lull

noun

1. （活动间的）平静时期，间歇
   a quiet period between times of activity
   1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
      谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
   2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
      就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

verb

1. 使放松；使镇静
   to make sb relaxed and calm
   1. The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep .
      发动机的颤动使得孩子们睡着了。
2. （使）减弱；缓和
   to make sth, or to become, less strong
   1. His father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.
      男孩在他父亲来了后便不那么焦躁不安了。

1. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...a lull in the conversation.
      谈话中的一时沉寂
2. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
      近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
3. VERB 使安静；使昏昏欲睡
   If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
      森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
4. 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.

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.
   近乎持续的经济增长使许多欧洲公司误以为会好景长在。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
   森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
8. There was a lull in the fighting before the army crossed the yangtze.
   大军渡江前暂无战事。
9. It can be tempting to lull yourself into a false sense of security by not asking the tough questions.
   这样的问题。不问那些棘手的问题可以给你自己以错误的安全感。
10. But the current lull in fighting has created an opportunity for diplomatic dialogue that the US should exploit.
    但目前战斗暂时平息，为外交对话创造了一个机会，而美国应该加以利用。
11. The sights and sounds of such a night lull pain and grief to rest.
    只有这样一个夜晚的景致和声音才能把痛苦和烦恼催眠，让它们好好地安睡。
12. As in Tokyo, financial markets lull them with periods of calm.
    就像日本一样，金融市场以一个又一个平静期哄骗着他们。
13. Ground fighting flared up again after a twoweek lull.
    经过两个星期平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。
14. There was a lull of a few seconds before the oiled machinery came into action.
    上了油的机器启动之前，要有几秒钟的间歇。
15. The latest signs suggest the summer slowdown was just a temporary lull in a pretty mediocre recovery.
    最新迹象表明，夏季的经济减速只是一场普普通通的经济复苏过程中的一次短暂间歇。
16. Optimists like to blame it on a summer lull, or temporary jitters about US unemployment or the euro-zone.
    乐观主义者喜欢将其归咎为夏日间歇，或美国失业状况及欧元区形势暂时引起的紧张。
17. There was a lull in the storm. I got in an hour's gardening between the showers.
    暴风雨的中间有一个间歇。阵雨间歇时我抽空整理了一小时花园。
18. This will lull you into false confidence in your ability.
    这将迷惑你，使你对你的能力错误地自信。
19. This is just the lull before the storm folks.
    这仅仅是暴风雨来临前的平静。
20. Now a strange lull for a few seconds, not a shot fired on either side.
    奇怪麻痹的那一瞬间，双方开火射击对肩。
21. This is just the lull before the storm.
    这只是暴风雨前的暂时平静。
22. I remember days of sunshine and of warmth, a sensation of lull, as if the world waited and held its breath.
    我记得那些日子的阳光和温暖，有种静止了的感觉，似乎整个世界都在等待，屏住呼吸地等待。
23. I mean, you like to be comfortable and I like to be comfortable too, but comfort can lull you into a dangerous tranquility.
    我是说，你喜欢舒适的，我也喜欢舒适的，但是安逸能让你陷于一种宁静的危险之中。
24. We longed for a lull, for a day of peace and safety.
    我们也希望安静一阵子，有一天的和平与安宁。
25. I fear this may yet be a lull before a bigger storm.
    我担心这可能仍是更大暴风雨前的一种短暂平静。
26. During a lull in the battle, when mom had been stabilized and brought out of immediate danger, a nurse asked me if he had a name.
    在一次“战斗”中的间歇，妈妈稳定下来，走出了直接的危险，一个护士问我，是否他有一个名字。
27. IDF officers readily admit that the lull in terrorism is partially due to their efforts.
    以色列国防军军官欣然承认，恐怖行动的暂时停止部分是因为他们的努力。
28. It took us all night to lull the baby to sleep.
    我们花了一整夜时间才把婴儿哄睡着。
29. A few years ago, during a lull in conversation, we got onto the heady subject of finances.
    几年前，在一次谈话的间歇，我们又聊到了金融这个老话题上。
30. I thought of myself as being in the lull of a battle.
    我想此刻的我就像是处于战争的间歇阶段。

lull sb into sth

1. 麻痹；诱使
   to make sb feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when sb does sth bad or dishonest
   1. a lull in the conversation/fighting
      谈话 / 战斗中的沉寂
   2. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble) .
      就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。

noun

1. a period of calm weather
   1. there was a lull in the storm

   Synonym:    quiet

2. a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
   1. there was never a letup in the noise

   Synonym:    letup

verb

1. become quiet or less intensive
   1. the fighting lulled for a moment

   Synonym:    calm down

2. calm by deception
   1. Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security

3. make calm or still
   1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear

   Synonym:    calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenstill