dullness
更新时间:2026-07-15 12:57:52 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-07-15 12:57:52 栏目: 英语词典
英 [ˈdʌlnəs];美 [ˈdʌlnəs]
名词,意为“迟钝;沉闷;枯燥;暗淡”,可用于形容人的思维反应不敏捷,事物缺乏趣味、活力,颜色不够鲜艳明亮等。
The dullness of the lecture made many students fall asleep.(讲座的枯燥乏味让很多学生睡着了。)
The dullness of his expression showed that he wasn't interested in the topic.(他那呆板的表情表明他对这个话题不感兴趣。)
Years of doing the same job had led to a sense of dullness in his life.(多年做同一份工作让他的生活产生了一种单调感。)
The dullness of the sky made the whole city look gloomy.(天空的灰暗让整个城市看起来阴沉沉的。)
The knife's dullness made it difficult to cut the meat.(刀的钝使得切肉变得困难。)
Her dullness in understanding complex concepts worried her teachers.(她在理解复杂概念方面的迟钝让老师们很担心。)
The dullness of the party was relieved when the band started playing.(乐队开始演奏时,派对的沉闷气氛得到了缓解。)
The dullness of the fabric made it less appealing.(这种织物的暗淡无光使其吸引力下降。)
The dullness of the conversation made me want to leave early.(谈话的乏味让我想早点离开。)
The mechanic fixed the dullness of the saw blade so it could work properly again.(机械师修复了锯片的钝态,使其能再次正常工作。)
口语运用
日常吐槽:在和朋友聊天时,抱怨某件事、某个场合或者某个人很无趣。例如:“The dullness of that movie was unbearable. I almost walked out.(那部电影太无聊了,简直让人受不了。我差点就走了。)”
描述感受:分享自己对生活状态、环境氛围的感受。比如:“I can't stand the dullness of this daily routine. I need some excitement.(我受不了这种日复一日的单调生活。我需要一些刺激。)”
写作运用
记叙文写作:在描述一次经历时,用“dullness”来增添细节和情感色彩。例如:“The dullness of the rainy day matched my mood as I sat alone, waiting for something interesting to happen.(下雨天的沉闷和我独自坐着等待有趣事情发生时的心情相契合。)”
议论文写作:在论述如何提升生活质量、改善工作环境等主题时,提及“dullness”作为负面因素。比如:“To improve work efficiency, we must first overcome the dullness in the workplace.(为了提高工作效率,我们必须首先克服工作场所的沉闷氛围。)”
学习积累
联想记忆:把“dullness”和形容词“dull”联系起来记忆,同时联想到其他相关的词,如“boring”“tedious”等表示无趣的词,丰富词汇储备。
记录实例:当在阅读、观看英语材料时遇到使用“dullness”的句子,记录下来并分析其语境,模仿这些句子进行写作练习,加强对该词的运用能力。