boring
英 [ˈbɔːrɪŋ]
美 [ˈbɔːrɪŋ]
adj. 没趣的; 令人厌倦(或厌烦)的
v. (尤指因啰唆)使厌烦; 钻，凿，挖(长而深的洞); 盯着看
bore的现在分词
n. 钻孔; 钻屑
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4124 / COCA.4915
同义词辨析
boringariddrearydrydullmonotonous【导航词义：乏味的，无聊的】
boringadj. 令人厌烦的；乏味的，无聊的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。
〔例证〕
The lesson was long and boring.
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌！
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌！
aridadj. 无新意的，无趣的
〔辨析〕
指某事物毫无趣味的，也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。
〔例证〕
arid scientific studies
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
drearyadj. 〈文〉沉闷的，令人生厌的
〔辨析〕
指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。
〔例证〕
dreary work
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
dryadj. 干巴巴的，枯燥乏味的
〔辨析〕
指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的，有时含贬义。
〔例证〕
a dry debate on diplomatic policies
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
dulladj. 乏味的，无趣的
〔辨析〕
作此义解时，通常只能用来形容事物，指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。
〔例证〕
He doesn't believe that it will be a dull party.
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
monotonousadj. 单调的，乏味的
〔辨析〕
指没有变化、重复单调的。
〔例证〕
a monotonous job/voice
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。
牛津词典
adj.
- 没趣的；令人厌倦（或厌烦）的
not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient- a boring man
惹人烦的人 - a boring job/book/evening
无聊的工作 / 书 / 夜晚
- a boring man
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 令人厌烦的；无聊的
Someone or somethingboringis 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
- Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
双语例句
- I find most of the young men of my own age so boring
我觉得和我同龄的年轻人大多都很无聊。 - I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy
我只是一个颇为平庸无趣的普通人。 - The summer days wore on and life returned to its boring routine.
夏天的时光已经流逝，生活又恢复了昔日的无聊。 - Quite a few have committed social suicide by writing their boring memoirs
有一些人因为写那些枯燥无味的回忆录而毁了自己的社会形象。 - Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.
他们的工作又累又平淡，多数人会认为很乏味。 - Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work
没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作。 - Their work was taken up with boring and blasting rock with gelignite
他们的工作是用葛里炸药炸石头，非常枯燥。 - The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。 - Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。 - 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。