lull
[lʌl] verb transitive
■to cause someone to feel calm or to feel as if they want to sleep 使安静，使平和；使发困•The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep.汽车的颠簸让她昏昏欲睡。
[lʌl] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs lull sb into sth
■to make someone feel safe in order to trick them 哄骗，麻痹（某人）•Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're fit.健身课程一开始大多都很容易，让人误以为自己很健康。 •Their promises lulled us into a false sense of security (= made us feel safe, when in fact we were not).他们的承诺让我们以为很安全。
[lʌl] noun countable
■a short period of calm in which little happens 平静时期；间歇•There has been a lull in the fighting.战斗中出现了一段间歇。 •a lull in the conversation/traffic谈话的间歇／交通低谷
[lʌl] noun countable
the lull before the storm
■a time which seems quiet but which will very soon be followed by something unpleasant happening 暴风雨前的宁静•Things seem quiet in the office right now, but this is just the lull before the storm.现在办公室里一切似乎都很平静，但这只是暴风雨前夕的宁静。 |