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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
tire·some
\\ˈtī(-ə)r-səm\\ adjective
 DATE  circa 1520
:
wearisome
,
tedious

    a tiresome lecture
• tire·some·ly adverb
• tire·some·ness noun
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
tiresome
tire·some / 5taiEsEm; NAmE 5taiErsEm / adjective   making you feel annoyed
   讨厌的；令人厌烦的；烦人的
   SYN 
annoying
 :
   Buying a house can be a very tiresome business.
   买房子会是件很麻烦的事。
   The children were being very tiresome.
   这些孩子非常讨人嫌。
• tire·some·ly adv.
OLT
tiresome adj.
⇨ annoying
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
tire·some
\ˈtī(ə)rsəm, -īəs-\ adjective
: possessing a quality that tires, bores, or annoys : irritatingly tedious :
wearisome

 < the tiresome chirping of a cricket — Mark Twain >
 < the endless flights of stone steps … were tiresome — F. Tennyson Jesse >
 < there's some tiresome engagement he wants to cut — John Buchan >
 < a nagging tiresome woman — W.S.Maugham >
• tire·some·ness noun -es

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