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Boring Dull Interesting ˈbɔːrɪŋ Tedious ˈbɔːrɪŋli Dry Tired

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/bɔ͟ːrɪŋ/
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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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ADJ4314
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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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