lull
/lʌl; lʌl/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sb/sth (to sth) make (a person or an animal) quiet or less active; soothe sb/sth 使（人或动物）安静, 活动减弱; 抚慰某人; 缓和某事物
lull a baby to sleep, ie by rocking it or singing to it 哄孩子睡觉.
(b) ~ sb/sth (into sth) calm (sb, sb's fears, etc), esp by deception 使（某人）镇静, 消除（某人的恐惧感等）（尤指藉哄骗）
lull his suspicions 哄他释疑
lulled us into a false sense of security 哄骗我们使我们以为很安全.
2 [I] (of a storm or noise) become quiet; lessen （指风暴或噪音）平息, 停息, 减弱
By dawn the wind had lulled. 到黎明时风已停了. lull, n (usu sing 通常作单数) interval of quiet or inactivity 间歇; 稍息; 稍止
a lull before the storm, in the conversation, during the battle 暴风雨前、 谈话中、 战斗期间的沉寂.