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lull AHD[lŭl] D.J.[lʌl]K.K.[lʌl]v.(动词)lulled, lull.ing, lulls v.tr.(及物动词)- To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm.使入睡:使睡着或安静,安慰或使镇定下来
- To deceive into trustfulness:哄骗:欺骗使信任:"that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to lull his victims"(S.J. Perelman)“他使用的甜言蜜语有效地骗取了他的受害者的信任”(S.J.佩雷尔曼)
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To become calm.使安静
n.(名词)- A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.暂息:一个相对平静的间隔,比如在一场暴风雨中
- An interval of lessened activity:间歇,暂时停滞:减少活动的间隔:a lull in sales.商业的暂时停滞
- Middle English lullen 中古英语 lullen
- [possibly of Low German origin] [可能源于低地德语]
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