blunt instrument

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An object lacking sharp surfaces, especially as used to cause injury. literally
    — One deep wound had been inflicted upon the temple, apparently with some blunt instrument, which had penetrated the brain.
  2. A thing, person, method, or resource which is not sufficiently precise or not sufficiently effective for its intended role or use. figuratively
    — The analyst is in a sense a blunt instrument, but he can work as somebody who cares, and I think a good analyst makes the patient feel that he has value.

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