blunt

直率的、坦白的、不客氣的

Let me be blunt: this proposal will never get approved.

我就直說了：這份提案絕對不會通過。

鈍的、不鋒利的

The knife was too blunt to cut through the meat.

這把刀太鈍了，切不開這塊肉。

圓頭的、鈍端的

Use a pencil with a blunt tip for shading.

畫陰影時請用筆頭比較鈍的鉛筆。

削弱、減弱、緩和

Years of overtime had blunted her enthusiasm for the job.

多年的加班已經消磨了她對這份工作的熱情。

使變鈍、磨鈍

Cutting cardboard will blunt the blades very quickly.

拿來切紙箱會很快把刀片弄鈍。