lull的意思|lull的解释-里氏词典

Lull \Lull\ (l[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lulled} (l[u^]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Lulling}.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to
sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative
origin. Cf. {Loll}, {Lollard}.]
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm;
to soothe; to quiet. `` To lull him soft asleep.'' --Spenser.

Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of necessity. --Milton.

Lull \Lull\, v. i.
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a
time; as, the storm lulls.

Lull \Lull\, n.
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a
lullaby. [R.] --Young.

2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.

Since 1976, when the Supreme Court resumed permitting executions after a four-year lull, 99 people _ all convicted murderers _ have been put to death in the United States.
This seasonal lull reduces the need for crude, and with traders feeling more optimistic about the Middle East situation, allows supply-and-demand forces to have an impact on trading.
After a nearly 10-month lull following the collapse of the earlier labor-management bid for UAL, banks appear ready again to finance what they consider well-structured leveraged transactions.
Fighting slackened Saturday, and thousands of hungry, exhausted residents took advantage of the lull to evacuate their homes, carrying small children and packages of belongings.
For now, because of the Gibraltar government's rejection of anything smacking of a Spanish takeover, there is a lull in negotiations between Spain and Britain on the colony's future.
Others say it is a lull, predicting that China will be able to tap investors again for capital. 'We believe the dragon bond market is about to balloon.
But few believed the lull would last.
There was a two-hour lull at daybreak, allowing people to venture out to supermarkets to stock up on supplies.
Her sister, Virginia Woolf, wrote: 'Wissett seems to lull asleep all ambition - don't you think they have discovered the secret of life?'
Coinciding with the lull, shares on the computerized market have suffered.
For example, global depositary receipts are now being offered by Indian companies at substantial discounts. The lull during the summer has 'taken the froth off the market,' according to one investment banker.
Today's fighting ended a week-long lull in the battle between the rival factions for control of Beirut's two remaining Palestinian refugee camps.
Whenever there's a lull in dollar trading, "people move in to the high-yield currencies where they can get the best return," said John McCarthy, chief foreign exchange dealer at Algemene Bank Netherlands in New York.
The diplomats said there appeared to be a lull in the fighting with the rebels hiding in the hills around Dese and the government using the time to bring in reinforcements from the Eritrean capital of Asmara.
Hundreds of Moslem families used the lull to evacuate the shantytown slums and head for the relative safety of villages in predominantly Shiite south Lebanon, where Hezbollah and Amal frequently clash.
The widespread gains reflected revived interest from domestic institutions following a lull around the end of the first half, dealers said.
It's kind of a lull right now."
A daytime lull gave the exhausted population a chance to emerge from underground shelters to take stock of damage from the savage shelling of the previous two days.
Saturday's salvos came during a relative lull in the battles between the Syrians, aided by Moslem Druse allies, and the mainly Christian units of army commander Gen.
The reported attacks broke a three-day lull in the "war of the cities." The Iraqi News Agency, monitored in Cyprus, said the missiles were fired after a lull that allowed Iranians to vote in Friday's parliamentary elections.
The reported attacks broke a three-day lull in the "war of the cities." The Iraqi News Agency, monitored in Cyprus, said the missiles were fired after a lull that allowed Iranians to vote in Friday's parliamentary elections.
In the same sector, CS Holding firmed SFr70 to SFr2,800 and SBC SFr12 to SFr425. The SMI index hit a new all-time high of 2,390.5, up 26.5 as turnover recovered after Monday's lull.
The soybean market had sold off sharply Friday on speculation that economic reforms aimed at stemming Brazil's runaway inflation rate would be implemented over the weekend, causing soybean exports to resume after a week-long lull.
The fighting broke out again before dawn today after a four-hour lull.
Many civilians were seen leaving the south Beirut slums for safer areas in the capital during the lull in fighting today.
Iran's world-wide terrorist apparatus already has swung into action again, ending a lull that began last summer, U.S. intelligence sources said.
During a temporary lull in the activity on the hog lot recently, Angie settled in for a nap against a shed wall.
After a late-afternoon lull, the mall again resonates with a high-energy buzz.
The lull is due to last another two years or so, during which it will have to concentrate on cutting costs further.
Baldwin, who can still yank bank an entire stack on the curl machine, personifies the push to beat the lull in the economy by expanding the market base to middle-aged and elderly people.

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