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。
• The nib is blunted.
  钢笔尖戳了。
• 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。
• 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。
• This has blunted a key channel of monetary policy and led to large numbers of foreclosures.
  这削弱了货币政策的一条关键渠道，导致了大量的止赎事件。
• 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。
• But calculations indicated that fields of interstellar gas would have dissipated a supernova's radiation and blunted its impact.
  但计算显示，星际间的气体可能驱散了超新星的辐射并减弱了其作用。
• 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。