動(dòng)詞 blunt:

1. make less intense
2. make numb or insensitive
   同義詞：numb, benumb, dull
3. make dull or blunt
   同義詞：dull
4. make less sharp
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
   同義詞：deaden

形容詞 blunt:

1. having a broad or rounded end
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
   同義詞：candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
   同義詞：crude, stark

1. Blunt scissors don't cut cleanly.
   鈍剪刀剪不齊。
2. I suffered a blunt refusal when I called him.
   當(dāng)我打電話給他時(shí)遭到他的斷然拒絕。
3. My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?
   我的鉛筆鈍了，你能借我把刀子削一削嗎？
4. Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt.
   鈍的不銳利的、不尖的或在形狀上不尖銳的; 鈍的
5. He cut the meat with a blunt knife.
   他用一把鈍刀子切肉。

blunt

adj.（形容詞）
blunt.er,blunt.est
Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
鈍的，不鋒利的：有一鈍的邊和頂端的；不尖的
Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech:
直言的：說(shuō)話率直的，不轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的：
例句：
.Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter.(Time)See Synonyms at gruff
.在熒屏上，約翰·韋恩是一個(gè)直言不諱、一針見(jiàn)血的人.(時(shí)代)參見(jiàn) gruff

Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
理解或感覺(jué)慢的；遲鈍的
Lacking in feeling; insensitive.
缺乏感覺(jué)的；不敏感的
v.（動(dòng)詞）
blunt.ed,blunt.ing,blunts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To dull the edge of.
隨年齡變遲鈍
To make less effective; weaken:
使遲鈍；使減弱：
例句：
blunting the criticism with a smile.
用微笑沖淡批評(píng)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become blunt.
變鈍，變遲鈍

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)

【引伸】
blunt.ly
adv.（副詞）
blunt.ness
n.（名詞）