blunt的意思|blunt的解释-里氏词典

blunt [blʌnt]

a. 钝的, 坦率的, 麻痹的

He cut the meat with a blunt knife.
他用一把钝刀子切肉。
Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt.
钝的不锐利的、不尖的或在形状上不尖锐的；钝的
My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?
我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？

blunt

[ verb ]

make less intense

<verb.change>

blunted emotions

make numb or insensitive

<verb.perception>

benumb

dull

numb

The shock numbed her senses

make dull or blunt

<verb.contact>

dull

Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge

make less sharp

<verb.change>
blunt the knives

make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

<verb.change>

deaden

Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound

[ adj ]

having a broad or rounded end

<adj.all>

thick marks made by a blunt pencil

used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

<adj.all>

a blunt instrument

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

<adj.all>

blunt talking and straight shooting

a blunt New England farmer

I gave them my candid opinion

forthright criticism

a forthright approach to the problem

tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank

it is possible to be outspoken without being rude

plainspoken and to the point

a point-blank accusation

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

<adj.all>

the blunt truth

the crude facts

facing the stark reality of the deadline

Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]

2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}.

3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.

Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.

The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.

2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to {acute}.

His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.

3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.''
--Shak.

4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]

I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.

Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.

Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.

Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blunting}.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.

2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

Pinochet's blunt refusal Thursday night has hardened public opposition to his rule.
Such price initiatives may blunt the erosion of BT's domestic base and slow Mercury's advance.
"A search warrant is a very blunt instrument."
He didn't have a text prepared or need a meeting with his staff. He delivered a blunt assessment of how he believed Israel might have provoked the murder.
Unpopular and far behind in the polls, Truman invented the whistlestop, making an average of 10 speeches a day from the back of a train and sparing the Republicans no ridicule in that blunt, partisan "Give `Em Hell" manner of his.
Police said a blow with a blunt instrument fractured Staiasz' skull and caused his death.
But within the aviation community, the reassignment, first reported in Aviation Daily, a trade publication, was widely viewed as an effort by the FAA to blunt the commission's report.
To blunt criticism about wasting food by destroying the fruitcakes, station KZFX will require participants to donate a food item for the poor.
These deep and honest values are at the roots of my Texas heritage." Mr. Mitterrand, who had sent troops to participate in the war to drive Iraq out of Kuwait, was more blunt.
"Dead Again" opens with the blunt elegance of a '40s suspense picture.
The buyback plan, which will cost as much as $575 million, is part of a restructuring effort Lucky undertook to blunt the takeover efforts of New York investor Asher B. Edelman.
But Champalimaud, whose blunt, autocratic style leaves few people indifferent, believes he has proved his worth as an entrepreneur by rebuilding the group that was seized from him by a short-lived Communist-leaning government.
Members scramble to blunt criticism with early confessions.
The Iraqis were exceptionally blunt in their demands.
It is commendably blunt.
That selling helped blunt the dollar's strength, and with the holiday in Europe, it was unclear how the Bundesbank would respond to the dollar's level.
Mr. Burke has been critical of the political right and previously has been blunt in trying to get White House approval of the Bowen plan.
The Reagan administration said its reflagging policy reflects a long-standing U.S. commitment to freedom of navigation and would blunt Moscow's effort to expand its influence in the oil-rich region.
And secondly, in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the CIA could play a counter-espionage role to blunt efforts by foreign intelligence services seeking to steal technology from U.S. firms.
"At the top of the skull, the skull had actually been penetrated by a blunt instrument, that an object had been driven through the skull," he said.
It includes a small, blunt plastic tube, called a cannula, that forces medication through a companion injection cap.
A backbench colleague is more blunt: 'He should be allowed to deliver the Budget and then packed off to the Home Office.' Cabinet colleagues are not briefing against the chancellor.
The UK's experience also suggests that raising interest rates is a blunt way of controlling runaway credit growth.
But then, he added in an unsually blunt statement for an Arab leader: "I can't tell you I trust Arafat.
They speculated that Philip Morris is simply trying to blunt the success of Capri, the ultra-thin cigarette made by B.A.T Industries PLC's Brown & Williamson Co. subsidiary.
'We're breaking down monopolies and making Barcelona competitive.' Either through the effect of Mr Clos' deregulation crusade or through the blunt truth of economic recession, the fact is that Barcelona is less dear than it was.
Once-loyal activists are in no mood to be told that better times are around the corner. Local loyalties might blunt the disenchantment in the council elections.
Mr. Blanchard is considered a blunt and straight-shooting businessman.
Heavy reliance on the Fed is dangerous because monetary policy is a blunt instrument that can't be aimed at specific sectors of the economy.
"I have always felt that my creative and entrepreneurial skills are the parts I'm best at." Michael Dukakis is giving speeches this week on national security, partly his advisers say to blunt George Bush's claim that the Governor is a callow dove.

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