"Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
"the fighting lulled for a moment"
同义词: calm down
同义词: calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise quieten still
以上来源于: WordNet
N-COUNT A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement. 间歇期
There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
现任总统选举结束以后,政治暴力曾暂时平息。
V-T If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe. 蒙蔽; 误导
It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security.
很容易因受到蒙蔽而产生错误的安全感。
I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter.
我曾被误导相信宣传是件小事。
Though she tried to keep her eyes open, the gentle rocking of the bus had a lulling effect.
尽管她努力不让自己睡觉,可公共汽车轻微的晃动有种催眠的作用。
If you look at it long enough, it is a word that opens and spreads out, makes a circle of a far horizon, a word on which rain can fall and dimple or sweep across in lashing gusts and leave unperturbed, a word that is calm enough to look at, almost lulling, but also hints at holding unreckonable power."
VOA: standard.2010.08.04
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