blunt
adj
verb
blʌnt
adj
1
not
sharp
or
pointed
钝的，不锋利的，不尖的;
Sharpen
all
your
blunt
knives.
把你所有的钝刀子都磨快。
a
blunt
pencil
钝铅笔
2
2
speaking
in
an
honest
way
even
if
this
upsets
people
〔说话〕不客气的，直言不讳的，耿直的;
To
be
blunt,
many
of
the
candidates
cannot
read
or
write.
说得不客气一点，很多申请人都不会认字写字。
Julian’s
blunt
words
hurt
her
more
than
she
was
prepared
to
admit.
朱利安一番唐突的话语大大地伤害了她，让她难以接受。
3
blunt instrument
a.
a
heavy
object
that
is
used
to
hit
someone
b.
a
method
of
doing
something
that
does
not
work
very
well
because
it
has
a
lot
of
other
effects
which
you
do
not
want
无效的方法
The
victim
suffered
a
blow
to
the
head
from
a
blunt
instrument.
受害人头部遭到了钝器袭击。
The
exams
are
a
blunt
instrument
which
will
reveal
little
about
children’s
abilities.
考试并不是有效的方法，它不大能反映孩子的能力。
verb
4
to
make
a
feeling
less
strong
减弱
The
bad
weather
blunted
their
enthusiasm
for
camping.
糟糕的天气冲淡了他们去露营的热情。
5
to
make
the
point
of
a
pencil
or
the
edge
of
a
knife
less
sharp
把〔铅笔尖或刀刃〕弄钝