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 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。
• China has somewhat blunted criticism by allowing some appreciation in the renminbi.
  中国已经通过允许人民币小幅升值，挡住了一些批评。
• Grief has blunted her senses.
  悲伤使她变得迟钝麻木了。
• 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。
• 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。
• When the patient is suffered from autonomic failure, heart rate turbulence is blunted or abolished.
  目的：探讨高血压患者左室肥厚逆转与窦性心率振荡改善的相关性。
• 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。
• 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 years had not blunted his keen intelligence.
  岁月没有减弱他那敏锐的理解力。
• 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。