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N-COUNT
间歇期;平静期
A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
例句
There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
现任总统当选之后,政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
...a lull in the conversation.
谈话中的一时沉寂
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VERB
哄骗;麻痹;使放松警惕
If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
例句
It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...
很容易就会被麻痹,进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter...
我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
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VERB
使安静;使昏昏欲睡
If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
例句
With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...
半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催我入睡,我很快便打起盹来。
The swish of the tyres lulled him into a light doze...
车轮呼呼地转着,他不一会儿便打起瞌睡来。
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PHRASE
暴风雨前的宁静
If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.