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

警方说他遭到了钝器袭击。

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。”

Using tax policy is a very blunt instrument.

利用税收政策是一种非常生硬的工具。

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。

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。