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.
雙語例句
1. The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.
藥物使辛普森安靜了30分鍾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Ground fighting flared up again after a two - week lull.
經過兩個星期的平靜之後,地麵戰又突然爆發了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
現任總統當選之後，政治暴力進入了一段暫時的平靜期。
來自柯林斯例句
4. With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze.
半掩的百葉窗和寧靜、通風的高大房間催我入睡，我很快便打起盹來。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Hung - chien knew this was the lull before the storm.