lull

英 [lʌl]

美 [lʌl]

n.  (活动间的)平静时期，间歇
v.  使放松; 使镇静; (使)减弱; 缓和

过去分词：lulled　现在分词：lulling　过去式：lulled　复数：lulls　第三人称单数：lulls　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14132 / COCA.13314

短语用例

lull sb into sth

• 麻痹；诱使
  to make sb feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when sb does sth bad or dishonest
  1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
     谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
  2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
     就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

牛津词典

noun

• （活动间的）平静时期，间歇
  a quiet period between times of activity
  1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
     谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
  2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
     就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

verb

• 使放松；使镇静
  to make sb relaxed and calm
  1. The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep .
     发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。
• （使）减弱；缓和
  to make sth, or to become, less strong
  1. His father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.
     男孩在他父亲来了后便不那么焦躁不安了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 间歇期；平静期
  Alullis a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
  1. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
     现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
  2. ...a lull in the conversation.
     谈话中的一时沉寂
• VERB 哄骗；麻痹；使放松警惕
  If youare lulled intofeeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
  1. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...
     很容易就会被麻痹，进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
  2. I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter...
     我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
  3. Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
     近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
• VERB 使安静；使昏昏欲睡
  If someone or somethinglullsyou, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
  1. With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...
     半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡，我很快便打起盹来。
  2. The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze...
     车轮呼呼地转着，他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。
  3. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
     森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
• 暴风雨前的宁静
  If you describe a situation asthe lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.

英英释义

noun

• a period of calm weather
  1. there was a lull in the storm
  Synonym:quiet
• a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
  1. there was never a letup in the noise
  Synonym:letup

verb

• become quiet or less intensive
  1. the fighting lulled for a moment
  Synonym:calm down
• calm by deception
  1. Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
• make calm or still
  1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  Synonym:calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenstill

双语例句

• There was a lull in the storm. I got in an hour's gardening between the showers.
  暴风雨的中间有一个间歇。阵雨间歇时我抽空整理了一小时花园。
• Now a strange lull for a few seconds, not a shot fired on either side.
  奇怪麻痹的那一瞬间，双方开火射击对肩。
• Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
  森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
• But the current lull in fighting has created an opportunity for diplomatic dialogue that the US should exploit.
  但目前战斗暂时平息，为外交对话创造了一个机会，而美国应该加以利用。
• IDF officers readily admit that the lull in terrorism is partially due to their efforts.
  以色列国防军军官欣然承认，恐怖行动的暂时停止部分是因为他们的努力。
• It can be tempting to lull yourself into a false sense of security by not asking the tough questions.
  这样的问题。不问那些棘手的问题可以给你自己以错误的安全感。
• The latest signs suggest the summer slowdown was just a temporary lull in a pretty mediocre recovery.
  最新迹象表明，夏季的经济减速只是一场普普通通的经济复苏过程中的一次短暂间歇。
• There was a lull of a few seconds before the oiled machinery came into action.
  上了油的机器启动之前，要有几秒钟的间歇。
• Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
  近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
• During a lull in the battle, when mom had been stabilized and brought out of immediate danger, a nurse asked me if he had a name.
  在一次“战斗”中的间歇，妈妈稳定下来，走出了直接的危险，一个护士问我，是否他有一个名字。