blunt

英 [blʌnt] 美 [blʌnt]

• adj. 钝的；迟钝的；直率的
• v. 使迟钝；变钝

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 不锋利的,钝的

   not sharp

2. 不客气的,率直的

   speaking roughly and plainly, without trying to be polite or to hide unpleasant facts

v. (动词)

1. vt. 把…弄钝; 减弱

   make less sharp or forceful

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 钝的
2. 不锋利的
3. 迟钝的
4. 直率的
5. 不快的
6. 无锋刀的
7. 无尖锋的
8. 愚钝的
9. 粗鲁的
10. 干脆的
11. 呆板的
12. 钝性
13. 钝形
14. 生硬的
15. 态度生硬
16. 说话生硬
17. 鲁莽的
18. 直言不讳的

v. 动词

1. 把…弄钝
2. 使失锋刃
3. 使变愚钝
4. 使受挫
5. （使）减弱
6. 挫败
7. 冲淡
8. （变）迟钝
9. 钝化
10. 使降低效应
11. 使（尖端、刃）变钝
12. 把…弄钝
13. 使（感觉）迟钝
14. 使减效
15. 挫折

n. 名词

1. 短粗的针
2. 钝器
3. 现金
4. 现钞
5. 平头箭
6. 小雪茄烟
7. 混了大麻的雪茄

英英释义

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"
   

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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Blunt scissors don't cut cleanly.
   钝剪刀剪不齐。
2. My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?
   我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？
3. It involves systematic yet banal design, and blunt reportage.
   它使用系统的，然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道。
4. 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。
5. The opinions of the article are too blunt.
   文章的观点过于直露。

用作动词 (v.)

1. His mind was blunted by boredom.
   他的头脑因厌烦而变得迟钝。
2. You 'll blunt the scissors if you use them to cut cards.
   用剪刀剪硬纸板,你会把剪刀弄钝的。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is sharpening a pair of blunt scissors with a whetstone.
   他在用磨刀石磨一把不锋利的剪刀。
2. She gave us a blunt refusal.
   她毫不客气地拒绝了我们。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. My pencil's blunt; can I borrow your sharpener?
   我的铅笔钝了,能借用你的削铅笔刀吗?
2. To be quite blunt,I think the government has made a complete mess of things.
   坦率地说,我认为政府把事情搞得一团糟。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. His son is blunt in mind.
   他儿子反应迟钝。
2. She is rather blunt in speech.
   她说话很直率。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The ax is too blunt to cut down the tree.
   斧头太钝,砍不倒树。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. If you cut the iron wire with a knife, you'll blunt its edge.
   如果你用刀砍铁丝,会使刀锋变钝的。
2. Time blunts the edge of sorrow.
   时间会减轻悲痛。

经典引文

• If the yron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength.

  出自：Bible (AV): Ecclesiastes

• The man's moving fingers..were short, blunt and thick.

  出自： G. Greene

• Eucalyptus wood blunted the sharpest axe in no time at all.

  出自： C. McCullough

• It blunts the impact of one of the basic totalitarian tenets.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• blunt knife 不锋利的刀
• blunt refusal 不客气的拒绝

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• blunt sb's enthusiasm 减弱某人的热情
• blunt the edge 使刀锋变钝

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. blunt的基本意思是“不锋利的,钝的”,用于比喻则表示态度等“不客气的,率直的”。

v. (动词)

1. blunt的基本意思是“把…弄钝”,引申则表示“减弱”,指减弱了心灵的创伤、悲痛或做某事的热情。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中世纪英语的blunt，意为愚蠢的，迟钝的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• direct
• impolite
• rude

【反义词】

• keen
• sharp