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Boring Dull Interesting ˈbɔːrɪŋ Tedious ˈbɔːrɪŋli Dry Tired

The word "boring" is an adjective used to describe someone or something as dull, uninteresting, and causing tiredness or impatience. It is also the present participle of the verb "bore."

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人厌烦的;无聊的 Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
  • Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.

    母亲们不但得不到报酬,而且她们做的那些乏味艰苦的工作常常都不为人所注意。

  • ...boring television programmes.

    无聊的电视节目

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  • The meal itself was not so good — everything was boringly brown including the vegetables.

    这顿饭本身就不太好吃。所有的菜都是清一色令人倒胃口的褐色,包括蔬菜。


Oxford bor·ing / ˈbɔːrɪŋ ; NAmE ˈbɔːrɪŋ / adjective not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient 没趣的;令人厌倦(或厌烦)的 a boring man 惹人烦的人 a boring job/book/evening 无聊的工作╱书╱夜晚 bor·ing·ly / ˈbɔːrɪŋli ; NAmE ˈbɔːrɪŋli / adverb boringly normal 平淡无味 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 boring dull tedious These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. 以上各词均形容课题、活动、人或地方等没意思、乏味。 boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient 指没有趣味的、令人厌倦或厌烦的: He's such a boring man! 他那人无趣得很! She found her job very boring. 她觉得自己的工作很无聊。 dull not interesting or exciting 指枯燥无味的、沉闷的: Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。 tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient 指冗长的、单调乏味的、令人厌烦的: The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。 PATTERNS to be boring/dull/tedious forsb boring/dull/tedious subjects / subjects boring/dull/tedious jobs / jobs a boring/dull place / place deadlyboring/dull boring borings bor·ing / ˈbɔːrɪŋ ; NAmE ˈbɔːrɪŋ / bor·ing·ly / ˈbɔːrɪŋli ; NAmE ˈbɔːrɪŋli /
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boringbor‧ing /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ ●●● S2 adjective
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not interesting in any way:  Her husband is about the most boring person I’ve ever met. The job was dull and boring.dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring (=very boring)THESAURUSboring not interesting in any way: · a boring speech· He found school incredibly boring.not very interesting [not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring: · The story wasn’t very interesting.dull especially written boring: · The conference was usually a dull affair.· Life was never dull.tedious /ˈtiːdiəs/ very boring and continuing for a long time: · The process was tedious and slow.· Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/ boring and always the same: · The work was monotonous and unchallenging.· He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life: · He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house.· Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.humdrum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ [usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens: · He wanted to escape his humdrum life.· a humdrum existencedry a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour: · The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring.· a dry academic volume
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[ˈbɔ:rɪŋ]

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NOUN49310
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乏味的(70%),令人厌烦的(30%)
n.钻孔
adj.无聊的;令人厌烦的
v.钻孔;使厌烦;挖空(bore的ing形式)
n.(Boring)人名;(英、瑞典)博林

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