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

• The drug blunted his senses.
  药使得他的感觉迟钝了。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• The decline in exports was blunted by a rise in US military sales contracts.
  但美国军售合同的增加缓解了出口缩减。
• If you blunted this stick.
  如果你把这个磨钝些。
• This brain drain has blunted the multinationals 'competitive edge and eroded their position in China.
  这种人才流失削弱了跨国企业的竞争优势，动摇了它们在中国的地位。
• To respond promptly to the new market demand has blunted the electronic giant's competitive edge.
  这家巨型电子企业没有及时对新的市场需求作出反应，结果削弱了自身的竞争力。
• The histological tissue damage observed was blunted after D-JNKI-1 pretreatment both for necrotic and apoptotic cell death.
  在D-JNKI-1预治疗之后，不仅对坏死性而且对凋亡性细胞死亡，组织学上的组织损伤都有所缓解。
• 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。