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

• The years had not blunted his keen intelligence.
  岁月没有减弱他那敏锐的理解力。
• 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 blood pressure-decreasing effect of antihypertensive drugs is often blunted because of the activation of feedback mechanisms.
  抗高血压药物常常会激活某些反馈机制，导致其降压作用的减弱。
• 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 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。
• China has somewhat blunted criticism by allowing some appreciation in the renminbi.
  中国已经通过允许人民币小幅升值，挡住了一些批评。
• The drug blunted his senses.
  药使得他的感觉迟钝了。
• The downgrade was blunted by reduced imports, an uptick in exports and an infusion of government spending.
  进口下降、出口增加以及政府资金的注入抵消了部分下调。
• 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。
• 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。