lull
短暫平靜；間歇·哄睡；使平靜·使鬆懈戒心
區分雨勢暫歇、哄睡與鬆懈戒心
We went outside during a lull in the heavy rain.
大雨暫歇時，我們走到外面。
義項
短暫平靜C1noun短暫平靜；間歇
We went outside during a lull in the heavy rain.
大雨暫歇時，我們走到外面。
lull in the rain
哄睡C1verb哄睡；使平靜
Soft music can lull the baby to sleep at night.
柔和音樂在夜裡能哄寶寶入睡。
lull a baby to sleep
使鬆懈戒心C1verb使鬆懈戒心
A quiet start can lull people into a false sense of security.
平靜開頭使人誤以為安全而放鬆戒心。
lull someone into a false sense of security
片語
lull to sleep哄入睡 →哄入睡
a lull in activity活動間歇 →活動間歇
你會不會這樣說？
Tom is kind to the guard, so the guard stops watching the door. Tom lulled the guard. 這句話合理嗎？（是／不是）
看答案
是
lull 可指讓人放鬆戒心，守衛因此不再注意。
字族
lullaby 搖籃曲