lull

英[lʌl] 美[lʌl]

反义词

复数: lulls;第三人称单数: lulls;过去式: lulled;过去分词: lulled;现在分词: lulling;

1. 这是一个拟声词，模拟妈妈“啦啦啦啦”地哼唱来哄小孩儿、婴儿入睡。

lull 催眠，使平静，缓和

来自中古英语lullen,哄小孩睡觉，来自lu-lu,la-la的催眠声。

lull: lull: [14] There are several words similar to lull in various Germanic languages, including Swedish lulla ‘lull’ and Dutch lullen ‘prattle’, but it is not clear to what extent they are interconnected. But either individually or collectively they all no doubt go back ultimately to a repitition of the syllable lu or la, used in singing a baby to sleep. Lullaby was coined from lull in the 16th century, perhaps using the final syllable of goodbye.
lull (v.): early 14c., lullen "hush to sleep," probably imitative of lu-lu sound used to lull a child to sleep (compare Swedish lulla "to hum a lullaby," German lullen "to rock," Sanskrit lolati "moves to and fro," Middle Dutch lollen "to mutter"). Figurative use from 1570s. Related: Lulled; lulling.
lull (n.): 1650s as the name of a soothing drink, from lull (v.). Meaning "period of quiet in a storm" is from 1815.

2. Ground fighting flared up again after a two - week lull.: 经过两个星期的平静之后,地面战又突然爆发了.

3. 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。

4. 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。