blunts

英 [blʌnts]

美 [blʌnts]

v. 使减弱; 使降低效应; 使(尖端、刃)变钝
blunt的第三人称单数

ADJ-GRADED 直率的；不客气的；直言不讳的
If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
1. She is blunt about her personal life...
  她对自己的私生活直言不讳。
2. She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.
  她直截了当地告诉业界，这种歧视是完全无法接受的。
ADJ （物体）钝的，不锋利的，不尖的
A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.
1. One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.
  他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。
（刀子或刀片）钝的，不锋利的
A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.
VERB 使（情感、感觉、需求）减弱；使迟钝
If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.
1. The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...
  反复出现的暴力事件使人们的反应都变得麻木了。
2. Our appetite was blunted by the beer.
  喝啤酒让我们没有了胃口。

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One reasonable explanation is that etching removes and blunts microcracks.
有一种合理的解释是说腐蚀能够去掉并钝化微裂纹。
Time blunts the edge of sorrow.
时间一久悲痛自减。
Just how exercising before breakfast blunts the deleterious effects of overindulging is not completely understood, although this study points toward several intriguing explanations.
不过，对于早餐前的锻炼是如何降低暴饮暴食给身体带来的伤害尚未完全弄清，虽然该研究给出了一些有意思的解释。
This appearance is misleading and blunts the urgent call for policy change.
这一表象具有误导性，减弱了改变政策的紧迫性。
For example, we have shown that, in rodent models, maternal high-fat feeding during the prenatal and lactational period blunts stress responsiveness in neonatal pups.
例如，我们已经在啮齿动物身上论证了，在胎儿期和哺乳期进行母乳喂养可以减少新生儿对压力的响应性。
The experimental study on local scour around blunts on rivers
河道中钝体周围的床面冲刷试验研究
Conclusion: CVVH blunts the pancreatitis-induced cardiovascular response and increases tissue oxygen extraction.
结论：CVVH能够阻断急性胰腺炎引起的心血管应激反应，并且提高了组织氧摄取。