stultify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
(fml 文)
1 cause (sth) to be ineffective or seem absurd; negate 使(某事物)不起作用或显得荒谬; 使无效
Their unhelpfulness has stultified our efforts to improve things. 他们不管事, 我们为改进工作的用心也就白费了.
2 cause (sb) to feel dull, bored, etc 使(某人)感觉迟钝、 厌烦等
the stultifying effect of work that never varies 毫无变化的工作使人产生的厌倦感.
I hope I remember to ask the barber not to cut my hair too short.
我希望我能记得要求理发师把我的头发理短点。
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.