blunt

US [blʌnt]
UK [blʌnt]
  • adj.不锋利的；钝的；嘴直的；直言的
  • n.钝器；短粗的针[雪茄烟等]；现钞
  • v.使减弱；使降低效应；使（尖端、刃）变钝
  • Web直率的；迟钝的；生硬的
Comparative Degree：blunter  Superlative：bluntest  Simple Present：blunts  Present Participle：blunting  Past Tense：blunted  

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blunt
adj.
1.
不锋利的；钝的without a sharp edge or point
a blunt knife
钝刀子
This pencil's blunt !
这支铅笔不尖了！
The police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument .
警方说他遭到了钝器袭击。
2.
嘴直的；直言的very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite
She has a reputation for blunt speaking.
她说话出了名地直截了当。
To be blunt, your work is appalling.
坦率地说，你的活干得糟透了。
v.
1.
~ sth
使减弱；使降低效应to make sth weaker or less effective
Age hadn't blunted his passion for adventure.
岁月没有冲淡他的冒险激情。
2.
~ sth
使（尖端、刃）变钝to make a point or an edge less sharp

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AllAll,不锋利的不锋利的,钝的钝的,嘴直的嘴直的,直言的直言的,钝器钝器,短粗的针[雪茄烟等]短粗的针[雪茄烟等],现钞现钞,使减弱使减弱,使降低效应使降低效应,使变钝使变钝,直率的直率的,迟钝的迟钝的,生硬的生硬的
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1.
Or, to be more blunt, it may be time to start looking at gym classes not as lost academic hours but as a means to scholastic enrichment.
或者更直率地说，也许我们应该开始不要把体育课看作是对文化课时间的浪费，它是提高学习成绩的一种方法。
huò zhě gèng zhí shuài de shuō , yě xǔ wǒ men yīng gāi kāi shǐ bú yào bǎ tǐ yù kè kàn zuò shì duì wén huà kè shí jiān de làng fèi , tā shì tí gāo xué xí chéng jì de yī zhǒng fāng fǎ 。
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2.
Hey, you shouldn't be so blunt with him. He is just a child!
嘿，别对他说的太直白，他还是个孩子！
hēi , bié duì tā shuō de tài zhí bái , tā hái shì gè hái zi !
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3.
the knife blade too blunt, easy to cut surface layer pull-out is not consistent with the specification.
裁刀的刀刃过钝，容易将裁切物的表面层拉出而使规格不一致。
cái dāo de dāo rèn guò dùn , róng yì jiāng cái qiē wù de biǎo miàn céng lā chū ér shǐ guī gé bù yí zhì 。
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4.
Blunt to the point of being rude, the Swiss probably have the least likely reputation for being characterized as "friendly" or "warm" .
瑞士人与“友好的”和“热情的”这两个词完全没有关系，直白地讲，他们是粗鲁无礼的。
ruì shì rén yǔ " yǒu hǎo de " hé " rè qíng de " zhè liǎng gè cí wán quán méi yǒu guān xì , zhí bái de jiǎng , tā men shì cū lǔ wú lǐ de 。
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5.
Koplan was more blunt, calling it a waste of taxpayer money to develop a program that works and then dismantle it.
柯普兰说的更不留情面，他认为终止一个有效的项目就是在浪费纳税人的钱。
kē pǔ lán shuō de gèng bù liú qíng miàn , tā rèn wéi zhōng zhǐ yī gè yǒu xiào de xiàng mù jiù shì zài làng fèi nà shuì rén de qián 。
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6.
Her husband, he told her, had been killed by a blow on the back of the head administered with a heavy blunt instrument.
他告诉她，她的丈夫是被一种笨重的工具击中后脑致死的。
tā gào su tā , tā de zhàng fu shì bèi yī zhǒng bèn zhòng de gōng jù jī zhòng hòu nǎo zhì sǐ de 。
7.
He sat with his hands still pressed over his stomach, hiding his watch, but all through the cell you could hear its blunt tick lock tick.
他坐在那里，双手依然紧贴在肚子上，遮挡着他的怀表，但是整个牢房里都能听见怀表清脆的滴答声。
tā zuò zài nà li , shuāng shǒu yī rán jǐn tiē zài dù zi shàng , zhē dǎng zhe tā de huái biǎo , dàn shì zhěng gè láo fáng lǐ dōu néng tīng jiàn huái biǎo qīng cuì de dī dā shēng 。
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8.
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa was more blunt still, saying, "We've got to get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again. "
衣阿华参议员汤姆-哈金说的更直接，“我们要着手让公平原则再次回归法律。”
yī ā huá cān yì yuán tāng mǔ - hā jīn shuō de gèng zhí jiē , " wǒ men yào zhuó shǒu ràng gōng píng yuán zé zài cì huí guī fǎ lǜ 。 "
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9.
Mr. Blunt said he told Democrats he thought he could flip five votes, if Democrats could do the same.
Blunt说他告诉民主党人他可以争取到5票，只要民主党也这么做。
Blunt shuō tā gào su mín zhǔ dǎng rén tā kě yǐ zhēng qǔ dào wǔ piào , zhǐ yào mín zhǔ dǎng yě zhè me zuò 。
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10.
There was a note of spice, especially that of cinnamon. Until the 6th infusion, the tea was still quite blunt in mouth. . .
（茶汤）中有香料，特别是桂皮的的味道。直到第六泡，这茶在口中仍感粗钝。
( chá tāng ) zhōng yǒu xiāng liào , tè bié shì guì pí de de wèi dào 。 zhí dào dì liù pào , zhè chá zài kǒu zhōng réng gǎn cū dùn 。
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