blunt

/bluhnt/US // blʌnt //UK // (blʌnt) //

直言不讳,直率的,钝的,直率

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
blunt·er, blunt·est.
- : having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- : abruptly plain and direct in address or manner, without attempting to be tactful: a blunt, ill-timed question.
- : slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

v.有主动词 verb

1
blunt·ed, blunt·ing.
- : to make blunt or dull: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.
- : to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.

v.无主动词 verb

adj.not sharp

Forms: blunted

Synonyms

A 2018 survey by the International Monetary Fund, cited by the Wall Street Journal, found government bankers are experimenting with the technology as a way to lower costs and to blunt the rise of private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Washington’s inability to strike a deal on a new stimulus spending plan, market observers agree, has blunted the economic recovery.
Ethically speaking, then, any respectful engagement with them calls for a recognition of that fact, not a blunt attempt at persuasion.
Galloway, known well for blunt and opinionated commentary on the tech industry, says he grew concerned that Robinhood had become “casino-like” and gamified, encouraging newer investors to trade when they had little knowledge of the markets.
They either blunt other economic activity or have too small of an overall impact to even measure.
The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
The real reason Mister Ham was taking bids was, to be perfectly blunt, because he needed the money.
No matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
“It was like a curtain was beginning to be opened,” says Noor, who was surprised by the blunt request.
Presently his ungainly head rose within ten feet of them.

/bluhnt/US // blʌnt //UK // (blʌnt) //

直言不讳,直率的,钝的,直率

adj.形容词 adjective

1
blunt·er, blunt·est.
- : having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- : abruptly plain and direct in address or manner, without attempting to be tactful: a blunt, ill-timed question.
- : slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

v.有主动词 verb

1
blunt·ed, blunt·ing.
- : to make blunt or dull: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.
- : to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.

v.无主动词 verb

adj.not sharp

Forms: blunted

Synonyms

A 2018 survey by the International Monetary Fund, cited by the Wall Street Journal, found government bankers are experimenting with the technology as a way to lower costs and to blunt the rise of private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Washington’s inability to strike a deal on a new stimulus spending plan, market observers agree, has blunted the economic recovery.
Ethically speaking, then, any respectful engagement with them calls for a recognition of that fact, not a blunt attempt at persuasion.
Galloway, known well for blunt and opinionated commentary on the tech industry, says he grew concerned that Robinhood had become “casino-like” and gamified, encouraging newer investors to trade when they had little knowledge of the markets.
They either blunt other economic activity or have too small of an overall impact to even measure.
The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
The real reason Mister Ham was taking bids was, to be perfectly blunt, because he needed the money.
No matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
“It was like a curtain was beginning to be opened,” says Noor, who was surprised by the blunt request.
Presently his ungainly head rose within ten feet of them.