lull
- n.(活动间的)平静时期,间歇
- v.使放松;缓和;(使)减弱;使镇静
复数: lulls 过去式: lulled 现在分词: lulling 过去分词: lulled 第三人称单数: lulls
noun
(活动间的)平静时期,间歇
a quiet period between times of activity
a lull in the conversation/fighting
谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
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
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
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。
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
His friendly manner lulled her into a false sense of security (= made her feel safe with him when she should not have) .
他友好的举止使她产生了一种虚假的安全感。
lull
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N-COUNT 间歇期;平静期
A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.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。
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VERB 哄骗;麻痹;使放松警惕
If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.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。
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VERB 使安静;使昏昏欲睡
If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.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。
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PHRASE 暴风雨前的宁静
If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.
noun
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- a period of calm weather
- there was a lull in the storm
- Synonym: quiet
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- a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
- there was never a letup in the noise
- Synonym: letup
verb
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- become quiet or less intensive
- the fighting lulled for a moment
- Synonym: calm down
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- calm by deception
- Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
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- make calm or still
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- Synonym: calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise quieten still
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And it is hard not to think : Are we in an innovation lull ?
于是你自然而然会想:我们是处于创新间歇期吗?
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First , wait for a lull .
首先,等待一个对话间歇。
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The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep .
发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。
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His friendly manner lulled her into a false sense of security .
他友好的举止使她产生了一种虚假的安全感。
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She 'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security .
她不自觉地陷入了一种虚假的安全感之中。
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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。
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Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm .
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Lulled into a false sense of security , we eagerly awaited their return .
我们被一种虚假的安全感所麻痹,急切地等着他们回来。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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They lulled her into a false sense of security .
他们哄骗她,使她产生一种虚假的安全感。
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There was a lull in the fighting before the army crossed the yangtze .
大军渡江前暂无战事。
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That way , I can enjoy the lull before the storm .
这样,我就可以享受暴风雨前的平静了。
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The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes .
药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
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The movement of the train lulled me to sleep .
火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡
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Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind .
时间和空间上的远距离有一种奇妙的力量,可以使人的心灵平静。
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Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull .
经过两个星期的平静之后,地面战又突然爆发了。
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Ellen closed her eyes and began praying , her voice rising and falling , lulling and soothing .
爱伦闭上眼睛开始祷告,声音时高时低,像催眠又像抚慰
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He said similar lulls in the coming days would be considered .
他说在即将来到的日子里相似的暂停将被考虑。
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We must not be lulled by the current depressed demand .
我们不能因目前需求不振而麻木不仁。
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Deploy new tools during lulls in the development cycle
在开发周期的间歇部署新的开发工具
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We must not be lulled into a false sense of security .
我们绝对不能存有天下太平的错觉。
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It took us all night to lull the baby to sleep .
我们花了一整夜时间才把婴儿哄睡着。
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The motion of the train soon lull me to sleep .
火车的行驶很快使我进入梦乡。
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The bank predicted the lull in inflation would be temporary , however .
但是,日本央行预计通胀率增长停滞是暂时现象。
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