lull 音标拼音: [l'ʌl]
n . 暂停,间歇,稍息,麻痹
vt . 使平静,哄骗,使安静
vi . 变平静
暂停,间歇,稍息,麻痹使平静,哄骗,使安静变平静
lull n 1 :
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished ; "
there was never a letup in the noise " [
synonym :
{
letup }, {
lull }]
2 :
a period of calm weather ; "
there was a lull in the storm "
[
synonym : {
lull }, {
quiet }]
v 1 :
calm by deception ; "
Don '
t let yourself be lulled into a false state of security "
2 :
become quiet or less intensive ; "
the fighting lulled for a moment " [
synonym : {
lull }, {
calm down }]
3 :
make calm or still ; "
quiet the dragons of worry and fear "
[
synonym : {
calm }, {
calm down }, {
quiet }, {
tranquilize },
{
tranquillize }, {
tranquillise }, {
quieten }, {
lull }, {
still }]
[
ant : {
agitate }, {
charge }, {
charge up }, {
commove }, {
excite },
{
rouse }, {
turn on }]
Lull \
Lull \ (
l [
u ^]
l ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Lulled } (
l [
u ^]
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Lulling }.] [
Akin to OD .
lullen to sing to sleep ,
G .
lullen ,
Dan .
lulle ,
Sw .
lulla ;
all of imitative origin .
Cf . {
Loll }, {
Lollard }.]
To cause to rest by soothing influences ;
to compose ;
to calm ;
to soothe ;
to quiet . "
To lull him soft asleep ." --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie ,
To lull the daughters of necessity . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Lull \
Lull \,
v .
i .
To become gradually calm ;
to subside ;
to cease or abate for a time ;
as ,
the storm lulls .
[
1913 Webster ]
Lull \
Lull \,
n .
1 .
The power or quality of soothing ;
that which soothes ;
a lullaby . [
R .] --
Young .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A temporary cessation of storm or confusion .
[
1913 Webster ]
194 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lull ":
abate ,
abeyance ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
anesthetize ,
anticyclone ,
appease ,
assuage ,
awful silence ,
balm ,
becalm ,
benumb ,
breach ,
break ,
breath ,
breather ,
breathing place ,
breathing space ,
breathing spell ,
breathing time ,
caesura ,
calm ,
calm down ,
calmness ,
cease ,
cease -
fire ,
cessation ,
cigarette break ,
cocktail hour ,
coffee break ,
comma ,
compose ,
cool ,
cradle ,
cushion ,
day off ,
dead ,
dead calm ,
dead of night ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
deathlike calm ,
deathlike silence ,
delay ,
die down ,
diminish ,
doldrums ,
dope ,
dormancy ,
downtime ,
drop ,
drug ,
dulcify ,
dull ,
dwindle ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
ease off ,
ebb ,
enforced respite ,
entrance ,
even out ,
fall ,
fissure ,
flat calm ,
foment ,
gap ,
gentle ,
give relief ,
golden silence ,
half time ,
half -
time intermission ,
halt ,
happy hour ,
hesitation ,
hiatus ,
hibernation ,
holiday ,
horse latitudes ,
hush ,
hush of night ,
hypnotize ,
immobility ,
inaction ,
inactiveness ,
inactivity ,
inaudibility ,
inertia ,
interim ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
intermission ,
intermittence ,
interregnum ,
interruption ,
interval ,
lacuna ,
lapse ,
lay ,
layoff ,
lessen ,
let up ,
letup ,
lucid stillness ,
lull to sleep ,
magnetize ,
mesmerize ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
molder ,
mollify ,
motionlessness ,
mum ,
narcotize ,
noiselessness ,
numb ,
off -
time ,
oily calm ,
pacify ,
pad ,
palliate ,
pause ,
peace ,
peacefulness ,
plateau ,
point of repose ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
put to sleep ,
put under ,
qualify ,
quell ,
quiesce ,
quiescence ,
quiet ,
quiet spell ,
quieten ,
quietness ,
quietude ,
recess ,
reduce ,
relief ,
relieve ,
remission ,
respite ,
rest ,
resting point ,
rock ,
rock to sleep ,
salve ,
sedate ,
settle ,
silence ,
silentness ,
slacken ,
slake ,
smooth ,
smooth down ,
smooth over ,
smoothen ,
soften ,
solemn silence ,
soothe ,
soundlessness ,
spell ,
stabilize ,
stand -
down ,
stay ,
steady ,
still ,
stillness ,
stop ,
stupe ,
subdue ,
subside ,
surcease ,
suspension ,
tacitness ,
taciturnity ,
tea break ,
temper ,
time off ,
time out ,
tomblike silence ,
trance ,
tranquilize ,
tranquillity ,
truce ,
underactivity ,
vacation ,
wane ,
whisht ,
windlessness
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