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lull

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  • 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

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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

1

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。

2

(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。

3

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

频次

  • 1
    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。

  • 2
    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。

  • 3
    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。

  • 4
    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

1
a period of calm weather
there was a lull in the storm
Synonym: quiet
2
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
there was never a letup in the noise
Synonym: letup

verb

1
become quiet or less intensive
the fighting lulled for a moment
Synonym: calm down
2
calm by deception
Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security
3
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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  1. 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?

  2. First , wait for a lull .

    首先,等待一个对话间歇。

  3. The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep .

    发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. There was a lull in the fighting before the army crossed the yangtze .

    大军渡江前暂无战事。

  18. 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。

  19. The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes .

    药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。

  20. The movement of the train lulled me to sleep .

    火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡

  21. 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。

  22. 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。

  23. 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

  24. 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。

  25. 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。

  26. 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

  27. 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。

  28. 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。

  29. The motion of the train soon lull me to sleep .

    火车的行驶很快使我进入梦乡。

  30. 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。

  • 短语动词

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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

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。