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bor·ing AHD[bôrʹĭng, bōrʹ-] D.J.[ˈbɔːrɪŋ, ˈbəʊr-]K.K.[ˈbɔrɪŋ, ˈbor-]adj.（形容词）- Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.无聊的：无趣的和令人厌烦的；单调沉闷的
borʹingly adv.（副词）borʹingness n.（名词）boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum- These adjectives refer to what is so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.这些形容词都指缺乏趣味，令人精神疲倦的。
- Boring implies feelings of listlessness and discontent: Boring 指无精打采和不满意的感觉： I had expected the book to be boring, but on the contrary it was fascinating. What ismonotonous bores because of lack of variety: 我本以为这本书很乏味，但正好相反，它竟让人着迷。 表示monotonous 的东西令人厌烦是因为缺少变化： "There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea" (James Russell Lowell). “没有东西更象大海一样单调到让人绝望了” （詹姆士·罗素·洛威尔）。
- Tedious suggests dull slowness or long-windedness: Tedious 说明令人乏味的缓慢或漫长的曲折： When we travel from coast to coast, we take a plane to avoid spending tedious days on the train.当从一个海滨旅行到另一个海滨时，我们乘坐飞机以避免在火车上打发无聊时光。
- Irksome describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding: Irksome 指需要时间和努力，然而是单调而且通常是没有回报的： "I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is" (Edmund Burke). Something “我知道也感到写长信是一件多么令人烦恼的任务” （埃德蒙·布克）。
- tiresome fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: tiresome 的东西令人厌倦是因为它看起来无穷无尽或毫无变化： "What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking" (Benjamin Jowett). “夸夸其谈的人多么令人讨厌” （本杰明·乔维特）。
- Humdrum refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or unexcitingly routine: Humdrum 指陈腐、琐碎和无趣平凡的东西： She led a humdrum existence—all work and no play. 她过着相当单调的生活——只有工作，没有玩乐。
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