dulling

1.（旧时为解决纷争的）决斗a formal fight with weapons between two people, used in the past to settle a disagreement, especially over a matter of honour

2.（双方的）竞争，斗争a competition or struggle between two people or groups

1.(市场等)呆滞的,萧条的;(谈话等)单调的,枯燥的,无聊的,沉闷的

2.愚钝的,感觉迟钝的,呆笨的

3.钝的,不快的,不锋利的

4.(天气等)阴郁的,阴暗的;(颜色等)暗淡的

5.(光等)模糊的

1.缓和,减轻(痛苦等)

2.把...弄钝

3.使阴暗,使阴郁

4.使迟钝;使呆滞

5.【印,纺】消光

6.变钝;变迟钝

7.(痛苦等)减少

1.boring, or not interesting

2.not bright or shiny; if the weather is dull, there are a lot of clouds and it is dark

3.not able to understand or react to what is happening

4.a dull pain is not very strong but continues for a long time

5.a dull sound is low and not very clear

6.not intelligent

7.a dull blade is not sharp

8.if business or trade is dull, it is not busy

1.to make a feeling weaker

2.to make someone’s mind slower or less able to understand, think, hear, etc.

3.to make a sound weaker or less clear