blunt

1. ADJ If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. 直言不諱的

She is blunt about her personal life. 她對(duì)自己的私生活直言不諱。

2. bluntlyADV 直言不諱地[ADV with v]

"I don't believe you!" Jeanne said bluntly. “我不信你！” 珍妮直言不諱地說。

3. ADJ A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. 鈍的[ADJ n]

One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. 他們其中一人的頭部被鈍器砸了13下。

4. ADJ A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 不鋒利的

The edge is as blunt as an old butter knife. 刃鈍得跟一把老黃油刀一樣。

5. V-T If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. 使減弱

The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it. 持續(xù)不斷的暴力事件使人們對(duì)它的反應(yīng)減弱了。