blunt中文

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blunt

◙ adjective
1. (of a cutting implement) not or no longer having a sharp edge or point
• （刀具等）钝的，不快的
»a blunt knife.
  一把钝刀。
  having a flat or rounded end
• 平端的，圆端的
»the blunt tip of the leaf.
  叶子的圆形末梢。
2. (of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright
• （人，话语）直率的，生硬的，耿直的
»a blunt statement of fact.
  对事实直言不讳的陈述。
◙ verb
1. make or become less sharp
• （使）变钝
»[with obj.] wood can blunt your axe.
  木头会使你的斧头变钝。
»[noobj.] the edge may blunt very rapidly.
  刀刃可能很快就会变钝。
  [with obj.] (figurative)weaken or reduce the force of (something)
• [喻] 使减弱，使迟钝
»their determination had been blunted.
  他们的决心变弱了。
◙ noun
1. (black slang)a hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis
• [黑人俚语] 掏空后装满大麻的雪茄；大麻雪茄

【派生】

♦ bluntly adverb
♦ bluntness noun

【语源】

1. Middle English (in the sense 'dull, insensitive'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blunda 'shut the eyes'