Yahoo香港字典 搜尋

搜尋結果

1. Oxford American Dictionary

   lull

   • IPA[ləl]

   美式

   • v.
     calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements；cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident
   • n.
     a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity

   • verb: lull, 3rd person present: lulls, gerund or present participle: lulling, past tense: lulled, past participle: lulled

   • noun: lull, plural noun: lulls

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep 同義詞 soothe, quiet, hush, lullaby, rock to sleep反義詞 waken, agitate
   • ▪ cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security 同義詞 assuage, allay, ease, alleviate, pacify, ... 更多palliate, mitigate, placate, mollify, soothe, silence, calm, settle, hush, still, quell, quash, stifle, deaden, repress, temper, reduce, check, diminish, quieten, quiet反義詞 aggravate
   • ▪ (of noise or a storm) abate or fall quiet conversation lulled for an hour 同義詞 abate, die down, subside, let up, moderate, ... 更多slacken, lessen, dwindle, decrease, diminish, ebb, fade away, wane, taper off, lower反義詞 increase

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity for two days there had been a lull in the fighting 同義詞 pause, respite, interval, break, hiatus, ... 更多suspension, cessation, interlude, intermission, breathing space, moratorium, lacuna, caesura, informalletup, breather, calm, calmness, stillness, quiet, quietness, tranquility, peace, peacefulness, silence, hush反義詞 activity