dull

adj.

乏味 boring

1. 枯燥无味的；无聊的；令人生厌的
   not interesting or exciting
   1. Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
      小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
   2. The first half of the game was pretty dull.
      上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。
   3. There's never a dull moment when John's around.
      只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。

光；色彩 light/colours

2. 不明亮的；不鲜明的；无光泽的
   not bright or shiny
   1. a dull grey colour
      暗灰色
   2. dull, lifeless hair
      无光泽、无弹性的头发
   3. Her eyes were dull.
      她目光呆滞。

声音 sounds

3. 不清晰的；隐约的；低沉的
   not clear or loud
   1. The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.
      他出去后门砰的一声闷响关上了。

天气 weather

4. 阴沉的；昏暗的；多云的
   not bright, with a lot of clouds
   1. It was a dull, grey day.
      那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。

疼痛 pain

5. 隐隐约约的
   not very severe, but continuous
   1. a dull ache/pain
      隐隐的疼痛

人 person

6. 迟钝的；愚笨的
   slow in understanding
   1. a dull pupil
      脑子迟钝的小学生

贸易 trade

7. 萧条的；不景气的；呆滞的
   not busy; slow
   1. Don't sell into a dull market.
      不要到萧条的市场去推销。

verb

疼痛 pain

1. 减轻；（使）变麻木
   to become or be made weaker or less severe
   1. The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while.
      他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。

人 person

2. 使迟钝；使不活泼
   to make a person slower or less lively
   1. He felt dulled and stupid with sleep.
      他睡得迷迷糊糊，昏头昏脑。

色彩；声音 colours, sounds

3. （使）变得无光泽，变模糊，变低沉
   to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp
   1. His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground.
      他眼前一黑重重地倒在地上。
   2. The endless rain seemed to dull all sound.
      连绵不断的阴雨似乎使所有的声音都变得沉闷起来。

1. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的
   If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.
   1. They are both nice people but can be rather dull...
      他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
   2. I felt she found me boring and dull...
      我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
   3. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
      该纪录片片长超过两个半小时,却鲜有沉闷之处。
2. ADJ-GRADED 没精打采的;无生气的
   Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic.
   1. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
      人体生物钟会让我们在下午 1 点到 3 点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
3. ADJ-GRADED (颜色或光)不明亮的,晦暗的
   A dull colour or light is not bright.
   1. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
      邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
4. ADJ-GRADED 阴沉的;昏暗的;多云的
   You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy.
   1. It's always dull and raining.
      天气总是阴雨连绵。
5. ADJ-GRADED （声音）不清晰的，隐约的，低沉的
   Dull sounds are not very clear or loud.
   1. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...
      在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
   2. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
      棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
6. ADJ-GRADED (感觉)不明显的，不强烈的，隐约的
   Dull feelings are weak and not intense.
   1. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise...
      通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
   2. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
      我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
7. 钝的;不锋利的
   If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp.
8. V-ERG (使)不强烈;(使)变得无光泽;(使)无生气
   If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.
   1. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...
      她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
   2. He can dull your senses with facts and figures...
      他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
   3. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
      股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。

1. Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
   我没当母亲，所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。
2. I took a deathly dull job.
   我接受了一份极其枯燥的工作。
3. They are both nice people but can be rather dull
   他俩都是好人但非常沉闷。
4. I felt she found me boring and dull
   我觉得她认为我既无趣又沉闷。
5. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.
   该纪录片片长超过两个半小时，却鲜有沉闷之处。
6. The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
   人体生物钟会让我们在下午1点到3点之间感觉没精打采、昏昏欲睡。
7. The stamp was a dull blue colour.
   邮票是晦暗的深蓝色。
8. It's always dull and raining.
   天气总是阴雨连绵。
9. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion
   在炮弹长长的哀鸣声呼啸而过之后是隆隆而低沉的爆炸声。
10. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
    棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
11. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise
    通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
12. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name.
    我暗自一惊，发现一个名字都不认识。
13. Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly
    她眼神暗淡，呆呆地凝视着。
14. He can dull your senses with facts and figures
    他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
15. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
    股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。
16. He was never dull, always erudite and well informed.
    他从来就不愚笨，而是一直博学多才、见多识广。
17. He is a dull writer and that's a fact.
    他写的东西很没意思，真的。
18. Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow.
    疲劳和压力会很快导致肤色暗淡无光、额头出现皱纹。
19. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
    热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
20. A dull pain began to throb behind his lids.
    他的眼皮后面开始隐隐作痛地抽动。
21. Poems which had seemed dull and boring suddenly came to life.
    原本显得沉闷枯燥的诗歌突然有了生气。
22. They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence.
    为了冲淡生活毫无意义的感觉，他们追求强烈的刺激。
23. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
    证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。
24. Suddenly music that seemed dull and repetitive comes alive.
    突然间，似乎索然无味且反反复复的音乐生动了起来。
25. A dull red flush suffused Selby's face.
    塞尔比的脸庞泛起了淡淡的红晕。
26. I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.
    我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。
27. Their media has earned the reputation for being rather dull and uninteresting
    他们的媒体获得了相当单调、乏味的名声。
28. There is not a dull line in the whole article.
    整篇文章中没有一行是乏味的。
29. Yesterday's programme was rather dull.
    昨天的节目比较单调。
30. I dare say you're dull at home.
    我敢说你在家里感到沉闷无聊。

  boring arid dreary dry dull monotonous【导航词义：乏味的，无聊的】

  boring adj. 令人厌烦的；乏味的，无聊的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。

  arid adj. 无新意的，无趣的

〔辨析〕指某事物毫无趣味的，也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。

  dreary adj. 〈文〉沉闷的，令人生厌的

〔辨析〕指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。

  dry adj. 干巴巴的，枯燥乏味的

〔辨析〕指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的，有时含贬义。

  dull adj. 乏味的，无趣的

〔辨析〕作此义解时，通常只能用来形容事物，指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。

  monotonous adj. 单调的，乏味的

〔辨析〕指没有变化、重复单调的。

adj.

(as) dull as ditchwater

• 索然无味；无聊透顶
  extremely boring

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)

• 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
  it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too