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blunt

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blunt1 /blʌnt/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
1 SHARPnot sharp or pointed 钝的,不锋利的,不尖的 OPP sharp
 Sharpen all your blunt knives.
把你所有的钝刀子都磨一磨。
 a blunt pencil
钝铅笔
2 HONESTspeaking in an honest way even if this upsets people 〔说话〕不客气的,直言不讳的,耿直的 bluntly
 To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write.
说得不客气一点,很多申请人都不会读写。
 Julian’s blunt words hurt her.
朱利安一番唐突的话伤害了她。
see thesaurus at honest
3 blunt instrument 
a) a heavy object that is used to hit someone 钝器
 The victim suffered a blow to the head from a blunt instrument.
受害人头部遭到钝器袭击。
b) a method of doing something that does not work very well because it has a lot of other effects that you do not want 无效的方法
 The exams are a blunt instrument that will reveal little about children’s abilities.
考试并不是有效的方法,它不大能反映孩子的能力。
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bluntness noun [uncountableU]
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blunt2 verb [transitiveT]  
1 WEAKto make a feeling less strong 减弱〔情感〕 OPP sharpen
 The bad weather blunted their enthusiasm for camping.
糟糕的天气冲淡了他们去露营的热情。
2. SHARPto make the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less sharp 把〔铅笔尖或刀刃〕弄钝 OPP sharpen
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Origin blunt1
(1200-1300) Perhaps from Old Norse blundr sleeping

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