blunt /blʌnt/ CET6 TEM4 ( blunting, blunted, blunter, blunts, bluntest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. 直言不讳的

  例：

  She is blunt about her personal life.

  她对自己的私生活直言不讳。

• 2. 

  bluntly ADV 直言不讳地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  "I don't believe you!" Jeanne said bluntly.

  “我不信你！” 珍妮直言不讳地说。

• 3. 

  ADJ A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. 钝的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

  他们其中一人的头部被钝器砸了13下。

• 4. 

  ADJ A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 不锋利的

  例：

  The edge is as blunt as an old butter knife.

  刃钝得跟一把老黄油刀一样。

• 5. 

  V-T If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. 使减弱

  例：

  The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.

  持续不断的暴力事件使人们对它的反应减弱了。