boring

英 ['bɔːrɪŋ] 美 ['bɔrɪŋ]
  • adj. 无聊的;令人厌烦的
  • n. 钻孔
  • v. 钻孔;使厌烦;挖空(bore的ing形式)
  • n. (Boring)人名;(英、瑞典)博林

英文词源


boring (adj.)
mid-15c., "action of piercing," from bore (v.). From 1853 in reference to animals that bore; 1840 in the sense "wearying, causing ennui."

双语例句


1. He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
他被指无趣乏味,古板守旧,心胸狭窄。

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2. At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings.
上班时,他淹没在枯燥乏味的会海中。

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3. Obsessives, in any area, are invariably as boring as their hobbies.
无论在哪个领域,过分痴迷者都会跟他们的癖好一样令人厌烦。

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4. Fruit-picking is boring, badly paid and very hard work.
摘水果的工作无聊,报酬低,还非常辛苦。

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5. All he ever does is discuss the same boring list of medications.
他就会翻来覆去讨论同一个无聊的药品单。

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