Blunt



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 钝的; 直率的
• ［英］ adj. 钝的 ( without a sharp edge ) ; 直率的 ( frank and straightforward)
• ［类］ slacken : tension / blunt : sharpness ( 放松不再紧张 / 弄钝不再锋利) 反义词: hone ( 磨锋利) ; whet ( 磨快)
• ［例］ a blunt refusal

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. slow or deficient in feeling ; insensitive
  • b. obtuse in understanding or discernment ; dull
• 2. having an edge or point that is not sharp <a blunt instrument>
• 3.
  • a. abrupt in speech or manner
  • b. being straight to the point ; direct
• Synonyms: see dull, bluff
• ? bluntly adverb
• ? bluntness noun

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • to make less sharp, definite, or forceful
• intransitive verb
  • to become blunt

III. noun

• Etymology: blunt a short, thick cigar, from ［sup］1［/sup］blunt
• Date: 1990
• a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana

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