dully
adverb
uk/ˈdʌl.li/us/ˈdʌl.li/dullyadverb(LACKING INTEREST)
in a way that isboringand notexciting:
枯燥地，乏味地，无趣地Most of theworkconsisted of dullyrepetitivetasks.大部分工作由枯燥重复的任务组成。
Theplaystartswell but has a dullyconventionalending.这部剧开头不错，但结尾保守且平淡。
in a way thatshowsnointerestorfeeling:
不在意地；不放在心上地；漫不经心地"Well, IsupposeI'dbetterget someworkdone," said Jean, dully.“恩，我想我得去工作一会儿，”让漫不经心地说。
Hegazedat thenewspapersdully,convincinghimself he must beill.他呆呆地盯着报纸，确信自己一定是生病了。
- HisgirlfriendMaryJaneis adullrole, dullyplayedby Kate Dent.
- Themonologuesare dully written, and thesentimentsexpressedtoo oftenbanal.
- Outside there were moreboredyoungmen,sittingingroups, dullywatchingthecarsgo by.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- middle-aged
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy
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Lacking interest and enthusiasm
dullyadverb(NOT BRIGHTLY)
in a way that is does notappearclear,bright, orshiny:
模糊地；暗淡地；阴暗地Thecarlightsgloweddully through themist.车灯透过薄雾发出黯淡的光亮。
Thestairshave norailsand are dullylit.楼梯上没有栏杆，灯光昏暗。
Shegazedinto the dullyglowingashesof thedyingfire.她凝视着即将熄灭的火堆中发着微光的灰烬。
- Theoldgoldandsilverjewelrygleameddully as thelightplayedover it.
- Theknifebladegleameddully in theshadows.
- Heturnedtoseethewaiterat thetopof thestairsat thefarend of the dullylitcorridor.
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- matt
- moonless
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- subdued
- twilight
- umbra
dullyadverb(NOT SHARPLY)
in a way that is does notfeelorsoundsharporclear:
沉闷地；隐约地Myarmstillacheddully.我的手臂仍隐隐作痛。
As theywalkedthrough thefogtheirfootstepsechoeddully.他们在雾中行走，脚步声发出沉闷的回声。
See
dull
- Herspine,neckandshouldersacheddully.
- Shefeltsickand herheadstillthrobbeddully.
- Shestaredat thefiercepainin hiseyes, herheartthudding dully in herchest.
- Oneboomingcannonechoeddully in themistySabbathmorning.
Pain & painful
- -racked
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- givesomeonegriefidiom
- grief
- groan
- neuralgia
- pang
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- soreness
- sting
- stitch
- tingle