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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14132 COCA: 13314

lull

lull1 /lʌl/ verb [transitiveT]
1  SLEEPCALMto make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep 使平靜下來；使昏昏欲睡
The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep.
一路上滾滾的車輪聲使她昏昏欲睡。
2  TRICK/DECEIVEto make someone feel safe and confident so that they are completely surprised when something bad happens 麻痹，使放鬆警惕
lull somebody into (doing) something
The police lulled me into believing that they did not suspect us.
警察誘使我以爲他們沒有懷疑我們。
Earthquakes here are rare and this has lulled people into a false sense of security (=made people think they were safe when they were not).
這裏很少發生地震，這使人們産生了一種虛假的安全感。
Examples from the Corpus
lull• An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security.• She lulled him to sleep so that she might always find him and caress him as she pleased.• He had not had his usual nap, so surely the rhythm of the car would lull him?• But some people think too much emphasis is being put on duration, lulling investors into a false sense of comfort.• Waves of ecstatic and delicate color vibrated around me and lulled me to a sense of peace beyond comprehension.• The soft music lulled me to sleep.• I wonder whether I lay waiting, having to do without him and lull myself the whole way to sleep.• The mind must try to lull the body into the automatic response that has been instilled during practice.• The sound of waves is the finest way to be lulled to sleep!
lull somebody into (doing) something• But some people think too much emphasis is being put on duration, lulling investors into a false sense of comfort.• An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security.• Whatever the cause, toxic work situations sap your energy and lull you into a stupor.• In fact, I may have been lulled by that into an unwise bravado.• The tests have lulled the public into believing the water is safe to drink.• It was possible, of course, that Stillman was merely biding his time, lulling the world into lethargy before striking.• The mind must try to lull the body into the automatic response that has been instilled during practice.• They would use stealth, lull me into thinking there was no danger.• But tonight it had no power to lull her into unconsciousness.
lull2 noun [countableC]
1  PAUSEa short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usual 〔活動或噪聲的〕暫停，暫時平靜期
lull in
a brief lull in the conversation
談話中短暫的沉寂
a lull in the fighting
戰鬥的間歇期
2. the lull before the storm PAUSECALMa short period of time when things are calm, that is followed by a lot of activity, noise, or trouble 暴風雨來臨前的甯靜
Examples from the Corpus
the lull before the storm• Then came the lull before the storm.• There was a feeling that something was in the air, that it was the lull before the storm.
Examples from the Corpus
lull• If they were not going to cut Low Meadow there would be a lull in the work of the farm.• For two days there had been a lull in the fighting.• I waited for a lull in the conversation, before getting up to go.• Managers at Metrocentre have reported a lull in the recession, as takings continue to soar.• Two days later there was a lull in the fighting, at least as far as our company was concerned.• There was a lull, and then the thunder came again.• A mere lull, she told herself, smiling, in an ongoing battle.• A second's lull, then such a din!• The temporary lull was broken by sudden shouted orders.• Then came the lull before the storm.• But I was like a wrecked mariner in the lull between two storms.• Bill Lucas, used the lull to call in artillery fire and F-18 Hornet bomber strikes on suspected enemy positions.
lull in• a brief lull in the conversation
From Longman Business Dictionary
lulllull1 /lʌl/ noun [countableC usually singular]COMMERCE
a period of time during which there is very little buying, selling, spending etc taking place
The bond market is slipping into a year-end lull.
Buying has hit a seasonal lull.
lull in
an expected short-term lull in demand
lulllull2 verb [transitiveT]
to make someone feel confident and trusting so that they can be deceived or are not prepared for what happens
lull somebody into something
Some investors were lulled into a false sense of security (=made to feel that things are safe when they are not).
Origin lull1
(1300-1400) Probably from the sound of someone singing to a baby
lull1 verblull2 noun
Corpus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14132 COCA: 13314
lull

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LULL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤brief, temporary短時的／暫時的間歇➤long (especially NAmE) 長時間的間歇VERB + LULL➤hit (NAmE) 停歇下來◇Has your fitness routine hit a lull?你那套健康計劃還沒停歇嗎？PREPOSITION➤during a/the lull在間歇期間◇They crossed the road during a lull in the traffic.他們趁車輛不多時穿過馬路。➤lull in⋯的間歇期◇a brief lull in the fighting戰鬥的短暫間歇期
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14132 COCA: 13314
lull noun
⇨ pause
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14132 COCA: 13314
lull
Periods of quiet and calm: quiet, peace, lull...
Periods of loss or lack of success: failure, wilderness, eclipse...
To make someone less nervous or upset: soothe, comfort, reassure...

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