During a brief lull in the storm the crew secured the instruments that had been left out on deck.
趁风暴短暂平息的间隙，船员固定好了留在甲板上的仪器。
Which choice best defines “lull”?
C — To soothe into calm; a temporary calm.. “lull” means To soothe into calm; a temporary calm..
Which word means “To soothe into calm; a temporary calm.”?
C — lull. “lull” means To soothe into calm; a temporary calm..
lull — To soothe into calm; a temporary calm.. In Chinese: 使平静;暂时的平静.
lull is pronounced //lʌl//.
During a brief lull in the storm the crew secured the instruments that had been left out on deck. (趁风暴短暂平息的间隙，船员固定好了留在甲板上的仪器。)
pause, respite, calm — all close in meaning to lull (To soothe into calm; a temporary calm.).
surge, uproar — each the opposite of lull (To soothe into calm; a temporary calm.).
Yes. lull is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
lull → 哄睡 → 暂歇。