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1·The police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument.

警方说他遭到了钝器袭击。《牛津词典》

2·As Druss said, Any kind of public health effort is a relatively blunt instrument.

如德鲁斯所说：“任何公共健康的努力都是一种相当钝的工具。”

3·Using tax policy is a very blunt instrument.

利用税收政策是一种非常生硬的工具。

4·But prices send important signals, making price controls a blunt instrument.

但是价格传达了一个重要的新号，使得价格管制成为了一种精确的工具。

5·But most still reckon that it is at best a blunt instrument for fighting poverty.

但是仍然很多人估计对于此法用于对付贫困恐怕难以奏效。

6·Or, as Druss said: Any kind of public health effort is a relatively blunt instrument.

或者，如Druss所说：“任何公共健康努力都是相当钝的工具。”

7·Whereas her husband is magically skilled at not giving offence, Mrs Obama can be a blunt instrument.

她的丈夫似乎具有魔法，从不冒犯他人，他精于此道，而奥巴马夫人或许只是一位直言不讳的傀儡而已。

8·Functional imaging is a blunt instrument, and the meaning of fluctuations in brain activity is often difficult to interpret.

功能性造影是一种不那么精确的手段，而且脑部活动的波动常常是难以解释的。

9·The costs of congestion might justify the overall level of fuel duty, although it is a blunt instrument for dealing with the problem, they say.

尽管这不是处理问题的最佳手段，但交通堵塞的成本可能会调节燃油税的整体水平。

10·And economic sanctions are themselves a blunt instrument that sometimes harm the people more than the rulers. Stopping oil supplies may have just that effect.

有时候经济制裁工具本身带给人民的伤害远大于对制裁者的效果，而中断原油供应恰巧可以达到上述效果。