lull

lull1 /lʌl/ verb [transitiveT]

1 SLEEPCALMto make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep 使平静下来；使昏昏欲睡

The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep.

一路上滚滚的车轮声使她昏昏欲睡。

2 TRICK/DECEIVEto make someone feel safe and confident so that they are completely surprised when something bad happens 麻痹，使放松警惕

lull somebody into (doing) something

The police lulled me into believing that they did not suspect us.

警察诱使我以为他们没有怀疑我们。

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).

这里很少发生地震，这使人们产生了一种虚假的安全感。

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 〔活动或噪声的〕暂停，暂时平静期

lull in

a brief lull in the conversation

谈话中短暂的沉寂

a lull in the fighting

战斗的间歇期

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 暴风雨来临前的宁静

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

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