lull

🇬🇧 UK/lʌl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To soothe or calm someone; to cause to feel safe, sometimes deceptively; to become calm

使平静,哄(入睡);(风浪等)平息

n.

A temporary period of calm or reduced activity

暂时的平静,间歇

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
lullother
=lull

Common Collocations

  • 1.lull [someone] [asleep/to sleep]哄[某人][睡着]
  • 2.[be] lulled [into/by][被]诱骗[进入/通过]
  • 3.lull [subsides/diminishes][风暴等]平息

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soft music lulled the baby to sleep.

  • 2.

    Don't be lulled into a false sense of security.

  • 3.

    The storm lulled before the final burst.

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