得迟钝麻木了。
• The slowdown appears to have blunted the recent surge in prices.
  经济放缓似乎抑制了近期价格的攀升。
• His nerves had become blunted, numb, while his mind was filled with weird visions and delicious dreams.
  他的神经已经变得迟钝、脑子里则充满了奇异的幻想和充满美味的梦境。