dull 1 S3 / dʌl / 形容词 ( comparative duller , superlative dullest )

1 boring not interesting or exciting :

Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.

a dull movie

It sounded pretty dull to me.

The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (= very dull ) .

Last week we had a hurricane. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (= it’s always interesting or exciting ) .

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In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than dull :

a long, boring film

2 colour/light not bright or shiny :

The bird is dull brown and gray in colour.

Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.

the dull afternoon light

3 weather not bright and with lots of clouds :

Outside the weather was hazy and dull.

a dull sky

4 pain a dull pain is not severe but does not stop 反义词 sharp :

a dull ache in her lower back

The pain was dull but persistent.

5 sound not clear or loud :

The gates shut with a dull thud .

6 knife/blade not sharp 同义词 blunt

7 not intelligent old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily 同义词 stupid :

If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought.

8 trade if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling 反义词 brisk

— dully 副词 :

‘Well Michael?’ he said dully.

Her stomach ached dully.

— dullness 名词 [不可数名词]