lulling

英 [ˈlʌlɪŋ]

美 [ˈlʌlɪŋ]

v.  使放松; 使镇静; (使)减弱; 缓和
lull的现在分词

现在分词：lulling　

COCA.43405

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 间歇期；平静期
  Alullis a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
  1. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
     现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
  2. ...a lull in the conversation.
     谈话中的一时沉寂
• VERB 哄骗；麻痹；使放松警惕
  If youare lulled intofeeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
  1. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...
     很容易就会被麻痹，进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
  2. I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter...
     我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
  3. Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
     近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
• VERB 使安静；使昏昏欲睡
  If someone or somethinglullsyou, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
  1. With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...
     半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡，我很快便打起盹来。
  2. The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze...
     车轮呼呼地转着，他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。
  3. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
     森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
• 暴风雨前的宁静
  If you describe a situation asthe lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.

双语例句

• Yet they tried in every way, straining every muscle, to drag the rickshaw to its destination, nearly lulling themselves for a few coppers.
  但是他们设尽了方法，用尽了力气，死拽活拽地把车拉到了地方，为几个铜子得破出一条命。
• Lulling us into a false sense of security.
  给了我们有安全感的错觉。
• 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。
• Escape the sweltering summer heat and bustle of Beijing on a relaxing day hike by the cool riverside and lulling waterfalls of Wangquan Valley.
  与天井•越洋一起逃离烈日炎炎的喧闹北京，在旺泉谷的清凉的河水、瀑布边放松自己、享受整整一日的凉爽！
• CMP has the function of indirect antivirus, protecting the liver and lulling.
  CMP具有间接抗病毒、保肝与催眠作用。
• That points to a bigger question: namely whether this surveillance spend is lulling us into a false sense of security in a wider sense.
  这让人意识到了一个更大的问题：巨额的安检开支是否在更广泛的意义上让我们陷入一种安全错觉。
• Presently he told her the motion of the boat upon the stream was lulling him to rest.
  接着，他告诉她，小船在河流上漂动，正在向他催眠。
• He played complete and deeply realized tennis, but the lulling beauty of his game was so hypnotic that audiences couldn't imagine it came from sweat and work.
  他打球的风格充分体现了网球的精髓，但是他打球时的沉静的美是如此让人心醉以至于观众们都不能想象这股风格来自于汗水和艰辛的训练。