lull 英 [lʌl] 　 美 [lʌl]

lull

lull　 英 [lʌl] 美 [lʌl]

vt. 使平静；使安静；哄骗　 vi. 平息；减弱；停止　 n. 间歇；暂停；暂时平静　

进行时:lulling　 过去式:lulled　 过去分词:lulled　 第三人称单数:lulls　 名词复数:lulls　

There is a lull in the Arabic, and I can hear a child singing in Spanish from across the aisle.　这时几个阿拉伯人暂时安静了下来，我听到过道里有一个孩子用西班牙语唱歌。

  • See lull, think "calm." It could be the noun form (like "the lull before the storm") or the verb: one can lull someone by calming them (as in lulling a baby to sleep with a lullaby).
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  • vt. 使平静；使安静；哄骗
  • vi. 平息；减弱；停止
  • n. 间歇；暂停；暂时平静

  • 1. There is a lull in the Arabic, and I can hear a child singing in Spanish from across the aisle.

    这时几个阿拉伯人暂时安静了下来，我听到过道里有一个孩子用西班牙语唱歌。

  • lull (n.) 1650s as the name of a soothing drink, from lull (v.). Meaning "temporary period of quiet or rest amid turmoil or activity" is from 1815.
  • lull (v.) early 14c., lullen "to calm or hush to sleep," probably imitative of lu-lu sound used to lull a child to sleep (compare Swedish lulla "to hum a lullaby," German lullen "to rock," Sanskrit lolati "moves to and fro," Middle Dutch lollen "to mutter"). Figurative use from 1570s; specifically "to quiet (suspicion) so as to delude into a sense of security" is from c. 1600. Related: Lulled; lulling.
lull / lʌl ; NAmE lʌl / noun , verb lull lulls lulled lulling noun [usually singular ] lull(in sth) a quiet period between times of activity （活动间的）平静时期，间歇 ◆ a lull in the conversation/fighting 谈话╱战斗中的沉寂 ◆ Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble). 就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。 verb 1 [transitive ] lullsb to make sb relaxed and calm 使放松；使镇静 SYN soothe ◆ The vibration of the engine lulledthe children to sleep. 发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] lull(sth) to make sth, or to become, less strong （使）减弱；缓和 ◆ His father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety. 男孩在他父亲来了后便不那么焦躁不安了。 PHRASAL VERB ˌlull sb ˈinto sth to make sb feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when sb does sth bad or dishonest 麻痹；诱使 ◆ His friendly manner lulled her into a false sense of security (= made her feel safe with him when she should not have). 他友好的举止使她产生了一种虚假的安全感。 lull / lʌl ; NAmE lʌl /
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