英:[blʌnt]
美:[blʌnt]
英:[blʌnt]
美:[blʌnt]
复数:blunts
第三人称单数:blunts
现在分词:blunting
过去式:blunted
过去分词:blunted
比较级:blunter或more blunt
最高级:bluntest或most blunt
bluntly (adv.), bluntness (n.)
词根:blunt
adv.bluntly 坦率地,直率地;迟钝地
n.bluntness 钝;迟钝;率直
Verb
1. make less intense;
"blunted emotions"
2. make numb or insensitive;
"The shock numbed her senses"
3. make dull or blunt;
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
4. make less sharp;
"blunt the knives"
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;
"Terror blunted her feelings"
"deaden a sound"
Adjective
1. having a broad or rounded end;
"thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp;
"a blunt instrument"
3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
"blunt talking and straight shooting"
"a blunt New England farmer"
"I gave them my candid opinion"
"forthright criticism"
"a forthright approach to the problem"
"tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"
"it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"
"plainspoken and to the point"
"a point-blank accusation"
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;
"the blunt truth"
"the crude facts"
"facing the stark reality of the deadline"
这组词都有“坦率,诚实”的意思,其区别是:
open指不隐瞒自己的秘密,愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。
frank强调毫无保留地畅所欲言,不受任何约束。
sincere侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。
blunt指讲话坦白直率、不客气,但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。
honest指遵守正直等道德准则。
plain指直言不讳,毫不做作或故弄玄虚。
straightforward多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当,不回避,或故弄玄虚。
以上来源于网络
约1200年, blunt, blont,“钝的,迟钝的”(用于人),起源不明。可能来自或与古诺尔斯语 blundra “闭上眼睛”(参见 blunder(v.))。或来自古英语 blinnan(过去分词 blon)“停止,停止,结束”。关于工具或武器,“不锋利,没有边缘或尖端”,14世纪晚期。意思“言谈或方式突然”,始于1580年代。18世纪晚期,苏格兰作家用 blunty(n.)表示“愚蠢的家伙”。
削成钝角
减弱
钝的
Adjective Middle English blont, of uncertain origin Verb Middle English blonten, verbal derivative of blont blunt >entry 1 Noun from blunt "a short, thick cigar," noun derivative of blunt >entry 1
The first known use of blunt was in the 13th century
blurbnoun
a short description (as in advertising) praising a product highly
blur1 of 2noun
a smear or stain that dims but does not completely cover
something vague or lacking definite outline
blur2 of 2verb
to make hard to see or read by smearing
to make or become vague or unclear
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
blunt1 of 2adjective
slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
having an edge or point that is not sharp
abrupt in speech or manner
blunt2 of 2verb
to make or become less sharp
1 She lights blunt red sticks of Korean incense he gave her for Christmas and paces in circles, cutting slow butterflies in the smoke with her arms.
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。
3 “Thought I might be late,” said Yaxley, his blunt features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging trees broke the moonlight.
4 "I killed a man at twelve. You can be sure it was not with a blunt sword."
5 At first I thought he was scratching something in, but I realized he was using the blunt edge and smudging something out.
6 Eucalyptus wood blunted the sharpest axe in no time at all.
7 Nick was armed with a real rapier, now—blunted, of course.
8 He kept his eyes on his son’s face, but when Willie noticed this he bit his rough, blunt fingers and stared at his feet.
9 Their blunt doglike faces stared at the people with contempt, their noses twitching for a scent, their dappled dark skin and yellow eyes watching hungrily.
10 He's very blunt and will tell you what he thinks about anything.
他的个性非常直率,会把他所想的都说出来。
11 Both weapons were blunted, yet still they raised an awful clangor.
12 Now that Guitar was completely enthusiastic, Milkman’s own excitement was blunted.
13 When Cole reached camp, he jabbed the blunt end of his spear into the chest cavity of the fish and rotated it over the smoky flames.
14 a weapon blunted by use
15 The contrast with Brutus is made, and reinforced when later he says: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend ...
16 He was a stout, blunt man, not nearly as polished as I would have expected from a cabinet minister.
17 But Frankie had always been honest and blunt, even to a fault, and maybe that was what I needed most now.
18 It made him proud to observe that twenty- nine months in the service had not blunted his genius for ineptitude.
19 The enormous serpent, bright, poisonous green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the air and its great blunt head was weaving drunkenly between the pillars.
20 “Mom,” she began, then found she could not repeat Lexie’s blunt words.
