lull
- IPA[lʌl]
英式
- calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements；make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident
- 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
- 釋義
- 相關詞
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 反義詞
- ▪ make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of noise or a storm) abate or fall quiet conversation lulled for an hour 同義詞 反義詞
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 反義詞
- a period of unusual tranquility or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times
Oxford American Dictionary
- a period of unusual tranquillity or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ləl]
美式
- calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements: the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep
- a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity: for two days there had been a lull in the fighting
Oxford American Dictionary
