blunt

blunt
adjective

(of a cutting implement) not or no longer having a sharp edge or point
（刀具等）钝的，不快的
a blunt knife.
一把钝刀。
■having a flat or rounded end
平端的，圆端的
the blunt tip of the leaf.
叶子的圆形末梢。
(of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright
（人，话语）直率的，生硬的，耿直的
a blunt statement of fact.
对事实直言不讳的陈述。

verb

make or become less sharp
（使）变钝
[with obj.]wood can blunt your axe.
木头会使你的斧头变钝。
[noobj.]the edge may blunt very rapidly.
刀刃可能很快就会变钝。
■[with obj.](figurative)weaken or reduce the force of (something)
(喻)使减弱，使迟钝
their determination had been blunted.
他们的决心变弱了。

noun

(black slang)a hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis
(黑人俚语)掏空后装满大麻的雪茄；大麻雪茄

派生
bluntly
adverb
bluntness
noun
语源

Middle English (in the sense 'dull, insensitive'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blunda 'shut the eyes'

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