stultify

英 [ˈstʌltɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈstʌltɪfaɪ]

v.  使迟钝;使厌烦;使呆滞

现在分词：stultifying　过去分词：stultified　过去式：stultified　第三人称单数：stultifies　

GRE

BNC.33007 / COCA.31382

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使思维迟钝;使厌烦;使呆滞
  If somethingstultifiesyou, it makes you feel empty or dull in your mind, because it is so boring.
  1. This attitude stultifies scientific progress...
     这种态度会扼杀科学的进步。
  2. Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
     只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。

英英释义

verb

• deprive of strength or efficiency
  1. This measure crippled our efforts
  2. Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
  Synonym:cripple
• cause to appear foolish
  1. He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
• prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
  1. nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself

双语例句

• As the chronic political disorder continues to stultify the economy, Nepal's status as an investment friendly country has further relegated.
  由于长期政治动荡持续扰乱经济，尼泊尔的投资友好国家排名不断下滑。
• Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
  只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。