3 不客气的
5 迟钝的
heavy fat thick passive lazy dense dull dim backward opaque numb sluggish lymphatic inert beefy obtuse languid humdrum leaden sodden phlegmatic lumpish torpid poky unready purblind thick-headed blockish logy phlegmatical slow moderate pudding inactive stagnant unresponsive soggy pokey dopey slow-witted muzzy half-witted lobotomized sottish unapt heavy-headed torporific dullish stick-in-the-mud laggard fat-witted wooden gross dumb chuckle insensitive bovine musty crass Boeotian blate inconscient stockish clotty dumpish cowish
7 迟钝
heavy fat thick passive lazy dense dull dim backward opaque numb sluggish lymphatic inert beefy obtuse languid humdrum leaden sodden phlegmatic lumpish torpid poky unready purblind thick-headed blockish logy inertia phlegm torpor slow of wit slow stupid gross bovine dopey hebetude density rust languor torpefy blindfold obtund phlegmatical moderate pudding inactive stagnant unresponsive soggy pokey slow-witted muzzy half-witted lobotomized sottish unapt heavy-headed torporific heavily thickness stagnation inaction retardation heaviness stagnancy tardigrade dullish stick-in-the-mud torpidity stagnate torpify opiate petrify laggard fat-witted wooden dumb chuckle insensitive musty crass Boeotian blate inconscient stockish clotty dumpish cowish dully opacity dullness insensibility hebetate constipate deaden bate
11 直率的
innocent downright frank forthright unmannered straight from the shoulder honest explicit sincere point-blank unvarnished direct flat bluff ingenuous openhearted free-hearted simple bold transparent Frank forthright four-square unblinking unmannered freeswinging child open free plain outright downright plump unequivocal burly foursquare up-and-down open-hearted free-spoken
12 直率
honest explicit sincere downright frank forthright point-blank unvarnished frankly roundly direct flat bluff ingenuous openhearted free-hearted plump simple bold transparent Frank four-square unblinking unmannered to face in spades freeswinging child open free plain outright unequivocal burly foursquare up-and-down open-hearted out directly freely openly freedom flatness freeness free-spoken bluffness without reservation
13 钝
dull dullness bluntness pointless obtuse deaden turn the edge of edge numb leaden hammer-headed obtuseness rust rebate muffle dullard edgeless unsharp heavy unpointed obtusely turn
14 粗卤的
15 使…变钝
17 现金
ready stuff cash dust needful clink clinker red gold real money down spot dry bread coin tin cush mazuma money down
20 使变钝
22 使不锋利
23 直言的
25 把…弄钝
28 愚蠢的
stupid mad silly dumb dull absurd vacant bullish mindless jerky senseless idiotic inept zany inane sodden barmy dippy insensate gaga footless scatty cockamamy softheaded sottish muddleheaded crackbrained anserine hebetate off onion
30 率直
candid candidly starkness candidness direct bluff directly bluntly even plain straightforward Anglo-Saxon ingenuous straightforwards ingenuity straight out
31 愚蠢
stupid mad silly dumb dull absurd vacant bullish mindless jerky senseless idiotic inept zany inane sodden barmy dippy insensate gaga footless scatty cockamamy softheaded sottish muddleheaded crackbrained anserine hebetate shit arse infatuation inanity vacuity besot have a thick skull off onion
32 直言不讳的
open round Frank candid outspoken plain-spoken straight from the shoulder free vocal frank explicit plainspoken communicative
33 使受挫
34 减弱
sagging attenuated attenuation abatement fall-off falling-off moderate subside falter slacken mute attenuate constrict muffle deaden dim crumble sag wane abate on the wane take the edge off go down down let-up sink diminish weaken lessen dampen lull waver relent damp down drop away blow itself out let up take away from burn down muted attrition fall drop ease shake recede neuter soft-pedal ease off fall away trail off imperfect flag lower slack languish break discount soften subdue wither emaciate emasculate geld unbrace
35 不尖的
37 愚钝
brain soft fat weak dense dull backward mindless beefy lumpy crass obtuse brutish sheepish insensate gawky doltish maladroit boeotian blockish thick-skulled woodenheaded crassitude insipience density simplicity opacity stupidity dimness obtuseness hebetude purblind dead-from-the-neck-up thick witted
38 不转弯抹角的
40 愚钝的
brain soft fat weak dense dull backward mindless beefy lumpy crass obtuse brutish sheepish insensate gawky doltish maladroit boeotian blockish thick-skulled woodenheaded dead-from-the-neck-up thick witted
41 现钞
45 直言不讳
open round Frank candid outspoken plain-spoken forthright make no bones about straight from the shoulder speak mind free vocal frank frankly bluntly candour call a spade a spade speak your mind straight out communicative bluntness explicitness speak up for oneself
46 呆板
cut-and-dry expression literal lifeless immovable stilted unmeaning stilty precise ponderosity
47 使钝
49 不快的
53 耿直的